The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has tabled a report at the Senate of the top ten most corrupt counties on the basis of the kickbacks that the residents have to part with in order to receive services.
The report revealed that counties from Northern and Western Kenya were the most dominant when it came to cases of corruption.
These findings that cover the period between 2015 and 2017 listed the counties as follows:
Mandera leads the list as EACC stated that for one to receive county services there, one would have to part with an average of Ksh 35,440 in 2017 compared to Ksh 6,972 in 2015 and Ksh 80,000 in 2016.
The EACC report put Kisumu at the second spot in cases involving kickbacks from the residents which would cost you Ksh 26,762. The previous county administration led by the former governor Jack Raguma has been blamed for the rot.
Busia was third with Ksh 18,856 being the average amount that the public had to part with in-order in order to receive services.
John Nyangarama-led Nyamira county came in fourth with the residents having to part with around Ksh 10,597 for them to receive crucial government services.
Murang’a county under Governor Mwangi wa Iria was fifth as EACC indicated in the report that one had to pay Ksh 9,297 on average for them to be served.
The report put Sonko-led Nairobi county in the sixth position with the city residents having to dig deep into their pocket so as to receive services. The report indicated that the average amount a Nairobi resident has to part with was Ksh 8,916.
Marsabit county was at number seven with the residents paying a kickback of Ksh 7,859 on average.
At number eight was the famine-hit Turkana county led by former CoG chair Josephat Nanok led county was accused of having its residents pay a kickback of Ksh 6,791 for them to receive crucial government services.
Uasin Gishu county under governor Jackson Mandago was ranked ninth with the residents paying up to Ksh 6,744 for them to receive county services.
Finally in the list was Wajir county which, despite high poverty ratio among the residents, the report reveals that they have to part with Ksh 6,235 on average in order to receive services.
The report also singled out the departments of health and public works in all the 47 counties as the most corrupt.
People Daily reported that Kericho and Bomet counties were ranked the least corrupt when it came to residents being forced to pay to receive county services.
