Kenya Disappoints in World Ranking as Rwanda Shines in Rule of Law

Rampant corruption, impunity, and insecurity have pushed Kenya to the bottom of a global ranking on the rule of law, standing at number 101 out of the 126 countries surveyed in the World Justice Project.

Kenya, according to the Rule of Law Index 2019, rated better than countries considered to warzones such as Democratic Republic of Congo, Afghanistan, Venezuela, and Cambodia.

Among the East African Countries, Uganda is performing worse at position 113 out of the 126 countries. Uganda which is under the leadership of Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is said to be performing poorly in the global ranking due to its current political upheavals.

Rwanda is the best-performing country at position 40 out of the 126 countries that took part in the survey.

The countries that participated in the World Justice Project survey were rated on scores ranging from 0-1 with 1 being the highest score and 0 being the lowest meaning the country that is the weakest when it comes to adhering to the law.

Kenya posted a mean score of 0.45 compared to Rwanda’s 0.61.

Denmark was ranked the best globally in adherence to the rule of law with a mean score of 0.90.

Kenya’s Poor Ranking a Reflection of a Rotting Society and Government

Kenya has continued to rank poorly in global rankings, a true reflection of an overwhelmed Government that is crumbling in the presence of overwhelming corruption cases.

Unresolved corruption cases are not helping in discouraging the vice as the suspects are continually frustrating investigations.

Security remains a concern with the most recent case of killings and knife stabs still fresh in the coastal region while extrajudicial killings remain unresolved resulting to Kenya’s dismaying performance on right to life and security at a mere 0.27 score.

The arms of Government performed as outlined below in the absence of corruption:

• Executive – 0.30
• Judiciary – 0.46
• Legislature – 0.08

The police surprisingly were rated at 0.25; performed better than the Legislature which scored 0.08 thanks to its constant bribery allegations.

The Legislatures poor performance comes at the backdrop of five members of Parliament being denied Visas to the US over claims of terrorism and benefiting from proceeds of criminal activity.

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Kenya ranks at position 119 on the security category and position 120 in the absence of corruption.

In 2018, Kenya’s ranking in the survey was sore to the eye but the ranking in 2019 depicts the state of a lawless country that has no respect for human life or law, a society where it is every man for himself and God for us all.