Detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), on Thursday, apprehended five police officers who were caught soliciting bribes from motorists plying the Kakamega-Bungoma Road in Mumias, Kakamega County.
According to EACC, the officers were nabbed following numerous complaints of extorting money from motorists under the guise of traffic law enforcement without conducting any checks on the vehicles.
During the apprehension, there was a dramatic scene when one of the officers, upon realising that the detectives were on their hot pursuit, attempted to stage an escape using a motorcycle.
However, the motorcyclists who had gathered at the scene in support of the EACC operation refused to transport him, ending his escape prematurely. EACC CEO Abdi Mohamud during a courtesy call on the Inspector General of the National Police Service (NPS), Douglas Kanja at Jogoo House in Nairobi on January 27, 2025.
