The detectives drawn from the EACC’s Kisumu office and the Nairobi headquarters nabbed the two as they allegedly received a Sh15,000 bribe from a complainant to reinstate a case/FILE
The detectives drawn from the EACC’s Kisumu office and the Nairobi headquarters nabbed the two as they allegedly received a Sh15,000 bribe from a complainant to reinstate a case.
Herbert Sonye Okumu and Jared Kipyegon Ruto are therefore facing charges of corruptly soliciting and receiving a benefit from one Henry Omolo thereby abusing the public offices they hold.
EACC spokesman Yassin Juma told Capital FM News that the prosecutors received the bribe in exchange for reinstating a case which police had recommended be dismissed.
He said the suspects will likely be arraigned on September 9.
The integrity of officers attached to the DPP’s office and the EACC was most prominently questioned following the release of the infamous #ListofShame.
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There were those who accused the public officers of using the cases to extort money from those under investigation or to push the agenda of ‘detractors.’
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In response the Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko called on those with complaints and evidence to substantiate them to make them formally.
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He also said each of the case files forwarded to his office by the investigating authorities is evaluated on the merits of evidence collected and not on political considerations.
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