Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) detectives apprehended a Court Assistant at the Traffic Registry who was accused of soliciting bribes at the Makadara Law Courts in Nairobi.
EACC, in a statement via its social media pages, stated that the judicial official identified as AMH was arrested on Friday after receiving a downpayment of Ksh50,000.
AMH was said to have been waiting for a Ksh350,000 balance when the detectives zeroed in on him.
Detectives further claimed that the suspect had demanded Ksh400,000 from a complainant to fast-track services he ought to have offered free of charge.
"EACC has arrested AMH who demanded Ksh400,000 from the complainant with the intent that, in consequence, he would expedite the printing and issuance of court proceedings in respect to the complainant's court file," EACC stated on Saturday.
The sleuths detained the suspect at the EACC Police Station for processing and grilling as investigations commenced into the case.
EACC did not divulge how it tracked the suspect, or whether he was under its radar since the government lamented rampant corruption inside the Judiciary.
President William Ruto and his allies accused the Judiciary of hosting corrupt judges and officials who were accustomed to receiving bribes to offer service delivery.
"Legislative impunity, by its own measures, is also unacceptable and so is judicial impunity. Corruption must not find refuge behind the shield of judicial independence" Ruto stated on January 3.
In her defence, Chief Justice Martha Koome who also serves as the head of the Judiciary, condemned the attacks and urged the head of state and other critics to forward evidence against the said corrupt officials.
"Such complaints must be lodged and processed in the manner prescribed by the Constitution. The Commission will only act on the basis of evidence and not on blanket statements or allegations that have not been substantiated.
"Doing otherwise will mean an overthrow of the Constitution and the rule of law. That the Commission will not do!" She lamented while speaking at the farewell ceremony of former Judiciary Chief Registrar Anne Amadi on January 12.
Nonetheless, the Executive, Parliament and Judiciary met at State House, Nairobi on Monday, January 22, and resolved their wrangle.
Ruto and Koome agreed to draft proposals to curb corruption within 30 days. The proposals will be forwarded to the National Council of the Administration of Justice (NCAJ) headed by CJ Koome.
