Source reconstruction · Proposed
Corruption in Kenya, 2014
From Transparency International’s 2014 Anti-Corruption Helpdesk brief · reconstructed by AI
Question 4 of 6 · The change
What will we change?
The change, and what it should lead to.
- Statements
- 24
- Connections
- 19
How to read it. Read from the bottom up: from each change to the effects it should have.
ChangePredicted effectDesired effectPossible harmObservationandJoint conditionsIs meant to preventFrom another part
Part 1 of 4
Bring cases to judgment
Prosecution powers, resourced courts and restored vetting could give abuse of office a real cost. Inferred from gaps the brief identifies.
Draws on Samira Lindner, Transparency International (document).
Outline
- Desired effectPublic confidence in the fight against corruption recovers.From Samira Lindner, Transparency International
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- Predicted effectOfficials who abuse office expect to lose it, their assets and possibly their liberty.From Samira Lindner, Transparency International
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- Predicted effectMore corruption cases involving senior officials reach judgment.From Samira Lindner, Transparency International
- ↑ contributes to all of these together
- ChangeGive the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission power to prosecute the cases it investigates, which the brief notes parliament could do.From Samira Lindner, Transparency International
- ChangeFund and staff the courts, including the special magistrates for corruption and economic crimes, to clear corruption cases.From Samira Lindner, Transparency International
- ↑ contributes to all of these together
- Predicted effectMore corruption cases involving senior officials reach judgment.From Samira Lindner, Transparency International
- Predicted effectOfficials who abuse office expect to lose it, their assets and possibly their liberty.From Samira Lindner, Transparency International
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- Desired effectPublic money reaches the services it was meant for.From Samira Lindner, Transparency International
Beyond this part · 7 links
- Give the commission power to prosecute. is meant to address The commission can't prosecute. In the way
- Give the commission power to prosecute. put into practice by Committed MPs carry the bills. First steps
- Resource the courts for corruption cases. is meant to address Courts are overloaded and themselves corrupt. In the way
- Resource the courts for corruption cases. put into practice by Reform bodies have secure budgets. First steps
- Restore vetting and check asset declarations. is meant to address Asset declarations go unchecked. In the way
- Restore vetting and check asset declarations. is meant to address Accused officials stay in or return to office. In the way
- Restore vetting and check asset declarations. put into practice by Bills are tracked so weakening is seen. First steps
Part 2 of 4
Follow the money
Putting the public finance law into effect, auditing every fund, a right to information, whistle-blower protection and a free press could make misuse visible early. Kenya’s budget hearings were already seen as exemplary.
Draws on Samira Lindner, Transparency International (document).
Outline
- Predicted effectMisuse of public money is detected and reported early.From Samira Lindner, Transparency International
- Possible harmGovernment control of the media, as the 2013 media bills provided, silences reporting on corruption.From Samira Lindner, Transparency International
- ObservationKenya's public budget hearings, first held in 2011 and advertised in newspapers and on community radio, were seen as exemplary.From Samira Lindner, Transparency International
Beyond this part · 6 links
- Misuse is caught early. contributes to Money reaches the services it is for. in “Bring cases to judgment”
- Put the public finance law fully into effect. is meant to address Budget oversight is thin. In the way
- Audit all funds and report to the public. is meant to address Budget oversight is thin. In the way
- Audit all funds and report to the public. put into practice by Reform bodies have secure budgets. First steps
- Give the right to information a law. put into practice by Committed MPs carry the bills. First steps
- Protect whistle-blowers in law. put into practice by Committed MPs carry the bills. First steps
Part 3 of 4
Clean campaigns and police
Campaign spending limits and finished police reform address two of the brief’s most visible problems.
Draws on Samira Lindner, Transparency International (document).
Beyond this part · 6 links
- Fewer police bribes. contributes to Trust in the fight recovers. in “Bring cases to judgment”
- Less dirty money in campaigns. contributes to Trust in the fight recovers. in “Bring cases to judgment”
- Limit and verify campaign money. is meant to address Party and campaign money is opaque. In the way
- Limit and verify campaign money. put into practice by Bills are tracked so weakening is seen. First steps
- Finish police reform and fund its oversight. is meant to address Police oversight and reform lag. In the way
- Finish police reform and fund its oversight. put into practice by Reform bodies have secure budgets. First steps
Part 4 of 4
Ways through the two dilemmas
Proposed ways to keep both sides of each dilemma, with the risk each is meant to prevent.
Draws on Samira Lindner, Transparency International (document).
Outline
- Possible harmOut-of-court settlements work as pardons: the brief describes a hotel allegedly built with public money handed to the government in exchange for dropping civil proceedings.From Samira Lindner, Transparency International
- Possible harmRefunding donors from public funds makes taxpayers pay for stolen money, a precedent civil society groups warned against.From Samira Lindner, Transparency International
Beyond this part · 4 links
- Recover assets without buying pardons. is meant to address Settle out of court. Pulling apart
- Recover assets without buying pardons. is meant to address Pursue cases to judgment. Pulling apart
- Refund now, and recover from the culprits. is meant to address Refund donors from the treasury now. Pulling apart
- Refund now, and recover from the culprits. is meant to address Repay from money recovered from culprits. Pulling apart
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