Lawyer Ahmednasir defends police arrested for bribery, slams EACC for going after ‘small fish’

 

Lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi has voiced strong disapproval of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) for seemingly 'targeting' police officers and minor offenders while 'turning' a blind eye to larger corruption cases involving high-ranking government officials.

The lawyer's criticism follows the recent arrest of Inspector of Police Susan Wambui Muiruri, who served as the Officer-in-Charge of Zimmerman Police Post in Kasarani Division. The arrest came after EACC's investigation into allegations of bribery.

The EACC, based on their findings, recommended that Inspector Muiruri be charged with two counts of soliciting and receiving a bribe.

The alleged offences were said to have taken place on April 25, 2021, and involved the Police Inspector reportedly soliciting a bribe from a complainant to facilitate the release of his pregnant girlfriend, who had been detained at Kasarani Police Station.

However, Ahmednasir Abdullahi questioned the EACC's priorities and urged them to focus on high-profile corruption cases involving government officials who are accused of embezzling substantial sums of money.

He expressed concern over the commission's apparent emphasis on prosecuting police officers who earn modest salaries while seemingly neglecting more significant instances of corruption.

"All Kenyans of goodwill, led by Inspector General of Police Mr. Koome must fight and stop this malicious and discriminatory scheme that targets the police. Why is EACC Kenya obsessed with police officers who earn Kshs 30k a month? What is this madness and obsession with the small fish?" he posed.

"When will EACC go after the Governors, judges, Cabinet Secretaries of this government and the previous administration who steal/stole billion? Stupid Idiots…leave the police officers and do your job properly…go after those who steal tens of Millions daily…not the police officer who gets 500 shillings to buy unga for his 5 kids," he concluded.

Muiruri's scheduled plea-taking on Friday, July 28, 2023, was deferred for two weeks. Her counsel informed the court that she fell ill after leaving EACC custody and had to be hospitalized, which prevented her from appearing in court.

The court granted the request for the postponement and set a new date of August 9, 2023, for the plea-taking, during which Muiruri will face charges related to the alleged bribery.     BY K24 NEWS