With barely a few months after millions of shillings were reported to have been lost,the Interior ministry, the powerful docket is now listed as the most prone to corruption perception at 64.7%.
The Dr Fred Matiang’i-led ministry has jumped from 45.7 percent in 2016 to 64.7 percent, with Kenya Police ranked at 23.8 percent, followed by the National Police Service Commission at 13.7 percent.
The survey which was conducted from September 18 and October 24 in 47 counties , and sampled 5,977 households , the Interior ministry was followed by Ministries of Health and Lands with 76 percent of Kenyans revealing that they did not receive government services after failing to pay a bribe.
Of those who were denied services, a disappointing 93 per cent said they did not report acts of corruption they witnessed.
Half of those polled said they paid a bribe because it was the only way to get government services, with 17 per cent saying it was the only way to hasten service delivery.
With Kenyans paying an average of Sh5,058 in bribes in 2017, those living in Mandera had to part with almost seven times the national average.
They told researchers that they had to pay an average Sh35,440 in bribes to access government services.
Kisumu follows closely at Sh 26,762, Busia (Sh18,886), Nyamira (Sh10,967), Murang’a (Sh9,297), Nairobi (Sh8,916), Marsabit (Sh7,859), Turkana (Sh6,791), Uasin Gishu (Sh6,744), with Wajiir closing the top 10 at an average of Sh6,235.
Kenyans in Kericho paid the least bribe at Sh508, with Bomet, Elgeyo-Marakwet, Machakos, Migori, Tharaka-Nithi, Taita Taveta, and Lamu following with Sh535, Sh585, Sh980, Sh1,014, Sh1,026, Sh1,076, and Sh1,152, respectively.
In the devolved units, the department of finance and planning was rated as the most prone to corruption at 18 per cent.
Corruption (43.6%) ranked first as the leading problem facing the country having emerged third in the 2016 Survey. Poverty (37%) came second followed by Unemployment (32.2%), Unfavorable economic conditions (22.2%) and political instability (21.8%) #NationalEthicsCorruptionSurvey pic.twitter.com/AVTYKJi45S
— EACC (@EACCKenya) October 1, 2018