The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commision (EACC) has revealed the counties that the highest bribes are paid in order to procure services.
A National Ethics and Corruption Survey 2017 released on Monday showed that those who paid bribes to be served in public offices increased markedly to 62% from 46% posted in the 2016 Survey.
The overall objective of the report is to provide data that will feed the anti-corruption strategy in the country.
The study covered 47 counties with 5977 household respondents and 15 Key informants and was conducted from 18th September to 24th October 2017.
Mandera residents pay the highest bribes in the country with an average of Ksh 34,440.
Kisumu County comes in second with Ksh 26,762 while Busia follows closely with Ksh 18,866.
Nyamira and Murang’a counties close the top list with an average of Ksh 10,967 and Ksh 9,297 respectively offered as bribes.
Elgeyo Marakwet, Bomet and Kericho comes in last with Ksh 585, Ksh 535 and Ksh 508 respectively paid as bribes.
Nearly half of those who paid an inducement complied since it was the only way that they could access the services they needed.
17% paid to hasten service delivery, 13% paid to avoid trouble with the authorities, 10% as a custom while 3% complied to access services they did not legally deserve.
The Survey, being population-based, relied on the fifth National Sample Survey and Evaluation Programme (NASSEP V) developed and maintained by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics in identifying a representative sample.
Majority of the respondents indicated that given an opportunity they would not engage in corrupt and unethical conduct compared to 22 percent who said that they would take up the opportunity
