Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) detectives have arrested three senior Chinese officials and their four Kenya counterparts involved in new multimillion SGR ticket scandal.
They were arrested on Friday in Mombasa after the Chinese officials tried to bribe DCI sleuths with Ksh500,000 to stop investigations.
The seven work for China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) which operates the Madaraka Express train between Mombasa and Nairobi.
They are held at Port police station in Mombasa awaiting trial on Monday.
Mombasa EACC boss George Ojowi revealed the Chinese expected in court are the officers in-charge of transport at the Mombasa terminal, the security officer and a translator.
The ticketing scam involves manipulating the booking system operated by CRBC staff to split the ticket revenue between the Chinese railway operator and the cartel of insiders.
According to the Sunday Nation, one aspect of the scheme entails creating refunds for tickets already issued to passengers on board and channeling the refunds elsewhere.
Highly placed sources revealed that approximately Ksh1 million of ticket money is stolen daily.
Staff in the tickets office are reported to be in collusion with a popular travel agent to block seats immediately the online system is open and resell them at double or triple the prices to other stranded agents or individuals.
Police confirmed the sale of tickets outside the nine designated stations at inflated prices has been going on for a while.
