Migori court assistant to be charged for demanding Ksh.100K bribe

A court assistant in Migori County is set to face charges for allegedly demanding a bribe in order to help an accused person secure a lighter sentence in a criminal case.

The court staffer, Shadrack Odhiambo, is said to have solicited a bribe of Ksh.100,000 but received Ksh.20,000 from the accused.

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), in a statement released on Thursday, said Mr. Odhiambo will be charged with two counts of receiving a bribe contrary to section 6(1)(b) as read with section 18(1) of the Bribery Act, 2016.