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DCI detectives arrest 3 Chinese Nationals working at the Miritini SGR Terminus for alleged ticketing fraud and bribery

The Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, has today (Sunday 25th November 2018) given consent to Ethics and Corruption commission, EACC Kenya, to institute criminal prosecution against three Chinese National working with China Roads and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) at the Standard Gauge Railways (SGR) Mombasa Terminus.

The three men were arrested after the Nation Newspaper exposed ticketing fraud at the SGR. The three, Mr. Li Gen the in-charge of Transport, Mr. Li Xiaowu-security manager and Mr. Sun Xin-staff, were offering the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, DCI Kenya, investigators a bribe of Kshs 500,000 as an inducement to influence an ongoing criminal investigation at the SGR Miritini terminus.

The three Chinese Nationals will be charged with the offence of giving a bribe contrary to section 5 (1) as read with section 18(1), (2) of the Bribery Act No. 47 of 2016.

 

Photos- The arrested Chinese Nationals.

Kenya Railways deploys police officers to foot bridge connecting Landi Mawe to CBD to avert accidents

Kenya Railways has deployed Railways police officers to the footbridge connecting the Central Business District, CBD, and Landi Mawe. This is after many people were seen using the toot bridge today as Sonko’s ban on Matatus from accessing the City Centre took effect on Monday, 3rd December 2018.

“Kenya Railways would like to urge members of the public using the railway footbridge connecting CBD and Landi Mawe to do so in an orderly manner for their own safety and that of other users,” reads a presser from the Kenya Railways.

According to Kenya Railways, the footbridge is only able to accommodate five people per square metre. “The Railway police have been deployed to the footbridge to manage the heavy human traffic in order to avoid overloading of the bridge which can only support a maximum of 5 people per square metre,” the Corporation adds.

Photos- Kenyans walk to the City Centre from Ngara
Photo- Nairobians trekking to work this morning.
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