Corruption in Kenya, 2014
From Transparency International’s 2014 Anti-Corruption Helpdesk brief · reconstructed by AI
Question 5 of 6 · First steps
What has to happen first?
What stands in the way of the change, and what gets past it.
- Statements
- 11
- Connections
- 11
How to read it. Read from left to right: each stage holds what becomes possible once the stage before it is done, and each step names the obstacle it gets past.
0 of 11 statements accepted for now · 0 of 11 connections
Proposed by AI assistantNobody has accepted anything here yet
Select a step: what it needs turns green, what it makes possible stays dark, and the rest fades.
Now
Stage 1
Nothing needed first3 steps
- Step: A broad coalition keeps up pressure. Details
StepCritical path
A broad coalition keeps up pressure.
Gets past
Civil society has less influence.
From Samira Lindner, Transparency International
Proposed by AI assistant.Not accepted - Step: Reform bodies have secure budgets. Details
Step
Reform bodies have secure budgets.
Gets past
Reform bodies lack money and staff.
From Samira Lindner, Transparency International
Proposed by AI assistant.Not accepted - Step: Each body's mandate is settled. Details
Step
Each body's mandate is settled.
Gets past
Bodies dispute their mandates.
From Samira Lindner, Transparency International
Proposed by AI assistant.Not accepted
Next
Stage 2
After stage 12 steps
- Step: Bills are tracked so weakening is seen. Details
StepCritical path
Bills are tracked so weakening is seen.
Gets past
Bills are weakened before they pass.
Needs
- A broad coalition keeps up pressure.
From Samira Lindner, Transparency International
Proposed by AI assistant.Not accepted - Step: Committed MPs carry the bills. Details
StepCritical path
Committed MPs carry the bills.
Gets past
Decision makers resist and ignore critics.
Needs
- A broad coalition keeps up pressure.
From Samira Lindner, Transparency International
Proposed by AI assistant.Not accepted
Then
Stage 3
After stage 21 objective
- Objective: Reforms are passed intact and put into effect. Details
ObjectiveCritical path
Reforms are passed intact and put into effect.
Needs
- Bills are tracked so weakening is seen.
- Committed MPs carry the bills.
- Reform bodies have secure budgets.
- Each body's mandate is settled.
From Samira Lindner, Transparency International
Proposed by AI assistant.Not accepted
Step · Stage 1 · Critical path
Proposed
A broad coalition of civil society, religious organisations and think tanks keeps corruption on the public agenda, building on the National Anti-Corruption Campaign.
Proposed by
- AI assistantSelected, worded and connected this; it cannot accept anything
Accepted by
Nobody has accepted this yet.
Gets past
Civil society's influence on the political agenda has decreased, and its networks are weak outside Nairobi.
Needs
Nothing is recorded as needed first, so it could start now.
Needed for
- Bills are tracked so weakening is seen.Not accepted
- Committed MPs carry the bills.Not accepted
Delivered by
Where this comes from
Samira Lindner, Transparency International, Overview of corruption and anti-corruption in Kenya · Anti-Corruption Helpdesk brief · p. 13, National Anti-Corruption Campaign
Makes a related point; the statement goes beyond it.
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Step · Stage 1
Proposed
Courts, the Auditor General and police oversight have budgets secured in law.
Proposed by
- AI assistantSelected, worded and connected this; it cannot accept anything
Accepted by
Nobody has accepted this yet.
Gets past
Bodies charged with reform lack funding and resources, which slowed police reform.
Needs
Nothing is recorded as needed first, so it could start now.
Needed for
- Reforms are passed intact and put into effect.Not accepted
Delivered by
Elsewhere in the reasoning
- Resource the courts for corruption cases.Puts into practice · The change
- Audit all funds and report to the public.Puts into practice · The change
- Finish police reform and fund its oversight.Puts into practice · The change
Where this comes from
Samira Lindner, Transparency International, Overview of corruption and anti-corruption in Kenya · Anti-Corruption Helpdesk brief · pp. 11–13, Judiciary, Auditor General, police oversight
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Step · Stage 1
Proposed
Each oversight body's mandate is settled in law.
Proposed by
- AI assistantSelected, worded and connected this; it cannot accept anything
Accepted by
Nobody has accepted this yet.
Gets past
Oversight bodies dispute their mandates, as when the Inspector General's office proposed taking over the police commission's responsibilities.
Needs
Nothing is recorded as needed first, so it could start now.
Needed for
- Reforms are passed intact and put into effect.Not accepted
Delivered by
Where this comes from
Samira Lindner, Transparency International, Overview of corruption and anti-corruption in Kenya · Anti-Corruption Helpdesk brief · p. 13, disagreements over mandates
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Step · Stage 2 · Critical path
Proposed
Drafts and amendments of anti-corruption bills are tracked in public, so weakening changes are seen before they pass.
Proposed by
- AI assistantSelected, worded and connected this; it cannot accept anything
Accepted by
Nobody has accepted this yet.
Gets past
Bills are weakened before they pass, at cabinet level or by last-minute amendments, as happened to asset declaration and to campaign spending limits.
Needs
- A broad coalition keeps up pressure.Not accepted
Needed for
- Reforms are passed intact and put into effect.Not accepted
Delivered by
Elsewhere in the reasoning
- Restore vetting and check asset declarations.Puts into practice · The change
- Limit and verify campaign money.Puts into practice · The change
Where this comes from
Samira Lindner, Transparency International, Overview of corruption and anti-corruption in Kenya · Anti-Corruption Helpdesk brief · pp. 9–10, bills weakened before passing
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Step · Stage 2 · Critical path
Proposed
Parliamentarians committed to fighting corruption carry the bills, with support from networks such as the African Parliamentarians Network Against Corruption.
Proposed by
- AI assistantSelected, worded and connected this; it cannot accept anything
Accepted by
Nobody has accepted this yet.
Gets past
Political decision makers resist reform and mostly ignore civil society recommendations.
Needs
- A broad coalition keeps up pressure.Not accepted
Needed for
- Reforms are passed intact and put into effect.Not accepted
Delivered by
Elsewhere in the reasoning
- Give the commission power to prosecute.Puts into practice · The change
- Protect whistle-blowers in law.Puts into practice · The change
- Give the right to information a law.Puts into practice · The change
Where this comes from
Samira Lindner, Transparency International, Overview of corruption and anti-corruption in Kenya · Anti-Corruption Helpdesk brief · p. 14, African Parliamentarians Network Against Corruption Kenya
Makes a related point; the statement goes beyond it.
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Objective · Stage 3 · Critical path
Proposed
The anti-corruption reforms the constitution calls for are passed intact and put into effect.
Proposed by
- AI assistantSelected, worded and connected this; it cannot accept anything
Accepted by
Nobody has accepted this yet.
Needs
- Bills are tracked so weakening is seen.Not accepted
- Committed MPs carry the bills.Not accepted
- Reform bodies have secure budgets.Not accepted
- Each body's mandate is settled.Not accepted
Where this comes from
Samira Lindner, Transparency International, Overview of corruption and anti-corruption in Kenya · Anti-Corruption Helpdesk brief · pp. 7–8, Legal framework
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