{
  "id": 12332241,
  "title": "EACC arrests police officer over Sh60,000 weighbridge bribe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/eacc-arrests-police-officer-over-sh60-000-weighbridge-bribe",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T07:28:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Capital FM Kenya",
    "slug": "capital-fm-kenya",
    "url": "https://capitalfm.africa/eacc-arrests-police-officer-over-sh60000-weighbridge-bribe/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "EACC seizes police officer tied to Sh60,000 weighbridge bribe\n\nNAIROBI, Kenya - The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) apprehended a police officer linked to a Sh60,000 bribe at the Isinya weighbridge on Monday, October 5. The officer, Corporal Kennedy Monyo Waweru, was apprehended after receiving the funds from a motorist who had complained about the bribe on October 2. According to the EACC, Waweru allegedly offered to change the motorist's traffic charge from evading a weighbridge to a lesser offense, failing to stop. The officer was taken to Kilimani Police Station for processing as the investigation continues before the case proceeds to the next stage of the criminal justice system. The arrest highlights ongoing corruption concerns at weighbridges, where enforcement officers hold significant control over commercial vehicles and can determine whether trucks proceed or face enforcement action. Previous investigations have documented allegations of bribes demanded by weighbridge personnel at various locations, including Mlolongo, Mariakani, SGS Kenya at Mtwapa, and Webuye and Malava weighbridges. The EACC has urged the public to report suspected corruption and bribery, emphasizing that citizen reports are crucial in detecting and investigating graft.",
  "summary": "EACC has arrested a police officer attached to KeNHA over an alleged Sh60,000 bribe to influence a traffic charge at Isinya Weighbridge.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}