Detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) have arrested Bomet County Director of the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), Samuel Kariuki, for allegedly soliciting and receiving a bribe.
In a statement on Friday, July 25, EACC said the suspect was apprehended on Wednesday, July 23, after a complaint was filed against him.
Kariuki allegedly demanded a Ksh25,000 bribe to allow a lodging facility in Mulot Town, Bomet County, to continue operating without an Effluent Discharge License and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).
“The bribe was reportedly demanded to allow the complainant to continue operating a lodging facility located in Mulot Township without the required Effluent Discharge License and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA),” the EACC statement read.
Following preliminary investigations, EACC launched an operation that led to the suspect being arrested red-handed while receiving the money in Bomet town.
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“The Commission on 22nd July 2025 received a report of the bribery allegations, and upon preliminary investigations, an operation was conducted that led to the arrest of the suspect within Bomet town while receiving Ksh 25,000.00 from the complainant,” EACC stated.
Karikui was taken to Bomet Police Station for interviewing, processing, and statement recording.
The suspect was booked for the offences of soliciting and receiving a bribe and later released on Ksh30,000 cash bail, pending the outcome of the ongoing inquiry.
The arrest comes days after two officials of the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) based in Kirinyaga County were nabbed after receiving a bribe of Ksh60,000.
The duo had demanded a total of Ksh270,000 from representatives of Jererukizma Holdings Ltd as an inducement to facilitate payment of goods worth Ksh2.77 million.
