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Officer demanded and received bribe, court told

A policewoman demanded Sh6,000 to hire a vehicle to enable her to carry out investigations after a man complained of receiving threatening and abusive messages from his son, a Kakamega court was told on Monday.

A witness, whose identity was not disclosed as he is under the Witness Protection Agency, told Chief Magistrate Bildad Ochieng' that the officer warned him against pursuing the matter when he reported the misconduct to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).

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