Thika's Chief Justice was arrested with a Ksh 2m cash

Thika Court Chief Justice Stellah Atambo is under investigation by the Commission on Ethics and Anti -Corruption (EACC)
He is accused of receiving bribes to determine cases under his authority; EACC officials raided the Atambo house and received KSh 2 million believed to be corruption money
Atambo, however, denied the allegations, saying the money that officials of the anti -corruption organization collected was for her husband

The Ethics and Anti -Corruption Commission (EACC) is investigating a judicial officer who is believed to be involved in corruption while performing his duties.

Thika Court Chief Justice Stellah Atambo (pictured) is being investigated by the EACC on allegations of corruption.
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The chief judge of the court of ThikaStellah Atambo found himself on the radar of the anti -corruption agency after the complaint was filed against him.

The EACC received reports that Atambo claimed and allegedly received bribes when he decided the cases at his table.

Did Stellah Atambo receive bribes?

The agency's investigators initiated an investigation, which ended with the invasion of the judge's house, where money believed to be corrupt revenue was made.

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According to the EACC, Waitamo received the money through the clerk of the court he manages, Patrick Njeri Muriithi.

On Thursday, March 13, the EACC officials found KSh 2 million hidden in a laptop bag.

“When the commission obtained search permits, it conducted a search at the residence of the chief magistrate and clerk to obtain important documents and information to support the investigation. A total of KSh 2,070,000 in cash, suspected of being corrupt money, was found within a laptop in the latest residence, as well as various EACC investigations.”

Atambo and Muriithi were arrested and taken to the EACC headquarters for an interview.

However, through his lawyers, Atambo denied the charges against him, stating that the money that EACC officials had collected in their invasion at his home was his husband's.

The anti -corruption organization, in recent days, has been dealing with public officials believed to be involved in corruption cases.

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On March 12, EACC detectives arrested three people charged with imperialism for a bribe.

Thika's chief judge arrested with Ksh 2m cash — Thika's chief magistrate was arrested with KSh 2m cash in the appearance of the EACC headquarters in Nairobi. Photo: EACC Kenya.
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The suspects were said to be pretending to be senior EACC investigators and used their fake status to rob government officials.

The suspects, former Kyululu ward representative in Kitui County James Mbuvi, Mike Muthami Kasingi and Raphael Muthoka Kithembe, were trapped in Three Hut's bar in Komarock, where they were reportedly waiting to escape the complainant.

After a thorough search, the EACC officials received 12 mobile phones, SIM cards 22 and eight registers with names and information of the targeted victims.

This comes a few days after the officers confronted another bilateral allegedly involved in corruption.

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