A Nakuru court room witnessed a reverse of roles on Thursday when a Magistrate was put on the docks to answer to bribery charges.
Kericho Magistrate Judith Nyakol Achieng was arraigned in court after she was arrested for allegedly soliciting and receiving a bribe to manipulate the outcome of a case.
Achieng and Court-clerk Robert Cheruiyot are said to have received Sh20,000 from Wilson Yegon at Kericho Law Courts to rule in his favour.
Yegon had been arrested for operating a bar without a license.
According to the Nation, the prosecution had evidence in the form of witness statements, documents and audio recordings that would prove the crime.
The two denied the charges and were each released on a Sh50,000 bond or an alternative cash bail of Sh20,000.
Their case will be mentioned on October 2.
This comes two days after EACC officers arrested two prosecutors from the Public Prosecutions office in Kisumu for allegedly asking for a bribe.
The two had asked for money in order to ensure the reinstatement of a case.
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The Judiciary Service Commission (JSC) recently expressed concerns over the high number of cases it had received concerning Judges and Magistrates being compromised.
Addressing Judges in Mombasa last month, Chief Justice Willy Mutunga warned that the JSC would not tolerate corruption among its staff.
“I have never understood why a Judge, who is very well paid, enjoys security of tenure, has highly concessionary mortgage and car loan facilities, has an excellent medical cover, has probably had a previously successful career as an advocate or scholar for over a decade, should indulge in a practice so demeaning at both professional and personal level,” Mutunga said.
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