An official of Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company was on Friday arrested for allegedly demanding a bribe from a Kilimani resident.
The official was arrested by officers from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) for allegedly demanding and receiving Sh80,000 from the resident.
The amount according to a statement by EACC was alleged to be a condition and “facilitation fees” for reconnecting the water supply to her apartment which he had disconnected.
The suspect was arrested at a popular restaurant in Kilimani area where he had gone to meet the complainant to receive the demanded amount before reconnecting the water.
“The suspect was processed at EACC Integrity Centre Police Station and later transferred to Kilimani Police Station where he is currently locked up pending further enforcement actions,” EACC spokesperson Eric Ngumbi said.
Elsewhere, two KPLC officials were arrested in Kakamega for allegedly demanding a bribe of Sh50,000 from a resident in Kakamega Town to reconnect electricity supply which they had disconnected.
“The suspects, who were apprehended on Friday night after receiving the demanded bribe amount, were escorted to the EACC Bungoma Regional Office where they were processed,” Ngumbi said.
The two are currently detained at Bungoma Police Station pending further legal action.
Ngumbi said EACC has witnessed an upsurge in the number of citizens now resisting bribe demands by corrupt public officials and are instead exposing unscrupulous individuals to the commission.
This, he said, has enabled timely disruption of the extortion bids and arrest of the offenders to face the law.