Kenya: Clearing Agent Fined Ksh3 Million, Faces 2-Year Jail Term for Soliciting Bribe

A clearing agent has been fined Ksh 3 million or, in default, face a two-year imprisonment for demanding a bribe worth Ksh 2.9 million from a church official.

According to a statement by the Office of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), the suspect was convicted at the Anti-Corruption Court in Nairobi on two counts of requesting a bribe and obtaining money by false pretenses.

Investigations revealed that the suspect was sentenced for demanding a Ksh 2.9 million bribe from church…