Police officer receives two years in prison for bribery
A Nairobi Anti-Corruption Court has sentenced a police inspector to two years in prison for bribery.
A Nairobi Anti-Corruption Court has sentenced a police inspector to two years in prison for bribery.
Inspector of Police Susan Wambui Muiruri was also given the option of a fine of Ksh. 550,000, after she was found guilty of soliciting and receiving a bribe of Ksh. 10,000 to unlawfully facilitate the release of two suspects from police custody.
In her ruling, Principal Magistrate Isabellah Barasa convicted the officer on two counts of receiving a bribe, contrary to Section 6 (1) (a) as read with Section 18 of the Bribery Act No. 47 of 2016.
The court heard that on April 25, 2021, at Kasarani Police Station in Nairobi, Inspector Muiruri, while serving as a police officer, requested and received a bribe of Ksh. 10,000 from Donald Odhiambo Okumu.
The bribe was in exchange for securing the unlawful release of persons named in court documents as Juma Olunga Wakhayanga and Pamela Kajuju from police custody.
The prosecution presented nine witnesses to prove the case.