An Embu Court was told yesterday three senior traffic police officers were caught by anti-graft officers with Sh86,650 which they had collected from motorists.
The court was told that the Kacc officers had to fire in the air as the suspects were resisting arrest during the night ambush.
A witness, Lewis Njeru told Embu Chief magistrate Margaret Wachira that a contingent of armed police officers carried out the ambush on former senior sergeant Titus Wambua, Corporal Lemmy Musa Simiyu and Anderson Mutwiri.
He said they laid the trap for the suspects on the night of April 28 last year along Mombasa Road in Athi River at Mto Mawe stretch after receiving information that they were being induced with Sh1,000 from every lorry transporting sand.
Njeru said the three officers in civilian clothes boarded a lorry each after giving their drivers treated Sh1,000 notes each to give to the traffic officers.
Prosecutor Edward Imbwaga said the accused took the treated money each and pocketed it as they waited for more prey lorries.
The witness said after the officer fell for the trap they went back to them and introduced themselves as officers from the anti- corruption commission.
Njeru said they caught up with Wambua and on search found Sh20,000 on him. He further said after further search they recovered Sh66,650 hidden in the dash board of the vehicle they used.
The officers who have already been sacked are out on Sh50,000 bond each.
Source: Nairobi Star
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