Three traffic police officers have been nabbed for collecting bribes from motorists along Thika - Garissa Highway in Machakos County.
Officials from Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC) pounced on the trio while extorting motorists at a roadblock in Ngoliba area, Yatta Sub County on Thursday.
EACC's Lower Eastern regional deputy manager, Urther Opili said the three were arrested in a sting operation mounted after numerous complaints were raised about them by motorists who frequent the route.
They were identified as Muriuki Kimathi, George Gathirwa, and Daniel Ndirangu, all police constables attached to Ngiliba Police Station in Thika East, Kiambu County.
Opili addressed the press at his office in Machakos town on Thursday.
He said Ndirangu had managed to flee the scene at the time of operation but was later arrested around 4.00 pm.
"After a search, we recovered a total of Sh18, 800 from both Kimathi and Gathirwa while Ndirangu escaped from the scene," Opili said.
Opili said the three will be arraigned in court this morning.