Determinants of Effective Anti-corruption Strategies in Kenya

Executive Summary

This policy paper explores the definition of corruption, conflict of interest, institutional bureaucracy, policy implementation and evaluation, and the burden of proof as key determinants of the effectiveness of anti-corruption efforts in Kenya. It argues that policy challenges related to these determinants continue to undermine Kenya’s resolve and efficiency in curbing corruption. This creates an urgent need to strengthen anti-corruption efforts in order to forestall the continued economic degradation occasioned by widespread graft. Key recommendations include easing the burden of proof on the prosecutor in providing evidence for corruption cases, and intensifying efforts in countering conflict of interest by public officers. There is also need to deepen stakeholder collaboration and multi-agency efforts to strengthen public and private institutions’ adoption of anti-corruption policies.