This archive report was first published on 20 November 2019.
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) released a survey report on Tuesday, revealing that the Interior Ministry has retained its position as the most corrupt government entity in Kenya.
The survey, conducted in December 2018, found that the Interior Ministry had a corruption perception index of 47.5 percent, followed closely by the Health Ministry with 17.9 percent and the Agriculture Ministry with 13.8 percent.
According to the report, the Interior Ministry's corruption perception index declined by 17.9 percent over the last one year, from 64.7 percent in 2017. The Health Ministry also showed a similar trend, with a decline from 27.8 percent in 2017 to 17.9 percent in 2018.
However, the Agriculture Ministry slid further into corruption, taking the third place in the survey. The Lands Ministry also registered a significant drop in incidences of corruption, from 23.9 percent in 2017 to 11.0 percent in 2018.
EACC Chairman Eliud Wabukala called for parliamentarians to tighten the laws and take other measures to heighten the war against corruption. He also emphasized the need to expedite the hearing and disposal of anti-corruption cases, and to provide for the commission's unrestricted access to wealth declaration reports.
Other government departments and agencies that were found to be highly corrupt included the Kenya Police, Kenya Power, National Hospital Insurance Fund, and the National Youth Service. The survey also found that bribery demands remained the highest in Wajir County, for the third year running.
