Around 68 percent of Kenyans considered police officers corrupt in 2019. Police was the institution most perceived as involved with corruption in the country that year. For 47 percent of the respondents, most of the members of the Kenyan Parliament, or all of them, were corrupt. Religious and traditional leaders were least perceived as corrupt (15 and 14 percent, respectively).
Perceived corruption among institutions and leaders in Kenya as of 2019
Respondents were asked: "How many of the following people do you think are involved in corruption, or haven’t you heard enough about them to say?" (% who say “most of them” of “all of them”).
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Afrobarometer. (April 16, 2021). Perceived corruption among institutions and leaders in Kenya as of 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241400/perceived-corruption-among-institutions-and-leaders-in-kenya/
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