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Kericho magistrate and court clerk arrested by EACC detectives for allegedly taking bribe

KENYA: Kericho Resident Magistrate Judith Achieng Nyagol and a court clerk Robert Cheruiyot were arrested in a sting operation conducted at the court premises by the Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission (EACC) detectives.

Sh10,000 treated notes in Sh1, 000 denomination was recovered from the clerk's pockets while an unknown amount was recovered from the magistrate's purse and desk at her chambers after she briefly escaped the officers' dragnet.

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