Marwa asks EACC to arrest county officers taking bribes

Mombasa County Commissioner Nelson Marwa Saturday criticised the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) for failing to take action against public officers soliciting bribes from wananchi.

Mr Marwa, speaking after a closed-door meeting at Uhuru na Kazi Building, said time had come for security agencies and public officers to perform their duties without compromise.

The commissioner took issue with the EACC officers for turning a “blind eye” to corrupt officers who were tarnishing the image of government in the county.

“If Marwa is sleeping on his job, criticise him in a positive way. Do not praise him because you have not helped the situation. EACC officers should not watch people misappropriate public funds.

They should walk into the offices incognito and arrest these culprits,” he added.
PROSECUTE CORRUPT OFFICERS
Singling out some police officers manning security check points at Nyali Bridge and Shikadabu in Likoni, Mr Marwa directed that action be taken against officers taking bribes from motorists.

“I want to hear corrupt officers have been arrested from those checkpoints. They have no business being around if they cannot discharge their duties.

We cannot allow a few officers to tarnish the image of the whole security system. Instead they should be sacked and not transferred to Mandera to continue with their business,” he said.

Mr Marwa added: “They have turned those security checkpoints into ATM machines. You will always see them putting hands in their pockets as rifles hang on their backs.”

“I want that madness to stop otherwise we have no business of being here. In South Africa, Israel, Britain and other countries citizens ran to police for help but here it is the reverse,” he said.