The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested a senior government official from the Anti-Counterfeit Agency (ACA) over alleged corruption orchestrated within the agency.
The individual serving as the Director of Legal Services at ACA was reportedly under investigation over a multi-million bribery scheme involving counterfeit goods at the time of his arrest. ''As part of ongoing operations targeting various public service delivery points, the Commission on Thursday conducted a successful search operation targeting one Johnson Adera, the Director of Legal Services/Corporate Secretary of the Anti-Counterfeit Agency (ACA) who is under investigation over a multi-million bribery scheme involving counterfeit goods,'' EACC stated. Confirming the operation on Sunday, the EACC, through its Spokesperson Eric Ngumbi, revealed that preliminary investigations established that between the financial years 2019/2020 and 2024/2025, the senior anti-counterfeit official received a cumulative total of Ksh40,344,619 in bribes.
A man with handcuffs Photo Additionally, the official is also facing imminent charges for receiving kickbacks from traders selling counterfeit goods in the country, as an inducement to allow them to continue their businesses unchecked and without sanctions.
The suspect who is among several officials under investigation for the bribery scheme facilitating the illicit trade in counterfeit goods, received the bribes and kickbacks directly and through family members and proxies.
