5 Traffic Officers Arrested for Allegedly Extorting Motorists
The officers were caught red-handed demanding and collecting bribes from drivers, a practice that has reportedly become rampant in the region...
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Five Kenyan traffic police officers were arrested by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) for allegedly extorting bribes from motorists along the Busia-Kisumu Road. This operation follows numerous complaints from road users about widespread bribery and unlawful 'toll points'.
- Five police officers were caught red-handed demanding and collecting bribes.
- The arrests were made in Busia Town, with officers taken to EACC Western Regional Offices in Bungoma.
- A recent EACC survey listed police officers as the most corrupt professionals in Kenya, leading at 47 per cent, followed by county officials.
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