KWS officer charged with demanding bribe from victim of crocodile attack

By , K24 Digital
On Fri, 19 Jan, 2024 10:01 | < 1 min read
KWS officer Jimnah Somore Pertet
KWS officer Jimnah Somore Pertet. PHOTO/@EACCKenya/X

A Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officer has been charged with demanding a bribe from a victim of a crocodile attack to process compensation.

The officer, Jimnah Somore Pertet, is said to have demanded a Ksh50,000 bribe from the victim, according to the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC).

He was arraigned before Garissa Chief Magistrate Stephen Mbunai before being released on a Ksh200,000 bond.

"EACC on Thursday arraigned Jimnah Somore Pertet, a Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officer, before Garissa Chief Magistrate Stephen Mbunai on charges of demanding Ksh50,000 from a victim of a crocodile attack as a condition for executing a claim form to facilitate the victim's compensation for the injuries," EACC stated.

"The accused denied the charges and was released on a bond of Ksh200,000."

The matter will be mentioned on January 30, 2024.

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