Kenya and Uganda most corrupt in East Africa says Transparency International
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July 10, 2013 (KAMPALA) - Kenya and Uganda respectively are the most
corrupt countries in the East Africa region according to a corruption
index released on Tuesday by Transparency International.
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Community / very light green: Central African Federation (defunct) /
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The global barometer survey lists Kenya as the forth most corrupt
country in the world while Uganda stands at number 17.
In the East African region the report found that 70% of Kenyans had
paid bribes to access service. In Uganda that figure was at 61%.
Tanzania came third with 56% while South Sudan was at 39%. With only
13% saying they had paid bribes, Rwanda was found to be the least
corrupt in the region by the transparency report.
Transparency International, which is an independent civil society
group to fight against corruption, says the global corruption
barometer 2013 surveyed more than 114,000 respondents in 107 countries
around the world speaking to a sample of 1,000 people in each country.
In East Africa and other countries in Sub Saharan Africa, the police
stood out among the most corrupt public intuitions.
In Uganda, 95% said they had paid bribes to a police officer. The
percentage of those who said they had paid bribes to the police was
also high in Kenya and Tanzania.
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