The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) arrested four traffic police officers on Saturday afternoon at a roadblock along the Thika-Garissa highway with Kes 12,000 suspected bribes.
According to EACC, the amount was in folded notes, glaring evidence of the illegal activities the officers allegedly engaged in at the roadblock.
The officers were caught on camera repeatedly taking bribes from motorists flagged down at the roadblock.
This comes a few weeks after Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome acknowledged corruption on Kenyan roads.
“Hiyo shida iko, tusikizane tu, hiyo shida ya hongo iko haitakuwa vizuri mdogo anachukua anapelekea corporal, base commander, inaenda kwa OCPD, it is being said hata IG anapelekewa,” Japhet said.
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While effecting the arrests, the EACC has in the past attributed the rising cases of bribery on the roads to faulty systems that make bribe-taking attractive for those caught breaking traffic rules.
“We need to streamline the system and automate the offences and people have no way to bribe the police, the public also has a role to play, because we are a kiboko society,” EACC CEO Twalib Mbarak says.
