Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji on Sunday authorised the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to prosecute three Chinese nationals for attempting to bribe investigators from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
The suspects — Li Gen (in-charge of Transport), Li Xiaowu (security manager) and Sun Xin (staff) — allegedly offered DCI investigators Ksh.500, 000 in order to influence an ongoing criminal investigation at the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Maritini terminus.
“The three Chinese Nationals will be charged with the offence of giving a bribe contrary to section 5 (1) as read with section 18(1), (2) of the Bribery Act No. 47 of 2016,” reads one of the tweets.
The three are employees of China Roads and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) at the Standard Gauge Railways (SGR) Mombasa Terminus.
2/3 The three, Mr. Li Gen the in-charge of Transport, Mr. Li Xiaowu-security manager and Mr. Sun Xin-staff, were offering @DCI_Kenya investigators bribe of Kshs 500,000/= as an inducement to influence an ongoing criminal investigation at the SGR Miritini terminus. cc @EACCKenya pic.twitter.com/xZ3DLr0phf
— ODPP_KE (@ODPP_KE) November 25, 2018
The three Chinese Nationals will be charged with the offence of giving a bribe contrary to section 5 (1) as read with section 18(1), (2) of the Bribery Act No. 47 of 2016. cc @EACCKenya @DCI_Kenya
— ODPP_KE (@ODPP_KE) November 25, 2018
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is the office, under Kenya’s 2010 Constitution, responsible for instituting and undertaking criminal proceedings against any person before any court (other than a court martial) in Kenya with respect of any offence alleged to have been committed.