Bribery case against 2 Makuyu traffic officers fails
Inspector Seth Barasa (left) and Corporal Mureithi Munyaka at the Anti-Corruption Court in Nairobi on November 2, 1018. They have been set free after bribery case against them failed. PHOTO | RICHARD MUNGUTI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- Key witness failed to record a statement and was not called as a witness.
Two traffic police officers based at Makuyu Police Station who were accused of bribery have been set free on Friday.
Anti-Corruption Court’s Chief Magistrate Lawrence Mugambi set them free citing failure of a key witness to testify in the case.
The magistrate said the key witness, Mr Jack Musomba, who found the money never recorded a statement and was never called as a witness.
Inspector Seth Barasa and Corporal Mureithi Munyaka were arrested on January 27, 2017 and charged with soliciting Sh36,000 from motorists.
Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission detectives recovered Sh25,000 from the accused at the time of the arrest.
The court has ordered their Sh60,000 cash bail returned.
