A Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) employee has been arrested for demanding a Ksh 300,000 bribe to reconnect electricity.
Joshua Wasakha Wangeni was arrested by EACC detectives following a report filed by the complaint who also runs a godown where power was disconnected by Joshua.
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After condcuting its investigations, the suspect was arrested and detained at Kilimani Police Station before he was released on police bail.
“As part of the ongoing crackdown on bribery at service delivery points, the EACC arrested one Joshua Wasakha Wangeni, an employee of Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC), for demanding KES 300,000 “facilitation fee” as a mandatory condition for restoring the complainant’s power, which he had previously disconnected. The amount was negotiated down to KES 200,000.
The complainant, who operates a godown in Nairobi, refused to pay the bribe and instead reported the matter to the EACC, which launched investigations.
The Commission conducted an operation and arrested the suspect on Wednesday while receiving the bribe. He was held at Kilimani Police Station and released on police bail Thursday, pending the finalization of the investigation.” said DCI
