‘Kweli mnyonge hana haki’..Kenyans cry after driver is fined huge amount in bribe case

The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has confirmed that the driver found guilty of offering sh 8,000 and paying sh 7,000 bribe to an NTSA official has been fined sh 300,000 per count or is to serve three years in jail.

Driver found guilty of offering Sh8k &paying Sh7k bribe to NTSA official. He's fined Sh300k per count or 3 yrs in jail #AntiCorruption_ODPP

— ODPP_KE (@ODPP_KE) March 26, 2019

“Court has heard and appreciated the mitigation of Morris Legedi Shaban but he exhibited a mind of a corrupt individual even when he was warned,” Magistrate Ogoti announced.

Ogoti added that Logedi went ahead and offered a bribe to the officer even after he had been warned against the action.

According to his records, Mr Shaban had been charged with two counts of giving bribe against the law on December 10, 2016.

Many Kenyans have expressed concerns that the fine is too harsh for an sh 8,000 bribe compared to those given to top corrupt government officials declaring that the powerless don’t have justice with the quote ‘mnyonge hana haki’

That was too harsh on him. While those stealing millions are fined less than 300k. kenyajudiciary is rotten to the core something has to be done ASAP.

— jim wahome (@JimMungasy) March 26, 2019

That same ratio should have applied to all bribe cases.

— Ken Mwirigi (@gich_m) March 26, 2019

Kweli mnyonge hana haki Kenya. 300/7 = 42.8 times. When those found of millions of corruption are told to pay double or 2yrs in prison.

— Rash Gait (@GaitRash) March 26, 2019

Joke of the year. Ngiritas and Omollo swindled millions but are free.
Mnyonge hana haki

— Gichboy (@tomgitts) March 26, 2019

Hope @ntsa_kenya officials who were being bribed were fined 3million too?
Justice is not justice if it's unfair.

— Alfonce ngetich (@AlfonceNgetich) March 26, 2019

Thats too harsh.
8 k ?

— Raymond Matata. (@raymondmtetezi) March 26, 2019