Detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) have taken into custody a staff member of the Nakuru Water and Sewerage Company on suspicion of bribery.
Detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) have taken into custody a staff member of the Nakuru Water and Sewerage Company on suspicion of bribery.
The individual, identified as Leonard Cheruiyot Mutai, who serves as a Leak Detection Officer, was apprehended on March 23, 2026, after a resident of Nakuru lodged a complaint against him.
The individual, identified as Leonard Cheruiyot Mutai, who serves as a Leak Detection Officer, was apprehended on March 23, 2026, after a resident of Nakuru lodged a complaint against him.
According to the Commission, the complainant asserted that the officer had demanded a sum of Ksh.15,000 to expedite the replacement of a seized water meter located in the Langa Langa Estate.
According to the Commission, the complainant asserted that the officer had demanded a sum of Ksh.15,000 to expedite the replacement of a seized water meter located in the Langa Langa Estate.
Following the submission of the report, the EACC executed an operation that resulted in the suspect’s apprehension while he was accepting the illicit payment.
Following the submission of the report, the EACC executed an operation that resulted in the suspect’s apprehension while he was accepting the illicit payment.
At the time of his arrest, investigators discovered Ksh.15,000 in cash, an additional Ksh.100,000 concealed within socks, and Ksh.18,000 found in the suspect’s coat pocket.
At the time of his arrest, investigators discovered Ksh.15,000 in cash, an additional Ksh.100,000 concealed within socks, and Ksh.18,000 found in the suspect’s coat pocket.
The suspect was transported to the Commission’s South Rift Regional Office in Nakuru for processing before being held at Central Police Station.
The suspect was transported to the Commission’s South Rift Regional Office in Nakuru for processing before being held at Central Police Station.
He has been granted police cash bail of Ksh.20,000 and will remain out of custody until the investigation is completed.
He has been granted police cash bail of Ksh.20,000 and will remain out of custody until the investigation is completed.