EACC arrests UoN officer for taking Sh90,000 bribe from student
The University of Nairobi's main entrance. Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission detectives on May 17, 2016 arrested a University of Nairobi officer for soliciting a bribe from a student after he received treated money in a sting operation. FILE PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- EACC staged a sting operation to trap Mr Nyandiga.
- Detectives arrested the Mr Nyandiga after he received treated money amounting to Sh90,000 from Ms Pamela Gatobu, the complainant.
- He has been booked at the EACC Police Station and will be released on a cash bail of Sh150,000.
EACC detectives on Tuesday arrested a University of Nairobi (UoN) employee in a sting operation after a student reported him for soliciting a bribe.
The employee who works at the UoN legal office in the Administration and Finance department solicited Sh130,000 from Ms Pamela Gitobu, a student leader, to facilitate her swearing in as the Finance Secretary.
Ms Gitobu had participated in the recent Student Organisation of Nairobi University (SONU) elections that ended in violent confrontation between opposing camps and led expulsion of 201 learners from the campus.
“We carried out a trap operation and arrested Mr Mathews Omondi Nyandiga after he received our treated money amounting to Sh90,000 from the complainant,” said EACC press statement.
Mr Nyandiga has been booked at the EACC Police Station and will be released on a cash bail of Sh150,000 and will be taken to court for plea taking on Friday.
