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Publicacion Date:
10/7/2003
Issue: 694
GLOBAL: Corruption still
rife in Kenya, says report
Kenya is still ranked among the
most corrupt countries in the world despite a change of guard in
the government and the fight against corruption. The Corruption
Perception Index (CPI) 2003 shows that Kenya is torpid with the
same score it had last year at 1.9 out of a possible 10. This
indicates that corruption is still on the rise despite a change of
guard in government and its several initiatives to arrest the
trend. Despite NARCīs government putting in place several
measures to fight corruption in Kenya like the formation of the
Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs to coordinate the
anti-corruption war, the creation of the post of the Permanent
Secretary in the office of the president in-charge of Public
Ethics and Governance and the enactment of the Anti-corruption and
Economics Crimes Act and the Public Officer Ethics Act, Kenya
still languish among the most corrupt countries in the world. The
Transparency International Perceptions Index (CPI) 2003, reveals
that corruption is still on an upward swing especially in the
Third World countries with nine out of ten developing countries
scoring less than five against a clean score of 10 in the TI CPI
2003. In this years corruption perception Index 2003, Kenya scored
just 1.9 out of a possible 10 not having moved even an inch from
its previous score of 1.9 in 2002 and is perceived to be among the
eleventh most corrupt countries out of those surveyed. In Africa
Kenya comes behind Nigeria with a CPI score of 1.4 in the second
position, Cameroon with a score of 1.8 in the 8th position and
Angola with a similar score in the 10th position. Transparency
International Chairman, Peter Eigen said nine out of ten
developing countries score less than 5 against a clean score of 10
in the TI CPI 2003. "Developing countries must implement
results-oriented programmes to fight corruption, but they also
require practical help tailored to the needs of their national
anti-corruption startegies," he said. The most corrupt
country is Bangladesh with a CPI score of 1.3 followed by Nigeria
with a score of 1.4, Haiti 1.5, Paraguay is at par with Mynmar
with 1.6, Tajikistan, Georgia, Cameroon, Azerbaijan, and Angola
make the top ten with an CPI score of 1.8. since they are in the
most urgent need of support," said the chairman.
East Standard (Kenya), October 7,
2003
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