EACC has arrested and arraigned Sgt. Thomas Nahashon Kibet, a DCI Officer based at Changamwe Police Station in Mombasa County.
Kibet is accused of soliciting and receiving a bribe from the complainant as an inducement to terminate a criminal case in which the complainant was allegedly involved.
The suspect was arrested on Thursday after @ODPP_KE concurred with the Commission’s recommendation to charge him. He was held at Port Police Station pending arraignment on Friday.
The suspect was charged that on the 6th day of June 2018, at Changamwe Police Station, within Mombasa County in the Republic of Kenya, being a person employed by a Public body to wit, National Police Service as a Corporal, DCI officer, he requested a financial advantage of Kes20,000 and received an initial amount of Kes10,000 from the complainant with the intent that in consequence, he would compromise an investigation leading to the termination of the complaint’s criminal case.
Appearing before Mombasa Chief Magistrate Hon. Alex Ithuku, the accused person denied all the charges and was released on a bond of Kes300,000 or Kes100,000 cash bail. The matter will be mentioned on 10th February 2025
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