The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) will on Wednesday, March 26 release the 2023 National Ethics and Corruption Survey.
The report provides data on the perceptions, magnitude, forms and levels of corruption both in the county and national governments.
It also ranks Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs) and counties based on perceived corruption levels.
EACC conducts surveys to establish the effect of its strategies on corruption indicators pursuant to the provisions of Article 254 (1) of the Constitution, Section 27 of the EACC Act, 2011 and Section 45(1) of the Leadership and Integrity Act (LIA) 2012.
The overall aim of the survey is to find out the status of corruption and ethics in the country.
It further delves into the provision of national government services, and public support for anti-corruption initiatives.
The specific objectives are to establish the status of corruption and unethical practices, assess the nature, likelihood, prevalence and impact of corruption in public service delivery based on individual experiences.
It is also done to find out service areas most prone to corruption and unethical conduct in public service delivery and the level of corruption reporting among the general public.
Other objectives are effectiveness and support for existing anti-corruption initiatives by public institutions, level of access to ethics and anti-corruption services and sources of information on corruption and unethical behavior by the citizenry.
The Commission has continuously devised various strategies to help in combating the emerging corruption cases in public institutions.
The vice remains an endemic problem posing a major obstacle to development in all sectors.
EACC fights the vice through four main strategies which are enforcement (investigations), prevention, public education and asset recovery.
