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EAST AFRICAN BRIBERY INDEX TRENDS ANALYSIS
2010-2014
Introduction
• The first East African Index was conducted in 2009 in Kenya ,Uganda and Tanzania. In 2010 , Rwanda and Burundi were included.
• The objective of the survey was to map out bribery experiences of citizens across the five East African countries during interactions with key public service institutions and sectors
Objectives
• In 2015, The East Africa Bribery Index Trends Analysis is a presentation of the patterns that have emerged from the EABI reports produced between the year 2010 and 2014.
Methodology
• Across the five year period, over fifty thousand respondents (53,784) randomly sampled from the five East African countries were interviewed face to face for the survey.
• The index examines indicators such as likelihood of bribery, prevalence of bribery, average size of bribe, share of national bribe and impact of bribery.
• It also examines the reasons for paying bribes, reporting of bribery incidents and the public's perception of corruption among other views on the fight against corruption
Sectors covered
• It focused on five sectors; Police , Judiciary, Registry and licensing services, Land services and Tax services.
KEY FINDINGS
Country Performance
• Rwanda was repeatedly ranked as the least bribery prone country in the region.
• The remaining four countries had a mixed outlook , with Burundi being the most bribery prone in three of the five years under review.
• Kenya registered an improvement since 2010 in
this regard. Apart from 2012 ,It was the least bribery prone country next to Rwanda.
Sector Performance – Judiciary
Country Y2010 Y2011 Y2012 Y2013 Y2014
Kenya 59 44 30 38 47
Burundi 52 50 63 48 35
Rwanda 6 24 37
Tanzania 75 76 45 38 42
Uganda 50 59 44 42 31
Average size of bribe – Judiciary
Year Amount of bribe (Ksh)
2010 11,046
2011 9,230
2012 5,063
2013 8,390
2014 7,885
Sector Performance – Lands services
Country Y2010 Y2011 Y2012 Y2013 Y2014
Kenya 53 56 70 47 55
Burundi 36 52 42
Rwanda 12 15 12
Tanzania 44 45 20 27 36
Uganda 32 59 27 47 60
Average size of bribe – Land Services
Year Amount of bribe (Ksh)
2010 8,973
2011 6,800
2012 9,842
2013 8,949
2014 7,219
Sector Performance – Police
Country Y2010 Y2011 Y2012 Y2013 Y2014
Kenya 78 80 72 71 68
Burundi 80 78 63 64 73
Rwanda 38 54 47
Tanzania 85 83 83 73 83
Uganda 71 81 85 60 84
Average size of bribe – Police
Year Amount of bribe (Ksh)
2010 4,434
2011 3,557
2012 2,801
2013 4,411
2014 4,821
Sector Performance – Tax services
Country Y2010 Y2011 Y2012 Y2013 Y2014
Kenya 41 28 14 15 23
Burundi 90 69 36 16 20
Rwanda 7 19 10
Tanzania 53 47 11 37 14
Uganda 77 65 33 20 15
Average size of bribe – Tax services
Year Amount of bribe (Ksh)
2010 3,327
2011 3,567
2012 2,787
2013 3,986
2014 6,815
WHY DID YOU PAY A BRIBE? Year Reason-Kenya
2012, 2013 To hasten the service
2014 It was the only way to access the service
Country Reason
Burundi To hasten the service It was the only way to access the service
Rwanda To hasten the service To access a service I did not legally deserve
Tanzania To hasten the service
Uganda It was the only way to access the service
DID YOU REPORT THE INCIDENT?
Kenya No 93%
Burundi No 92%
Rwanda No 86%
Tanzania No 91%
Uganda No 93%
WHY DIDN’T YOU REPORT- Kenya Country Reason
2010 I knew no action would be taken even if I reported
2011 I knew no action would be taken even if I reported
2012 I knew no action would be taken even if I reported
2013 I knew no action would be taken even if I reported
2014 I did not know where to report
WHY DIDN’T YOU REPORT- Regional Country Reason
Kenya I knew no action would be taken even if I reported
Burundi -Fear of self incrimination -Fear of Intimidation/reprisal -I was a beneficiary
Rwanda Fear of self incrimination
Tanzania I knew no action would be taken even if I reported
Uganda I knew no action would be taken even if I reported
How would you describe the current state of corruption- Kenya
Year Level Percentage %
2010 High 54%
2011 High 53%
2012 Medium 47%
2013 High 62%
2014 High 67%
How would you describe the current state of corruption- Regional
Country Level Average %
Burundi High 54%
Kenya High 57%
Rwanda Low 68%
Tanzania High 53%
Uganda High 67%
Is the government doing enough to fight corruption- Kenya
22%
35%
30%
46%
38%
62%
46%
50%
49%
58%
16%
20%
20%
5%
4%
Y2010
Y2011
Y2012
Y2013
Y2014
Yes
No
Unsure
Is the government doing enough to fight corruption- Regional
Country Response Average %
Burundi No 45%
Kenya No 53%
Rwanda Yes 94%
Tanzania No 47%
Uganda No 57%
Recommendations
Strengthen National anti-corruption bodies
• The government should ensure that EACC has enough operational and institutional independence to deliver on the anti-corruption mandate.
Recommendations
Enhance anti corruption efforts at the county level
Recommendations
Build public confidence to report corruption to the relevant ant corruption institutions.
Recommendations
Stronger regional anti-corruption initiatives
• Secondly, the East African Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (EAAACA) should be supported to play a stronger coordination role across the region.
Way Forward
• TI-Kenya welcome partnerships with public institutions aimed at comprehensively identifying and strengthening internal systems and procedures to curb corruption
Questions
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