Kenya: EACC Arrests Mombasa Court Assistant for Alleged Bribery

Kenya: EACC Arrests Mombasa Court Assistant for Alleged Bribery

Nairobi -- The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested a court assistant in Mombasa over allegations of soliciting and receiving a bribe.

EACC arrests Mombasa Court Assistant for alleged bribery

NAIROBI, Kenya Mar 18 – The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested a court assistant in Mombasa over allegations of soliciting and receiving a bribe. The suspect based at the Mombasa Law Courts, allegedly demanded Ksh10,000 from a complainant in exchange for concealing or withholding a court file in which the complainant is an accused in an ongoing criminal matter. The act was intended to delay or frustrate the judicial proces…