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According to the ODPP, the investigation found that Kabeabea demanded Sh5 million from a business owner in exchange for halting investigations and refraining from arresting him and his employees.
The report attributes the gap to years of officers leaving without replacement, whether through resignations, dismissals, transfers to non-policing roles, or natural attrition. The Kenya Police Service alone lost 3,229 officers over the past three years.
The investigation, carried out between February and June 2025, revealed that traffic officers routinely demand “protection fees” from Public Service Vehicle operators and boda boda riders. Some officers were reported to create false charges against those who refused to pay, with the illicit gains often reaching senior officials, embedding a culture of corruption throughout the unit.
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) arraigned Evans Agumba Oriato, a Compliance Officer based in Kisumu, before the Kisumu Anti-Corruption Court on bribery charges.
In his statement, EACC boss Abdi Mohamud revealed that the Commission has received more than 50 reports of alleged corruption involving officials of the Bungoma County Assembly.
Over the past three years, the commission has received 288 county-related graft cases from the Senate, exposing deep-rooted financial mismanagement in devolved units.
Each declaration must cover an officer’s income, assets and liabilities, as well as those of their spouse and dependent children under 18 years. Officers must also include any “material change” as defined in Section 31(4) of the Act, which refers to significant variations affecting declared assets or income.
Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku revealed the details on Citizen TV’s Monday Report, saying the ongoing audit of the government’s Human Resource Information System had exposed deep-rooted fraud within the civil service.
EACC Chief Executive Officer Abdi Mohamud told senators that six cases have reached court conclusions, seven are awaiting decisions, and 74 have been forwarded to other agencies for follow-up.
The EACC disclosed that since 2022, it has investigated 549 cases of fraudulent academic and professional credentials. Of these, 85 files have been forwarded for prosecution, and 13 convictions recorded. The 2023-24 national audit further revealed that among 168,000 officers across 358 institutions, 859 individuals held fake academic certificates, while 160 had fraudulent professional credentials.
According to reports, the Sh328 million tender, awarded for the construction of a Nyamira County Government building, was given to a contractor accused of receiving payments far exceeding the actual work completed.
