The Head of Land Survey in Kericho County Government, Mr. Ismail Kipngeno Koskei, has been arrested by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).
Koskei was apprehended by EACC detectives after demanding Kes.200,000 from a member of the public to facilitate a land transaction. The complainant’s plot, registered in the name of their late mother, had been incorrectly combined with Brooke Market County Council of Kipsigis.
The Land Survey office separated the plot from Brooke Market, but the suspect insisted on a Kes.200,000 bribe to release the new title. Koskei was nabbed in his office in Kericho after he received Kes.100,000 as the initial deposit for the demanded Kes.200,000 bribe.
He was taken to EACC South Rift Regional Offices in Nakuru, where he recorded a statement and is currently detained at Nakuru Central Police Station. The complainant, a resident of Anaibkoi Sub-County, refused to succumb to the bribe demands and instead sought help from EACC.
This incident reflects numerous similar cases across the country where land officials demand bribes before providing services. The Commission is intensifying enforcement action against corrupt land officials and encourages service seekers to always report such instances.
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KERICHO COUNTY LAND SURVEY BOSS ARRESTED OVER EXTORTION
The Head of Land Survey in Kericho County Government, Mr. Ismail Kipngeno Koskei, has been arrested by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).Koskei was apprehended by EACC detectives… pic.twitter.com/fLvrVFwAKX
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