Two police officers were arrrested by Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) detectives for reportedly demanding a Sh2,000 from three Burundian businessmen in Kisumu.
The Railways Police Station officers had impounded goods that the traders were selling and hid them in one of their houses as they waited for a bribe in order to release them
The better part of their Tuesday afternoon was spent at the EACC offices as detectives recorded their statements.
EACC Regional Director Ignatius Wekesa confirmed the arrests and said that the two officers were filmed while receiving the bribe.
Wekesa says his office had received a complaint from the businessmen and nabbed the suspects in the process.
The suspects had reportedly threatened to arrest the Burundians and detain them and would only release them if they parted with bribes.
They are expected to be arraigned in court once investigations are complete.