Traffic police officers mount a roadblock on Langata Road in Nairobi in mid-April 2021. The EACC has urged commuters who witness police officers taking bribes from public service vehicles to report them to the anti-graft agency.
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Bribery • The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) investigating team’s recording on camera of police officers receiving bribes on the Maai Mahiu road just captured a common daily occurrence, says David Kiptum. “Bus and matatu drivers and conductors must part with Sh50 or Sh100 at every checkpoint. It is a really sickening manifestation of corruption.” His contact is [email protected].