The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), through its Western Regional Office, has arrested Busia Land Registrar Collins Aiela Liyayi, who demanded and received a bribe of Ksh 10,000 from the complainant in order to release a title deed he had processed but withheld pending payment of the bribe as “release fees.”
He was arrested on Tuesday September 23, 2025, during an operation mounted by the Commission following investigations into multiple complaints from Busia residents.
The Land Registrar has allegedly made it a routine to withhold titles processed for members of the public seeking services at the Lands Registry, after which he demands bribes in order to release them.
The suspect was escorted to the EACC Western Regional Office in Bungoma where he was processed and later booked at Bungoma Police Station pending further processing on Wednesday.
The operation is part of the ongoing crackdown on bribery in public service delivery to improve access to quality services for all citizens.
Meanwhile, the Commission has promised to scale up intelligence gathering and surveillance targeting public institutions that provide essential services that are prone to bribery.
