Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) officers have arrested a Nairobi County officer for extorting money from traders.
Moses Gachanja Gachuki, deployed as a Meat Inspector at Kariobangi Slaughter House, is accused of demanding a bribe of Ksh15,000 ($105) as a condition for inspecting the complainant’s slaughtered goats.
He is alleged to be one of many Meat Inspectors in Nairobi County extorting money, cumulatively running into millions, from traders before inspecting their slaughtered animals.
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They are further accused of asking meat traders not to make payment of all fees payable through the designated Government Pay Bill but only deposit a small portion and hand over the rest of the amount in cash to the Inspection Officers.
However, the complainant refused to succumb to the extortion bid and reported the matter to EACC.
After receiving the demanded amount, the Commission mounted an investigative operation leading to the suspect’s arrest.
“We also recovered an additional Ksh24,000 ($167), which the suspect had received from another trader,” said EACC.
The accused is behind bars pending arraignment.
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