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CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2016
Report: Weak anti-corruption agencies to blame for Kenya’s low ranking in graft index
In Summary
- According to the 2015 Corruption Perception Index released by TI on Wednesday, Kenya retained the same score, 25 points of a possible 100, it had in 2014.
- The anti-corruption report also attributed Kenya’s poor ranking on a shrinking media space, lack of public access to information and a Judiciary that is not independent.
- President Uhuru Kenyatta’s war on corruption has seen him fire cabinet secretaries named in corruption allegations.
- Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko said that the fastest it takes to take a corruption case through the courts is five years.READ MORE
PUTTING THE SCORES IN CONTEXT
2016 Rank | Country | 2016 Score | 2015 Score | 2014 Score | 2013 Score | 2012 Score | Region |
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1 | Denmark | 90 | 91 | 92 | 91 | 90 | Europe and Central Asia |
1 | New Zealand | 90 | 88 | 91 | 91 | 90 | Asia Pacific |
3 | Finland | 89 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 90 | Europe and Central Asia |
4 | Sweden | 88 | 89 | 87 | 89 | 88 | Europe and Central Asia |
5 | Switzerland | 86 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 86 | Europe and Central Asia |
6 | Norway | 85 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 85 | Europe and Central Asia |
7 | Singapore | 84 | 85 | 84 | 86 | 87 | Asia Pacific |
8 | Netherlands | 83 | 87 | 83 | 83 | 84 | Europe and Central Asia |
9 | Canada | 82 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 84 | Americas |
10 | Germany | 81 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 79 | Europe and Central Asia |
10 | Luxembourg | 81 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 80 | Europe and Central Asia |
10 | United Kingdom | 81 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 74 | Europe and Central Asia |
13 | Australia | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 85 | Asia Pacific |
14 | Iceland | 78 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 82 | Europe and Central Asia |
15 | Belgium | 77 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 75 | Europe and Central Asia |
142 | Guinea | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | Sub Saharan Africa |
142 | Mauritania | 27 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | Middle East and North Africa |
142 | Mozambique | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | Sub Saharan Africa |
145 | Bangladesh | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | Asia Pacific |
145 | Cameroon | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | Sub Saharan Africa |
145 | Gambia | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 34 | Sub Saharan Africa |
145 | Kenya | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | Sub Saharan Africa |
145 | Madagascar | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 32 | Sub Saharan Africa |
145 | Nicaragua | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | Americas |
151 | Tajikistan | 25 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | Europe and Central Asia |
151 | Uganda | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 29 | Sub Saharan Africa |
153 | Comoros | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | Sub Saharan Africa |
154 | Turkmenistan | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | Europe and Central Asia |
154 | Zimbabwe | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | Sub Saharan Africa |
156 | Cambodia | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | Asia Pacific |
156 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | Sub Saharan Africa |
156 | Uzbekistan | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | Europe and Central Asia |
159 | Burundi | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | Sub Saharan Africa |
159 | Central African Republic | 20 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | Sub Saharan Africa |
159 | Chad | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | Sub Saharan Africa |
159 | Haiti | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | Americas |
159 | Republic of Congo | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 26 | Sub Saharan Africa |
164 | Angola | 18 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 22 | Sub Saharan Africa |
164 | Eritrea | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 25 | Sub Saharan Africa |
166 | Iraq | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | Middle East and North Africa |
166 | Venezuela | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | Americas |
168 | Guinea-Bissau | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 25 | Sub Saharan Africa |
169 | Afghanistan | 15 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | Asia Pacific |
170 | Libya | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 21 | Middle East and North Africa |
170 | Sudan | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | Middle East and North Africa |
170 | Yemen | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 23 | Middle East and North Africa |
173 | Syria | 13 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 26 | Middle East and North Africa |
174 | Korea (North) | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | Asia Pacific |
175 | South Sudan | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | N/A | Sub Saharan Africa |
176 | Somalia | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | Sub Saharan Africa |
The lower-ranked countries in our index are plagued by untrustworthy and badly functioning public institutions like the police and judiciary. Even where anti-corruption laws are on the books, in practice they’re often skirted or ignored. People frequently face situations of bribery and extortion, rely on basic services that have been undermined by the misappropriation of funds, and confront official indifference when seeking redress from authorities that are on the take.READ MORE