Kenyans pay Sh11,625 average bribe to access services in public offices: EACC » Capital News
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 27 – A recent survey by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has revealed that Sh11,625 is the average bribe that a member of public is likely to be asked to part with in order to access services at a public office.
According to the study, the figure spiked from Sh6,865 reported in 2022.
The report further found that job seekers, passport applicants paid largest kickbacks during the period under survey.
Meanwhile, the National Police Service (NPS), Department of Immigration and Registrar of Persons has once again topped the list of most corrupt government departments in the survey.
At the same, Nairobi, West Pokot and Uasin Gishu topped the County Bribery index while Kajiado emerged as the least corrupt county.
The survey further reveals that 98 per cent of those polled said they did report a case of bribery.
A paltry 2 per cent said the reported.
The number of people willing to participate in corruption or unethical conduct fell to 14 per cent in 2023 as compare to 16 per cent during the same period in 2022
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