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More Kenyans offering bribes than receiving them- EACC

Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) chairman David Oginde during the launch of The National Ethics and Corruption Survey (NECS) report 2024 at the Integrity Centre on August 5, 2025. [Benard Orwongo, Standard]

More Kenyans paid bribes to access public services in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to the latest National Ethics and Corruption Survey by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).

The report, released Tuesday, August 5, shows that offering bribes was the most common form of corruption, accounting for 52.1 per cent, compared to 41.9 per cent of respondents who admitted to receiving bribes.

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