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- 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
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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 |
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
Source:https://www.transparency.org/
http://www.nation.co.ke/
