Interior Ministry, Murang'a County Named Most Corrupt Gov't Institutions

A new report released by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Tuesday names the Interior Ministry and Murang’a County as the most corrupt government institutions.

Health, Devolution, Education, Transport and Lands Ministries respectively, are other dockets that were found to have the highest levels of corruption.

Finance, Agriculture, Labour and Water respectively closed the top ten most corrupt Ministries.

Speaking during the release of the report EACC Chairperson Rev. Eliud Wabukala said the war against corruption is on course.

“The commission has so far recovered assets worth Sh6.7 billion and we are looking to return them to the rightful owners,” he said during the release of the 2016/2017 corruption survey report at his office in Nairobi on Tuesday.

In the counties list, Trans Nzoia was named the second most corrupt after Murang'a (90.7), with a bribe rate of 84 percent followed by Mandera (79.4), Kirinyaga (78.9 ), Marsabit (78.2) and Tharaka Nithi (75.7).

Meru County (70.8) was seventh, followed by Laikipia (67.9), Machakos (62.7) and Nyandarua (61.5).

The top ten least corrupt counties were Lamu, Taita Taveta, Tana River, Kericho, Wajir, Kwale, Elgeyo Marakwet, Kisii, Migori and Kilifi respectively.