By CHARLES WANYORO More by this AuthorDetectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) have arrested an assistant chief in Meru County for allegedly demanding a Sh300 bribe to favourably arbitrate a dispute between two neighbours. The officers from Upper Eastern region, pounced on Mbeu Assistant Chief Joshua Karithi as he allegedly received the amount from a Mr Edward Mutie who is having a dispute with a neighbour. The assistant chief finally allegedly agreed to take Sh300 and sent an elder to collect it for him, unaware that EACC was on his radar. It was then that the administrator was arrested in his office as he received the treated money while being recorded. “He was arrested alongside Mr Isiah Miriti and Mr Peter Mugambi and [we] recovered treated money from the suspect’s pockets.

Source: Daily Nation June 07, 2020 10:07 UTC