• Odhiambo's comments come after the EACC released the 2023 National Ethics and Corruption Survey on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.

Faith Odhiambo, the President of The Law Society of Kenya (LSK), has called on the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to start fighting corruption from within.

Odhiambo has accused the EACC of withdrawing numerous corruption cases, making its anti-corruption campaigns appear hypocritical. She emphasized that the EACC should clean up its systems before attempting to address corruption in the public sector.

“EACC has failed Kenyans because it withdraws cases left, right and centre. I find it hypocritical for EACC to run campaigns to end corruption; they should start from within and clean up their systems,” she said.

Odhiambo was speaking during Citizen TV's Day Break show with Trevor Ombija  on March 28, 2024.

Odhiambo's comments come after the EACC released the 2023 National Ethics and Corruption Survey on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. The survey revealed that the county health department and regular police were identified as the country's two most bribery-prone public institutions.

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The county education departments and the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) were also highlighted as institutions where bribery was prevalent. The survey indicated an alarming increase in the average bribe amount, from Ksh.6,865 in 2022 to Ksh.11,625 in 2023.

Further analysis by the EACC revealed that those seeking various services had to pay substantial sums in bribes. Individuals paid Ksh.163,260 to secure employment, Ksh.74,428 during passport applications, Ksh.20,300 for police abstracts, Ksh.17,000 to obtain tenders, and Ksh.12,673 to resolve land conflicts.

The survey also unveiled the specific institutions where service seekers paid the highest average bribes. The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) topped the list at Ksh.81,801, followed by the Judiciary at Ksh.49,611, and the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) at Ksh.40,000.