TSC Ranked Most Corrupt Institution in Kenya by EACC Report.
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has identified the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) as one of the most corrupt institutions in Kenya.
This finding is part of the National Ethics and Corruption Survey of 2023, which was made public on Tuesday. The report highlights widespread corruption in key public offices, significantly impeding the fair delivery of services to citizens.
TSC was recorded with a 100% corruption prevalence, placing it alongside several other institutions, including the County Health Department, National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), County Commissioners Office, Public Service Commission, County Public Service Boards, National Construction Authority (NCA), Kenya Forestry Service (KFS), Ministry of Defense, and the Ministry of Industrialization, Trade, and Enterprise Development.
Respondents in the survey reported that seeking services in these institutions often required bribes to expedite processes.
The report further revealed that corruption in TSC has compromised fairness in employment, promotions, transfers, remuneration, medical insurance, training, and disciplinary proceedings.
Following closely behind TSC with a 98.2% prevalence rate is the Constituency Development Fund Office (CDF). Other institutions with high corruption rates include public hospitals and dispensaries (94.5%), the regular police responsible for maintaining law and order (87.2%), and the Registrar of Persons (77.5%).
Additional critical institutions implicated in the report include the Judiciary, the Police Department, the Ministry of Lands, the Ministry of Health, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), and the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS).
The report indicated that bribery had a significant impact on various services such as obtaining a TSC number, accessing relief food, registering or transferring vehicles, collecting construction certificates, acquiring driving licenses, securing CDF funds, and receiving agricultural extension services.
Regional and National Corruption Trends
EACC further documented that Nyamira, Baringo, Siaya, Bungoma, Turkana, West Pokot, Samburu, Nandi, Kakamega, and Kisumu recorded the highest corruption cases, all with a 100% prevalence rate.
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The commission also reported an increase in the average national bribe amount, which rose to Ksh.11,625 in 2023 from Ksh.6,865 in 2022. The survey gathered data from a representative household sample of 5,100 respondents across all 47 counties.
According to EACC, 57.3% of respondents perceived corruption levels in the country as high. This report was released just a month before TSC CEO Nancy Macharia proceeds on terminal leave in March ahead of her official retirement in July this year.
TSC Ranked Most Corrupt Institution in Kenya by EACC Report.
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