North Rift water agency auditor arrested for demanding Ksh.400K bribe

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested an auditor attached to the North Rift Valley Development Water Agency over allegations of soliciting and receiving a Ksh.400,000 bribe from a contractor in exchange for a favourable audit report.

According to EACC, the arrest followed a complaint lodged by a contractor who alleged that the auditor - Michael Maleya Omondi - had demanded money to influence the outcome of an ongoing audit exercise.

Following the complaint, EACC investigators mounted an operation in Eldoret and arrested Omondi after he allegedly received Ksh.400,000 from the complainant.

The suspect was subsequently taken to the EACC North Rift Regional Office, where he was processed before being released on a cash bail of Ksh.100,000 pending the completion of investigations.

The commission said the matter remains under investigation and that appropriate action will be taken upon conclusion of the probe.