Close to 80% of Kenyans would still engage in corruption if given a chance, revealed the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) in a report released on Monday.
According to the Report, most Kenyans engage in corruption because they want to hasten up services rendered to them (or on their behalf) with a 21.0% score in 2017.
EACC further showed that 12.5% of Kenyans would participate in corruption activities if it helps them get employed and another 9.7% would offer bribes to avoid problems with the Authority.
Coming in fourth, 9.5% of the respondents also pay bribes to avoid being arrested by Law Enforcement while closing the top five list are those who would engage in corruption to Finance their lifestyles at 9.3%.
When asked whether they would participate in corruption if given another chance, 78.1% agreed against 21.9% who declined.
Other reasons why people still engage in corruption include:
- Being the only option – 8.8%
- Access services – 6.9%
- Low salary – 3.5%
- High demand of service – 3.3%
- Access demands not legally deserved – 2.7%
The report also revealed that only 13% of Kenyans feel that the police are committed to fighting corruption while only 23% have confidence in the Police Service Institution.
Out of the 1,577 respondents to the 2017 survey, 61% of the respondents did nothing towards a corruption free Kenya while only 5% reported corruption instances to the relevant authority.
The survey was carried out from September 18 to October 24, 2017, covering 47 counties in Kenya with 1,577 respondents and 15 key informants.
Kenya is still ranked among the top corrupt countries globally coming at position 143 out of the available 180 countries.
