You are not likely to access Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) services without paying a bribe, according to a new report. The latest finding by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) released on Tuesday ranked KRA officers second most corrupt among professional groups at 17.3 per cent.
Police ranked top at 27.6 per cent. The 2024 National Ethics and Corruption Survey is derived from views of 5,960 households across the country. The survey, conducted between November 6 and December 1 last year, lists chiefs the third most corrupt at 16.2 per cent, followed by county inspectorate officers (14.6 per cent) and lawyers (14.1 per cent). Land surveyors were also exposed among most corrupt professional groups. "Teachers, journalists, university lecturers, bankers, doctors and nurses and economists were reported as least involved in unethical practices and corruption," the report reads.
Corruption practices are entrenched in the police service, registrations offices, healthcare sector and Immigration offices. The EACC report also established the bribery trend is most likely encountered in government ministries led by Interior (47.8 per cent), Health (19.7 per cent), Treasury (5.8 per cent), Lands and Housing (4.7 per cent) and Education (4.1 per cent).
Cash for services "Departments and services perceived as most prone to unethical practices and corruption in county governments were county health services (45.1 per cent), county transport (9.1 per cent), county-agriculture (7.9 per cent), county administrative department/unit (4.8 per cent), and county public service board (4.7 per cent)," said the report. According to the report, majority of bribes were paid in cash (99.5 per cent), with only 0.5 per cent of respondents indicating they gave food or drink as a form of inducement.
