EACC arrests China Road and Bridge Company officials over bribery

EACC detectives have arrested two senior managers of the China Roads and Bridge Construction Company for allegedly offering a bribe to Kenya Highways Authority officials.

The two had been arrested near Emali trading center for overloading and according to EACC, they attempted to bribe the officers to avoid facing charges for overloading.

The first suspect, an engineer at the China Roads and Bridge Construction Company, was arrested on Friday for offering a bribe of Sh100,000 to the highways authority officials while the second suspect was arrested on Saturday at Taru trading center along Mombasa road for offering a bribe of Sh30,000 to forbear overloading charges.

EACC communications officer Pamela Jepkemei has said the two Chinese nationals will be arraigned in court this week.