August 24, 2016

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Majority of Kenyans feel Kenya is getting worse. This is according to polling done by Infotrack. Corruption was the leading issue.

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Majority of Kenyans feel Kenya is getting worse

Majority of Kenyans feel Kenya is getting worse

Majority of Kenyans feel that the country is headed in the wrong direction with corruption topping the list of the concerns.

According to a new survey by Infotrack Kenya, which was commissioned by the African Center on Open Government, 58% of those surveyed feel the country is going in the wrong direction while 29% feel that we are headed in the right direction.

Those who feel that the country is headed in the wrong direction cited corruption as the key concern with 73% saying that corruption increased in the last one year, with only one in 10 Kenyans having confidence in the ability of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to fight corruption.

The survey listed the National Police Service as the most corrupt institution with a prevalence of 89%, followed by county governments 78%.  Corruption at the Deputy President’s Office stands at 51% while that of the Office of the President is 46.4.

Other issues that Kenyans want addressed are economy and insecurity.

The survey was conducted between May 31 and June 8.

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