A Kenyan traffic police officer with an alleged wealth of Ksh47 million has found himself at the crosshairs of detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission.
According to a report by Daily Nation, Jamal Bare Mohammed, an officer who patrols Thika Superhighway, reportedly amassed the wealth in a period of six years.
The publication further indicated that upon questioning, Bare was reportedly unable to convincingly explain how he amassed all that wealth in the aforementioned time period.
Arguing before Justice Mumbi Ngugi on Monday, March 2, EACC disclosed that the suspect had informed them that he acquired a big chunk of the wealth through inheritance from his late father and his business of trading livestock.
The detectives however refuted his claims, arguing that they had proof that he had engaged in corruption.
They explained that they had received a tip-off about his wayward practices from concerned citizens and upon investigations, they recorded him accepting bribes.
To prove their case, they furnished the court with evidence including times he had deposited lump sums between Ksh 200,000 and Ksh 500,000 per week.
At the time the wealth is suspected to have been amassed, Bare was earning salaries between Ksh8,000 and Ksh33,000, figures that baffled the EACC.
In his defence, however, he claimed that he was the sole proprietor of his late father's vast empire and inherited it entirely.
Getting specific, Bare explained that he inherited 120 camels, 80 cows and 200 goats.
He added that in a 20-year-period, the livestock attracted good returns because the camels increased to 217, cows multiplied to 180 and goats, 268.
