The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Tuesday arrested two civilians in Magarini Sub-County who had solicited and received Sh250,000 to facilitate recruitment to Kenya Defence Forces.
The two are said to have pretended that they could facilitate the complainant's recruitment and admission to KDF "without any hustle" of going through the recruitment procedures.
Confirming the arrest, EACC Head of Corporate Affairs and Communication Eric Ngumbi said that the suspects were processed at EACC Offices in Malindi and escorted to Malindi Police Station where they will spend the night.
"The suspects allegedly told the complainant that they had "very deep connections" at the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and duped him into giving them the demanded bribe," Ngumbi said.
According to the complainant, he took a bank loan of Sh250,000 and gave the two suspects an initial amount of Sh200,000.
They were arrested at Magarini Sub-County, Kilifi County while receiving the balance of Sh50,000 from the complainant.
They demanded the balance claiming that only after full payment they would process the purported admission letter.
According to the complainant, on July 30, 2023, one of the accused to claimed to be deeply connected to KDF solicited the amount through his Agent.
On August 28 2023, the suspects contacted the complainant and demanded the balance of Sh50,000 to facilitate recruitment in the ongoing exercise failure to which his purported chance to join KDF would be lost.
It was then that the complainant reported the matter to the EACC Malindi office.
"EACC cautions members of the public against succumbing to such bribe demands. Suspected cases of bribe demands may be reported through Toll Free No. 1551," Ngumbi said.
