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Bribery, nepotism, tenders lead in county corruption.
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| Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission CEO Halakhe Waqo addresses media outside Integrity Centre. photo/FILE |
An Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission survey conducted in 39 counties has exposed rampant corruption owing to lack of transparency in service delivery.
The eight counties not surveyed are Garissa, Lamu, Mandera, Marsabit, Samburu, Tana River, Turkana and Wajir.
The survey recommendations range from the development and implementation of an anti-bribery compliance policy at the county level to enhancement of public participation in the budgeting and project implementation process and ensuring value for money in road and other infrastructure construction to reduce corruption.
The report says corruption in the counties is manifested in bribery, abuse of office, conflict of interest, nepotism, favouritism and absenteeism, among other factors.
According to the county survey, analysis shows that corruption is most prevalent in Narok, Kisii, Homa Bay, Bomet, Embu, Bungoma, Kirinyaga, Kakamega, Mombasa, Migori and Nairobi.
The survey reveals that bribery, favouritism, procurement irregularities, bid rigging, embezzlement of public funds, shoddy implementation of projects, abuse of office, conflict of interest, misuse of public resources, delay in service delivery and discrimination are the most prevalent forms of corruption in the counties.
Entitled “Corruption and Ethics in Devolved Services: County Public Officers’ Experiences, 2015", the report finds that Narok is dogged by lateness among 70 per cent of its staff, misuse of county vehicles for personal gain, contractors offering up to Sh100,000 for faster processing of payments, ..
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