Wednesday, September
24, 2025 - The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), through its
Western Regional Office, on Tuesday afternoon arrested Busia Land Registrar,
Collins Aiela Liyayi, who demanded and received a bribe of Kes 10,000 from the
complainant in order to release a title deed he had processed but withheld
pending payment of the bribe as “release fees.”
He was arrested in an operation mounted by the Commission
following investigations into multiple complaints from Busia residents that the
Land Registrar has made it a routine to withhold titles processed for members
of the public seeking services at the Lands Registry, after which he demands
bribes in order to release them.
The suspect was escorted to the EACC Western Regional Office
in Bungoma where he was processed and later booked at Bungoma Police Station
pending further processing today.
The operation is part of the ongoing crackdown on bribery in
public service delivery to improve access to quality services for all citizens.
The Commission will continue to scale up intelligence gathering and surveillance targeting public institutions that provide essential services and are prone to bribery.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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