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Two officers jailed over Sh200,000 bribe

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Corporal Julius Oguma and Charles Macharia Wanjiru at the Milimani Law Courts. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

A Nairobi Magistrate has found two police officers guilty of demanding a Sh200,000 bribe from a foreigner in 2018.

Corporal Julius Oguma and Charles Macharia Wanjiru were accused of demanding a bribe from a Chinese National Pan Xido Yan, for being in the country without proper documentation.

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