The Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission have revealed that the Kisumu Magistrate Court has fined a 26 year old Edward Obonyo Babu ksh 500,000 for offering a bribe of ksh 135,000 as an inducement to be recruited into the Kenya Defence Force during.
This happened during the recruitment exercise in 2016. Edward is to serve two-year jail term in default.
Kisumu Magistrate's Court fines 26 year old Edward Obonyo Babu Ksh500,000 for offering a bribe of Ksh 135,000 as an inducement to be recruited to Kenya Defence Force during the recruitment exercise in 2016. To serve two-year jail term in default.
— EACC (@EACCKenya) May 27, 2019
Citizens have since questioned why the officers who received the bribe have not been punished.
What about the officers receiving the bribe ?
— kipkulei (@Kipkuleivictor) May 27, 2019
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👏@EACCKenya has of late been moving methodically and securing strategic victories. This organisation was destroyed and nearly buried by the Inept Cartoon Halaqe Wako and his fellow clueless deputy Mubea
— Gideon Ngumbau (@gideonarchitect) May 27, 2019
The government set up a multi-agency team to monitor KDF recruitment in efforts meant to avert bribery.
The team comprises officers from the Military Intelligence, the National Intelligence Service, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations and Transparency International.
The process is always marred by reports of corruption. In 2013, Sh5 million was paid in bribes and Sh 4.9 million involving nine corruption and bribery cases reported in 2017.
Chief of Defence Forces General Samson Mwathethe cautioned candidates against falling for fraudsters hell-bent on conning them out of their cash. He said those who try to bribe their way into the forces will be prosecuted.
“KDF recruitment is absolutely free to all. If you accept to be conned, you will lose your money or property and go to jail,” Mwathethe said.