Transparency International (Berlin)
9 March 2009
press release
The Grand Coalition Government in Kenya seems to be losing the war against corruption.
In the wake of widespread starvation and rising costs of living, TI-Kenya’s National Corruption Perceptions Survey shows that many Kenyans believe the government has the power, the ability but not the will to tackle corruption. Parliament stands especially indicted in the failure to uphold the common good.
The survey, which sought to assess the perceptions of Kenyans as regards progress on the war against corruption one year after the formation of the Grand Coalition, was conducted amongst a random sample of 1000 respondents between February and March of this year. TI-Kenya released its findings today at a launch presided over by the Chair of the International Board of Directors, Huguette Labelle.
Coinciding with reports of massive graft within the maize and oil sectors, the survey sought to establish whether the Kenyan citizen maintains confidence in the expressed intention of the Coalition to tackle corruption. The survey indicates a prevailing belief that the anti corruption agenda is being constrained by an apparent lack of political will: “The entire state has been captured to a certain extent by corrupt interests. Nearly every institution of governance and service delivery is working in the interest of a small group of people who profit from it,” said Job Ogonda, Executive Director, Transparency International-Kenya.
Key findings include:
TI-Kenya would like to urge the Coalition Government to demonstrate commitment to their publicly expressed intentions for public sector reform. Specifically, the government must put in place:
TI-Kenya further urges every citizen to continue to monitor the priorities of the 10th parliament as the country awaits the 2012 elections.
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