- Mbita Law Courts Staff Nabbed in Ksh 5K Bribery Scandal
- EACC detectives arrest two Judiciary staff at Mbita Law Courts over a Ksh 5,000 bribe.
- Senior Court Assistant Jared Nyauncho and Customer Care Officer David Tunya allegedly demanded money to retrieve a court file.
- A sting operation led to their arrest after one of them accepted the bribe on behalf of the other.
- The suspects were later released on a Ksh 20,000 cash bail pending further investigations.
Two Judiciary employees from Mbita Law Courts in Homa Bay County have been arrested by Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) detectives for allegedly demanding a Ksh 5,000 bribe to retrieve a court file.
The officials, identified as Jared Nyauncho (Senior Court Assistant) and David Tunya (Customer Care Officer), landed in trouble after allegedly asking a complainant for money to facilitate the retrieval of a succession case file.
Complainant Triggers EACC Sting Operation
According to EACC, a complainant had earlier reported that efforts to trace a succession file at Mbita Law Courts had been repeatedly frustrated. On March 24, 2025,
