The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission(EACC) has apprehended a Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) technician in Vihiga County for allegedly soliciting and receiving a Ksh20,000 bribe.
According to a statement by EACC, the suspect worked at KPLC’s Mbale-Vihiga Office as a technician and was arrested on May 6, 2026.
The move followed a carefully planned sting operation mounted by the commission after months of building a solid case against him.
“The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) yesterday arrested an employee of the Kenya Power & Lighting Company (KPLC) attached to the Mbale-Vihiga Office following investigations into bribery allegations,” EACC stated.
EACC traced the case back in October 2022 when God’s Vision for Africa, a faith-based organisation in Vihiga, reported a damaged and dangerous electricity pole near its premises to KPLC where the company took no action.
This prompted the organisation to eventually hire a private contractor to replace the rotten pole at their own cost.
However, that private repair reportedly did not sit well with the technician.
EACC revealed that the accused became agitated and threatened to disconnect the organisation’s power supply, claiming the pole had been replaced illegally without KPLC’s authorisation.
This led the accused to allegedly demanded Ksh50,000 to avoid having their electricity cut off, a demand that the organisation refused and instead walked into EACC offices to report the matter.
After wrapping up their investigations, the commission forwarded the file to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), who approved three bribery counts against the suspect under Sections 6(1)(a), 18(1), and 18(2) of the Anti-Bribery Act No. 47 of 2016.
The accused was later on taken to Kisumu Central Police Station and subsequently presented before the Kisumu Anti-Corruption Court on May 7, 2026.
The court released him on a cash bail of Ksh200,000 with a surety of the same amount.
