The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) is actively searching for a traffic police officer who fled during a recent anti-bribery operation along the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway. This incident is part of a larger crackdown that saw three other officers from the Kyumbi Traffic Police Base in Machakos County arrested for allegedly soliciting and receiving bribes at a roadblock.

• EACC is searching for one police officer who evaded arrest.
• Three colleagues from Kyumbi Traffic Police Base were arrested, including two corporals and one constable.
• The officers were apprehended along the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway near Machakos Junction.
• This operation follows previous arrests, including two officers in Mombasa and Murang'a last year, where Ksh6,450 and Ksh13,750 respectively were recovered as suspected bribes.
• The EACC emphasizes its ongoing commitment to combating corruption within law enforcement to promote integrity and accountability.

Medics from Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) in Uasin Gishu County protested at Eldoret Central Police Station following the killing of their colleague, Richard Rotich. They accused security agencies of failing to protect frontline workers and demanded immediate action.

• Over the past month, there has been a sharp rise in criminal activities targeting medical staff in the area.
• The protestors voiced concern that police officers sometimes failed to respond to distress calls or provide security escorts.
• They demanded the immediate arrest of those responsible and called for enhanced patrols and intelligence-led operations, especially where health workers reside.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has successfully secured the conviction of officers involved in the 2021 escape of terrorist inmates from Kamiti Maximum Security Prison. The court found that the escape was a carefully planned event, where prison officers neglected their duties and directly or indirectly aided the prisoners.

• Kahawa Law Court's Senior Principal Magistrate Boaz Ombewa determined the escape was deliberate facilitation.
• Officers allowed the movement of an inmate for a meeting in Condemned Block ‘A,’ Cell No. 6, enabling coordination.
• The actions violated the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2012, with sentencing scheduled for January 20, 2026.
• Fourteen witnesses testified for the prosecution.
• The escaped inmates were recaptured four days later in Kitui County.
• Contributing factors included corruption due to low pay, inadequate anti-terrorism training, and poor working conditions.
• Aiding escape carries up to seven years under the Penal Code, and up to 20 years for abetting terrorism under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.