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To: loantech who wrote (28111)	2/22/2004 7:18:21 PM
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Kenya: Bribes are now more expensive EastStandard ^ \| 02/23/04 \| John Oyuke eastandard.net The Transparency International report shows that those still willing to give bribes now have to pay more, in line with the demands of the inducement solicitors due to the risks involved. In the departments where a drop in graft has been reported, the few officials taking bribes are pocketing larger amounts than the earlier average figures. In other institutions, graft is still widespread with the solicitors taking small bribes. Public universities topped the list of the most expensive bribes in 2003 at an average of Sh35,000 — three and a half times the highest average registered in public institutions in 2002. The Department of Defence retained second worst ranking, by registering an average of Sh27,000. Other public colleges, which were not ranked last year, have the third highest average at Sh10,700, closely followed by state corporations with an average of Sh10,200, up 16 places from 20th position in 2002 to number four last year. The organisations that registered an increase in the frequency of bribery include the Ministry of Public Works — which registered 3.8 bribes in 2003 per client, up from 2.1 in 2002 — and the Teachers Service Commission, which registered 3.4 bribes per client, up from 1.2 during the period under review. Kenya Railways is also in this category, with a registered three bribes per client per year in 2003, up from one in the year 2002. And while the Ministry of Health registered the most significant reduction in the reported cases of bribery in 2003, the size of bribes demanded shot up from Sh275 per client to Sh1,625. The Ministry of Public Works, on the other hand, recorded a drop in the bribe amount, at Sh2,035 per client down from Sh3,260 in 2002. Other public institutions are Ministry of Labour at Sh5,700 per client, Ministry of Education at Sh5,200, Teachers Service Commission, Sh4,500 and the Immigration Department, Sh3,600. The report makes note of the prominent place taken by the education sector, which is in the top 10 list of offenders. For other organisations, the size of average bribes decreases. These are credit societies, by Sh7,000, the immigration department by Sh6,000, Ministry of Agriculture by Sh1,860, Telkom Kenya by Sh1,700 and the Ministry of Public Works by Sh1,255. Others are Judiciary by Sh490, the Kenya Revenue Authority by Sh490 and the Kenya Commercial Bank by Sh435