Bomet County NEMA boss arrested for demanding Ksh.25K bribe

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) officers have apprehended the Bomet County National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) Director for soliciting and receiving a bribe of Ksh.25,000.

Samuel Kariuki Ngaanga is said to have demanded the bribe in order to allow the complainant to continue running his lodging facility in Mulot without an Effluent Discharge License and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).

EACC noted that it received a report of the bribery allegations on Tuesday this week and, upon conducting preliminary investigations, launched an operation to nab the suspect while receiving the said bribe in Bomet town.

“The suspect was escorted to Bomet Police Station for interviewing, processing, and statement recording. He was booked for the offences of soliciting and receiving a bribe and later released on Ksh.30,000 cash bail, pending the outcome of the ongoing inquiry,” stated the commission.