The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested three traffic police officers over allegations of soliciting and receiving bribes at a roadblock along the Nairobi–Mombasa Highway in the Kyumbi area near Machakos Junction.
Corporals David Gitonga, Herman Echakara, and Lucy Ekwan are attached to Kyumbi Traffic Police Base in Machakos County.
According to the anti-graft commission, a search is underway for one officer who evaded arrest.
The suspects were escorted to the EACC Lower Eastern Regional Office in Machakos, where they were processed and their statements recorded.
“The operation forms part of the Commission’s sustained efforts to combat corruption within law enforcement and to promote integrity, accountability, and professionalism in public service”, EACC stated.
Several officers have so far been apprehended in an operation by EACC sleuths following multiple bribery complaints, particularly from members of the public, who have been urged to report such incidents.
“The EACC urges members of the public and law enforcement officers to report any incidents of bribery or corruption to the Commission as part of a collective responsibility to uphold ethical standards and strengthen public trust,” the EACC appealed.
