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Traffic officer arrested over alleged Sh5,000 bribe

A senior traffic police officer risks prosecution for soliciting a Sh5,000 bribe in order to release a vehicle that had been impounded.

The officer was arrested last week by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission detectives and booked at the Kisumu's Railways police station for several hours before being released on a free bond. 

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