Kangema magistrate suspended after EACC bribery arrest

Martin Kinyua has been stripped of all judicial duties following his arrest by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission over allegations of soliciting and receiving a bribe. Kinyua was arrested alongside Julius Irungu. The two are accused of demanding KSh 170,000 from a Murang’a businessman convicted of obtaining money by false pretences, allegedly in exchange for a non-custodial sentence. The EACC says it has widened its focus to the conduct of judicial officers following a growing number of public complaints over corruption within the justice system. Kamau Mwangi reports.