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11 July, 2018 Dear African Union leaders, Transparency International and its 28 chapters in Africa applaud the African Union (AU) for earmarking July 11 as African Anti-Corruption Day and dedicating 2018 to the fight against corruption. The impact of corruption on the continent’s economic development is visible and cannot be underestimated. Corruption is not a victimless

To sustain the level of commitment in combating corruption, the Assembly of the African Union declared 2018 as “the African Anti-Corruption Year”. The year will be celebrated under the theme: ‘Winning the Fight Against Corruption: A Sustainable Path to Africa’s Transformation’. To solidify the continent’s political commitment towards a corrupt free,

Introduction The numerous corruption scandals in the recent past have put focus on the effectiveness of anti-corruption agencies and the political leadership in the fight against graft in the country. It has also exposed the weak links between our investigative, prosecutorial and enforcement agencies in the fight against graft. Transparency International Kenya welcomes

Nairobi, 6th June 2018: Transparency International Kenya has today launched the Business Integrity Country Agenda (BICA) Kenya Report. TI-Kenya has been undertaking a study on Business Integrity Country Agenda (BICA) whose main objective is to define and implement a widely shared reform agenda which seeks to reduce corruption in business practices. The

TI-Kenya trained TI Uganda on the handbook on land corruption risk mapping tool on 5th March 2018 and subsequent field visits held from 6th to 10th March 2018 at Mityana and Mubende Districts. Mary Maneno from TI-Kenya facilitated the sessions. The training aimed to equip TI Uganda staff with knowledge on

Transparency International Kenya’s Action for Transparency team organized a Social Media Engagement Forum on 18th April 2018, at Kenyatta University, Parklands Campus. The chat aimed to involve the youth in the fight against corruption and creatie awareness among them on issues of accountability within the Education and Health Sectors. The participants

Transparency International Kenya, through ALAC Nairobi, conducted learning and reflection workshops on the Health Sector Social Audit Report 2016 in Machakos and Kiambu Counties. In Machakos, the sessions were held on 24th April, 2018 in Kyaka hotel while in Kiambu county the event took place on 20th April, 2018 at

Those involved in corrupt dealings should be punished and efforts be made to recover stolen resources. Speaking on Citizen TV on 21st May 2018 over the NYS Scandal, Transparency International Kenya Executive Director Samuel Kimeu said that it was unfortunate that the country is being looted in a way that has

Gaberone, 10th May 2018:  The Red Card Campaign, by the National Integrity Alliance has won two awards during this year’s SABRE Awards by Holmes Report taking place in Gaborone, Botswana. The Red Card Campaign was entered and won in the Gold SABRE Awards for Public Relations Campaigns – Geographical Category, winning

Parliament in exercise of its legislative mandate enacted the Public Audit Act which was assented on 18th December 2015, the Act had a commencement date of 1st January 2016. The Act had serious ramifications on the proper functioning of the Auditor General as envisioned in the Constitution. It had proposals that could have