A Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) compliance officer, Evans Agumba Oriato, has been charged in Kisumu for allegedly receiving a KES 500,000 bribe.
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) says the payment was meant to influence tax return filings for Jane Memorial Secondary School.
Investigations indicate Mr. Oriato, based in Kisumu, demanded a total of KES 1 million to assist the school with filing returns for 2016–2020.
He allegedly received KES 500,000 as a down payment on December 31, 2021.
The complainants reported the matter after repeated demands for the remaining amount.
EACC launched an operation that led to his arrest while receiving KES 250,000. He was initially processed at EACC offices and released on KES 100,000 cash bail.
The case was forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions, who approved prosecution.
Mr. Oriato was summoned on November 12, 2025, held overnight at Railways Police Station, and arraigned in Kisumu Anti-Corruption Court.
He faces three counts of receiving a bribe under Section 6(1) read with Section 18(1) and (2) of the Anti-Bribery Act No. 47 of 2016. He denied the charges and was released on a KES 500,000 bond with a similar surety.
EACC says the arrest is part of an ongoing crackdown on bribery at public service points, aimed at improving access to services for citizens.