According to the report, the police, the ministry of lands and the ministry for local government are most affected by corruption. The employment sector is singled out as reportedly commanding the highest bribe size this year, with bribes paid in relation to employment apparently twice as high as bribes paid for business purposes. The report places the average size of bribes paid for employment purposes at Ksh 5,962 (58 Euro) compared to Ksh 3,491 (34 Euro) for business transactions.

Effective policies are “those that give the people and the government the greatest, accessible and affordable services at the least cost in terms of fee and establishment,” said Job Ogonda, Executive Director of TI-Kenya.

Kenyans’ negative perception of corruption has reportedly not changed since last year. According to respondents, the perceived levels of corruption has actually grown worse.

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