HOW LARGE ARE THE BRIBES PAID IN KENYA?
Most bribes involve relatively small sums paid very frequently. The Kenya Urban Bribery Index found that bribes of Ksh. 200 and below, paid every day, account for 41% of the transactions, daily bribes of Ksh. 500 and below for 63%, and daily bribes of Ksh. 1000 and below for 75% of the transactions. However, transactions involving big amounts account for most of the proceeds from bribery. Bribes of Ksh. 50,000 and over account for 41% of the value, and bribes exceeding Ksh. 5,000 for just over 75%. It is estimated the average urban Kenyan pays 16 bribes to both public and private institutions in a month. Public servants, that is, employees of central government ministries, local authorities and state corporations are by far the most bribed, accounting for 99 percent of the bribery transactions, and 97% of the value.
