A Chief is charged in Malindi for receiving a bribe
8:05:2024: A Senior Assistant Chief in Malindi Town who was arrested on 6th of May, 2024 for receiving a bribe has been charged.
Before Chief Magistrate Hon. James Mwaniki of Anti-Corruption Court in Malindi, Mr. Nicodemus Ndundi Mwayele of Shella Sub-Location in Malindi was charged with three counts of receiving a bribe and one of abuse of office.
The Court heard that Mr. Mwayele demanded for a bribe of Kes20,000 and received Kes15, 000 in September 2019 so as to mediate a case of trespass over a piece of land in Muyeye Trading Centre within Malindi Town.
A complaint was made to EACC on 27th September of the same year and upon completion of investigations and consent to charge from the Director of Public Prosecutions, Mr. Muyele was arrested on 6th this month. His arraignment on the day he was arrested hit a hitch when the Court in which he was presented lacked jurisdiction. He was released on an existing police bond.
He was charged today before Hon. Mwaniki where he pleaded not guilty to all the four counts. The Court released him on a bond of Kes400,000 or a cash bail of Kes200,000. The matter will be heard on 6th May, 2024.
