Malindi man jailed for 8 years over Sh2,000 bribe

A man has been fined Sh500,000 for trying to bribe a police officer with Sh2,000 to secure the release of a drug trafficking suspect.

Malindi Senior Principal Magistrate Silvia Wewa found Joseph Charo Dzombo culpable of the offence committed on January 10, 2016 at Matsangoni road block on the Mombasa - Malindi highway.

He faces eight years in jail if he doesn't pay the fine.

Wewa tried to bribe constable Obed Munyao of the Malindi Police Station.

“We find that the accused was trying to abuse the trust bestowed by the people on the public officers who were on duty, the accused person was abusing that trust that the other members of the public has bestowed on them,” she said.