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Causes of corruption in Kenya include:

• Bad governance
• Political patronage\lack of political will
• Breakdown/erosion/perversion of societal values and norms.
• Non enforcement of the law.
• Tribalism, faviouritism, nepotism and cronyism
• Weak or absence of management systems,
• Procedures and practices.
• Misuse of discretionary power vested I individuals or offices.
• Weak civil society and apathy.
• Lack of professional integrity
• Lack of transparency and accountability
• Inefficient public sector
• Greed

Effects of corruption

These include:

• Poor infrastructure e.g. impassable roads, poor telephone network.
• Increased cost of goods and services
• Increased poverty.
• Shoddy work and stalled projects
• Poor medial services (e.g. lack of medicine and doctors)
• Reduced investments in our economy.
• Unemployment
• Rise in crime rate and insecurity
• Delay denial and sale of justice in our public land, property and utilities.
• Social unrest.
• Negative international image.

Benefits of fighting corruption

If we join hands infighting corruption:

Our economy will grow and:

• Increase public revenue.
• Create more jobs.
• Fund our social services.
• Improve our infrastructure.
• Provide better health care.
• Alleviate poverty.
• Improve our living standards.
• Make us stand proud among nations.
• We will have a caring society.
• Our resources will be used to develop the country.
• The crime rate will decline and we shall have improved security.
• We shall produce quality products at affordable prices.
• There will be increased investor confidence in our country
• There will be peace and stability in our country.

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