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The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested a suspect who allegedly demanded Sh50,000 to correct a mistake in a student’s paper.
The suspect, an ICT officer working at a local university, allegedly demanded a bribe of Sh50,000 to correct an anomaly in the student’s examination results as captured in the varsity portal.
EACC said the student is due for graduation in December 2024 and had reportedly attained a degree classification of Second Class Honours Upper Division.
It is alleged that the degree was mysteriously changed in the portal to Second Class Honours Lower Division.
The student inquired from the ICT Department about the change in her marks and was told by the suspect that the error could only be rectified after giving Sh50,000 as ‘tea’.
“Unable to raise the amount, the complainant reported the matter to EACC which, upon verification of the allegations, mounted an operation and arrested the suspect within the university compound after he had received Sh30,000 being the initial part of the demanded amount,” EACC said.
Upon the arrest on Friday evening, the suspect was escorted to the EACC Integrity Centre Police Station, where he was processed and later booked at Kilimani Police Station.