Global Integrity Report

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Kenya is a country of conflicting evidence: while some of Kenya's institutional performance is rated among the best in the developing world, in the crucial areas of executive, legislative and judicial accountability, access to information and political financing, Kenya's performance is very weak. For instance, no laws limit campaign contributions or require disclosure of political contributions. While candidate and political party accounts must be audited, in practice this is rarely done. Rules exist regulating gifts and hospitality for legislators and civil servants, but these are ‘rarely, if ever, enforced.’ On the other hand, public procurement, the audit institution, and the ombudsman all earn very strong ratings rarely seen in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Kenya's December 2007 elections and related conflict are not reflected in this assessment. All 2007 assessments cover July 2006 to June 2007. See http://report.globalintegrity.org/Kenya/2007.