Kenyans are most likely to be asked for a bribe when seeking services in Narok County government, a new report has revealed.
This is according to the latest report by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission released on Friday.
Respondents who sought services in Narok County registered the highest bribery demands recorded at 31.7 percent.
Narok was then followed by those in Elgeyo Marakwet County (31.3%), Nakuru County (29.3%) and Kisii County (28.5%).
Bribe payments were highest in Mandera County at 34.4 percent of the respondents followed by Narok (30.1%), Nakuru (26.7%) and Elgeyo Marakwet (25.8%).
The report on the corruption index in counties covering 2021.
Instances of bribe payment were lowest in Marsabit (1.1%) followed by Tharaka Nithi (4.8%), Embu (6.6%) and Nyeri (7.3%).
The average number of times that a bribe was demanded was highest in Tana River County at 3.8 times followed by Kisii County (3.1), Narok County (2.9) and Garissa (2.7).
On the other hand, Samburu, Lamu, Laikipia, Kakamega, Isiolo, Embu and Kitui Counties recorded the lowest average number of times a bribe was paid at 1.
Service seekers in Narok County paid the highest average bribe at Sh 42,652.96 followed by those in Mombasa (Sh 23,387.50), Mandera (Sh13,168.13) and Nyandarua (Sh 11,109.09).
On the other hand, service seekers in Nyamira County paid the least average bribe of Sh453.64 followed by those in Meru (Sh 814.66), Isiolo (Sh 850.00) and Vihiga (Sh 978.15).
The respondents of the Survey were members of the general public aged 18 years and above at the household level.
They provided feedback on their interaction with public officers while seeking services in public offices.
The Survey utilized various data collection methods including: - a representative nation-wide household survey of 600 clusters with a total of 5,847 household respondents drawn from all the 47 counties.
