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CORRUPTION
Nairobi July 22, 2010 By Naliston Kibuthu
Kenya has emerged third in the list of most corrupt countries in Eastern Africa, this according to the East Africa Bribery Index (EABI) 2010 by Transparency International (TI) - Kenya.
Burundi relinquished Kenya of its initial top position and its revenue authority has been named as the most corrupt institution.
Kenya recorded a slight improvement in the prevalence of corruption, from a rate of 45 per cent in 2009, to 31.9 per cent this year.
Speaking at a press conference, TI Executive Director, Samuel Kimeu said that this year the index had expanded to Rwanda and Burundi.
“EABI has this year used a higher number of respondents from the five East African countries. The number of respondents was selected based on the respective population size,” he said.
Burundi has been ranked at the top position with a corruption prevalence rate of 36.7 per cent while Rwanda is the least corrupt country in the region with a prevalence rate of 6.6 per cent.
The police force has been ranked the most corrupt in Kenya and third in East Africa, with the Ministry of State for Defence, the Nairobi City Council and the Judiciary in Kenya following in that order.
Some of the institutions have exited the 2010 Kenya Aggregate Index, these are the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), and the Ministry of Public Works.
However, the corruption perception in Kenya has not changed for the last three years, according to the index. 90 per cent of Kenyans rated the country as being extremely corrupt.
Speaking at the same function, Assistant Minister, Office of the Prime Minister, Alfred Khang’ati said that previous extreme presidential powers were to blame for the perpetual
state of corruption in Kenya.
“We need a new constitution that contains stronger accountability safeguards and it will serve as the gateway for the much needed institutional reforms aimed at curbing incidents of corruption in the public sector,” he said.
The East Africa Bribery Index is a governance tool developed to measure bribery levels in the private and public sectors in the region.
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CORRUPTION
Nairobi July 22, 2010 By Naliston Kibuthu
Kenya has emerged third in the list of most corrupt countries in Eastern Africa, this according to the East Africa Bribery Index (EABI) 2010 by Transparency International (TI) - Kenya.
Burundi relinquished Kenya of its initial top position and its revenue authority has been named as the most corrupt institution.
Kenya recorded a slight improvement in the prevalence of corruption, from a rate of 45 per cent in 2009, to 31.9 per cent this year.
Speaking at a press conference, TI Executive Director, Samuel Kimeu said that this year the index had expanded to Rwanda and Burundi.
“EABI has this year used a higher number of respondents from the five East African countries. The number of respondents was selected based on the respective population size,” he said.
Burundi has been ranked at the top position with a corruption prevalence rate of 36.7 per cent while Rwanda is the least corrupt country in the region with a prevalence rate of 6.6 per cent.
The police force has been ranked the most corrupt in Kenya and third in East Africa, with the Ministry of State for Defence, the Nairobi City Council and the Judiciary in Kenya following in that order.
Some of the institutions have exited the 2010 Kenya Aggregate Index, these are the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), and the Ministry of Public Works.
However, the corruption perception in Kenya has not changed for the last three years, according to the index. 90 per cent of Kenyans rated the country as being extremely corrupt.
Speaking at the same function, Assistant Minister, Office of the Prime Minister, Alfred Khang’ati said that previous extreme presidential powers were to blame for the perpetual
state of corruption in Kenya.
“We need a new constitution that contains stronger accountability safeguards and it will serve as the gateway for the much needed institutional reforms aimed at curbing incidents of corruption in the public sector,” he said.
The East Africa Bribery Index is a governance tool developed to measure bribery levels in the private and public sectors in the region.
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