Mombasa court assistant arrested for receiving Ksh.10K bribe

Detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) have arrested a court assistant in Mombasa over allegations of soliciting and receiving a bribe.

The suspect, Ben Wambua Muthoka, who is based at the Mombasa Law Courts, was nabbed on Tuesday after allegedly demanding Ksh.10,000 bribe from a complainant.

According to the EACC, the bribe was received in exchange for concealing or withholding a court file in which the complainant is an accused in an ongoing criminal matter with the intention of delaying or frustrating the judicial process.

The arrest followed a bribery complaint filed on March 13, 2026, where EACC detectives then followed up on the matter, leading to the arrest of the suspect as he received the money.

The suspect was taken to the Commission’s Lower Coast Regional Office in Mombasa for processing and later held overnight at Central Police Station.

The Commission reiterates its commitment to tackling bribery at service delivery points and urges members of the public to report any instances of corruption or unethical conduct.