Kinangop OCS on the run after escaping EACC arrest for soliciting bribe

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption (EACC) has ordered the arrest of Kinangop Officer Commanding Station (OCS) Walter Obegi who is on the run after escaping arrest by EACC detectives on Tuesday over bribery claims.

In a letter dated August 9 and copied to the Central Regional Police Commander and Nyandarua County Police Commander, EACC has directed the Kinangop North Sub-County Police Commander to look for and apprehend the fugitive.

The police bosses were directed to avail Obegi at the commission's Central Regional Offices in Nyeri on August 14.

The Kinagop OCS was under arrest alongside his junior, Police Constable Donald Obare Onyango. Obegi fled from EACC detectives who were pursuing him for demanding a bribe of Ksh.100,000 from a local businessman at Engineer Town in Nyandarua County.

This was a condition for allowing the trader to enjoy “business protection” and run his businesses in the town “smoothly” and “uninterruptedly.”

Although the OCS escaped and went into hiding, EACC arrested Onyango, who had received from the complainant Ksh.60,000 on behalf of the OCS, being part of the demanded bribe of Ksh.100,000.

EACC established that Obegi instructed Onyango to collect the money on his behalf and that the OCS had earlier received an initial deposit of Ksh.30,000 from the trader.

The police constable was booked at the Njambini police station, where he spent the night pending processing and further action.