- In the list released by the National Ethics and Corruption Survey, 2023, West Pokot county ranked top with Sh56,695.
- Nairobi came in second, where Kenyans seeking services had to part with at least Sh37,768) to get services.
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The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has disclosed a list of counties where service seekers had to part with large amounts of bribes to receive services.
In the list released by the National Ethics and Corruption Survey, 2023, West Pokot county ranked top with Sh56,695.
EACC said Nairobi came in second, where Kenyans seeking services had to part with at least Sh37,768) to get services.
According to the survey, Murang’a was third with Sh18,378, Kisii Sh16,810 and Uasin Gishu Sh11,136, closing the top five counties.
The survey, however, indicated that the largest share of national bribes was paid in Nairobi county at 54.45 per cent followed by West Pokot at 13.87 per cent and Uasin Gishu at 3.7 per cent.
"Nyamira, Baringo, Siaya, Bungoma and Turkana also emerged as five counties where bribery is most prevalent with all respondents who sought services in the counties paying a bribe," the survey said.
The National Ethics and Corruption Survey noted that bribe payment had the highest impact in Bungoma.
"Each time a person paid a bribe in this county, they were 1.14 times more likely to receive the service than if they did not pay the bribe," the survey said.
It however, said that the proportion of respondents who were asked to pay a bribe to receive a service decreased from 28.3 per cent in 2022 to 17.7 per cent in 2023.
Most of the respondents (38.8 per cent) said they paid a bribe since it was the only way to access a service.
Another 20 per cent said they paid a bribe because it was demanded and 19 per cent paid to avoid delay in service.
The sample size for the survey was computed at 5,100 individuals drawn from 510 clusters distributed across all 47 counties.
Data collection was preceded by a questionnaire design and two days of training held between October 11-12, 2023.
Data collection was conducted from October 13 to November 4, 2023.
Both quantitative and qualitative research methods were used.
Computer Assisted Personal Interviews (CAPI) were conducted with household heads with a literature review providing critical insights into topical issues on anti-corruption.