EACC defends prosecution of former Likoni DCIO over Sh20,000 bribe
EACC spokesperson Erick Ngumbi stated that corruption perpetuates injustice and harms the most vulnerable.
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has reiterated that bribery no matter how petty is a severe impact on the quality, accessibility, and integrity of essential services, has eroded trust between citizens and public institutions.
EACC spokesperson Erick Ngumbi stated that corruption perpetuates injustice and harms the most vulnerable.
“The effects of bribery at service delivery points, often viewed as petty corruption, are profound and far-reaching. It perpetuates injustice and harms the most vulnerable among us,” he stated.
The sentiments by Ngumbi come after social media users questioned the anti-corruption commission over the charging of former Likoni DCI, Charles Onyango.
The social users asked the ant-graft authority to focus on bigger corrupt deals that have led to huge losses of public funds.
They questioned why a person would be taken from Oyugis to Mombasa for a Sh20,000 offence.
“Please EACC apply that energy to bigger cases of corruption. Did I read Ksh20,000??? Moving from Mombasa to Oyugis and back to Mombasa? Reeeeeally?????? Did you gain here or recover? Do your maths,” Mwangi Kibuchi questioned.
Yesterday, Onyango, who was arrested by the EACC on Tuesday, was arraigned in the Mombasa Anti-Corruption Court where he denied the charge and was freed on an Sh500,000 bond or a cash bail of Sh200,000.
The former police court who appeared before Mombasa Chief Magistrate Alex Ithuku, is accused of taking the Sh20,000 bribe at Lovely Bar and Restaurant in Soko Mjinga area within Mombasa County where he was serving.
