ODPP sends senior prosecutor on leave after bribery allegations
Nyanza
By
Sharon Wanga
| Feb 17, 2025
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecution has sent a senior public prosecutor on compulsory leave following allegations of soliciting a bribe.
This is after the officers from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) arrested Japhet Ouko, a principal prosecution counsel.
“The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has, therefore, directed that the affected officer proceeds on compulsory leave with immediate effect as per the ODPP Human Resource Policies and Procedures manual 2022, pending internal investigations which have commenced forthwith,” stated the ODPP in a statement on Monday, February 17.
EACC said the officer was arrested on Sunday while receiving a bribe from a businessman to fast-track a court case.
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Ouko who is in charge of the Office of the ODPP in Kilgoris, Narok County had demanded Sh. 50,000 from the businessman but the amount was negotiated down to Sh. 40,000.
The ODPP said it will cooperate with relevant investigative agencies to probe the matter.