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Standard Group is recognized as a leading multi-media house in Kenya with a key
influence in matters of national and international interest.
The latest Transparency International rankings place Kenya at position 145 out of 176, down from position 139 in 2015, on the Corruption Perceptions Index. Lower-ranked countries are generally graded based on the incompetency of, particularly, the police and the Judiciary. Where the two institutions charged with handling human rights fail to deliver, a country gets lower scores.
A corrupt civil service soliciting bribes from the public in exchange for services, and general lethargy in the Government in fighting the vice further put a blot on a country’s record.
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