Wednesday, May 29, 2024 - The Chief for Bulla Mzuri Location in Garissa County, Abdirahman Shafe Yussuf faces charges for alleged extortion of money from refugees seeking service from his office.
The suspect was
caught in the act during an operation mounted by the EACC Garissa Regional Office
on Thursday following an inquiry into numerous complaints from victims.
The Chief has
reportedly become notorious for bribe demands in an ongoing de-registration of
fingerprints from the UNHCR system.
Before
permitting the process, he allegedly requires every service seeker to pay him
Kes. 3000 as a “consultation fee” and a further Kes.10,000 “facilitation fee”
despite the service being free of charge.
Before the EACC
intervention, all service seekers were required to first pay the illegal charges
to the Chief’s accomplice operating from Motor Vehicle Registration Number KCY
656W (White Probox) parked outside the Vetting hall, as a mandatory condition
for one to be processed for the service.
During the operation,
the Commission recovered from the Chief Kes. 139,000 believed to be part of the
day’s collection and a list of 85 double-registered applicants indicating the
amount paid by each.
The suspect was
processed at EACC Garissa Regional Office and freed on police bond pending the finalization of the probe.
The Commission
condemns such despicable actions by public officers who take advantage of
vulnerable service seekers to extort money from them in breach of public trust.
Service seekers and
other persons visiting service delivery points are encouraged to continue
exposing public officials demanding bribes in order to provide the very
services they are employed to deliver.
The Kenyan DAILY POST.
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