A Corruption Index Report released by Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has shown that the Ministry of Interior, Under Dr. Fred Matiang’i, is the most corrupt institution in Kenya.
In the report, the police service and the traffic department are the most corrupt within the Ministry of Interior followed by the State Department of Interior, public hospitals, the Immigration Department and the CDF.
The Ministry of Health, according to the report, is the second most corrupt entity in Kenya. The Ministry of Devolution, Education, Transport and Treasury follow in that order.
From the report, the most corrupt ministries are the Ministry of Interior, Health, Devolution, Education, Transport and Treasury.
Murang’a County has been pointed out as the most corrupt county in Kenya. The report says that Kenyans are more likely to be asked for a bribe in Murang’a County than in any other county.
Other most corrupt counties include Trans-Nzoia, Mandera, Kirinyaga and Marsabit counties respectively.
The least corrupt county is Lamu County followed by Taita Taveta, Tana River, and Kericho.
The reports indicated that the trust of Kenyans in government’s fight against corruption has dropped by 10 percent.
Corruption cases are rampant when one is applying for national Identity Cards, birth certificates, medical services, title deed and traffic-related matters.
Kenyans, have, however, turned their guns to the EACC accusing the institution of laxity in fighting corruption.
Mega corruption scandals like the National Youth Service that led to the loss of more than 20 billion shillings, the Youth Fund where more than 400 million shillings went down the drain, the 5 billion corruption allegations in the Ministry of Health are among the cases that lie unresolved.
President Uhuru Kenyatta already declared corruption a threat to national security after it was established that 50 percent of the countries budget is often lost through corruption.