{"id":132228,"date":"2026-02-26T08:02:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T08:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/eacc-arrests-4-gatundu-north-ng-cdf-officials-over-sh300000-bribery-claim\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T08:02:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T08:02:55","slug":"eacc-arrests-4-gatundu-north-ng-cdf-officials-over-sh300000-bribery-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/eacc-arrests-4-gatundu-north-ng-cdf-officials-over-sh300000-bribery-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"EACC arrests 4 Gatundu North NG-CDF officials over Sh300,000 bribery claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 26 \u2014 The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested four members of the Gatundu North NG-CDF Committee for allegedly extorting Sh300,000 from a contractor in exchange for approving a pending payment of Sh9.1 million.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The suspects\u2014Annah Mugure Njoroge, Susan Wanjiru Muchiri, Stephen Waititu Mungai, and James Kibe Ngige\u2014were arrested on Wednesday during an operation conducted at Karure Primary School.<\/p>\n<p>According to EACC, preliminary investigations indicate the contractor had successfully completed three publicly funded projects, including the construction of a modern kitchen, levelling and landscaping works, and renovation of an administration block and six classrooms.<\/p>\n<p>All the projects were completed on January 13, 2026, after which the contractor formally requested payment.<\/p>\n<p>However, the committee members allegedly blocked the release of the funds, citing unspecified unresolved issues.<\/p>\n<p>On February 23, 2026, the contractor reportedly met three of the suspects, who allegedly demanded a Sh300,000 bribe to facilitate approval of the payment.<\/p>\n<p>During a sting operation conducted on February 25, the suspects were allegedly caught receiving Sh250,000 from the complainant.<\/p>\n<p>They were immediately taken to the Integrity Centre in Nairobi for processing before being booked at Kilimani Police Station.<\/p>\n<p>The four suspects were later released on cash bail of Sh40,000 each pending completion of investigations and possible prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>The Commission reaffirmed its commitment to tackling bribery and corruption in public service, particularly at critical service delivery points such as constituency development fund committees.<\/p>\n<p>EACC said it remains focused on ensuring accountability, transparency, and efficient utilization of public funds.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 26 \u2014 The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested four members of the Gatundu North NG-CDF Committee for allegedly extorting Sh300,000 from a contractor in exchange for approving a pending payment of Sh9.1 million. The suspects\u2014Annah Mugure Njoroge, Susan Wanjiru Muchiri, Stephen Waititu Mungai, and James Kibe Ngige\u2014were arrested on Wednesday [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-132228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132228"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132228\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}