{Dar es Salaam. Tanzania police force is the most corrupt entity among graft-ridden sectors in East African Community member states, according to a new report.}
The police forces across the EAC region took the first five positions as the most bribery prone public outfits, with Tanzania’s law enforcers scoring 72.9 per cent in bribery aggregation followed by Kenya (70.7 per cent), Burundi (64 per cent), Uganda (60 per cent) and Rwanda (54 per cent), according to East Africa Bribery Index (EABI) 2013 released yesterday in Dar es Salaam. The survey, conducted by Transparency International (TI) in collaboration with an NGO called Fordia in carrying out the study in Tanzania, concludes that the Police Force, the Judiciary and the tax collectors took the overall top positions as the most bribery prone.
The police also scored 72.9 per cent as most corrupt in the list of Top Ten most corrupt sectors within the country, followed by Judiciary (38.3 per cent), tax services (36.9 per cent), Others (31.3 per cent), Land Services (26.9 per cent).
However, the police spokesperson, Ms Advera Senso, reacted that though she was not aware of the methodology used in the survey, it was not right to judge a whole institution as there might be some unethical individuals like in other institutions who engage in such misconducts.
She said the survey could also ask whether the people were aware of the laws in which police operate.
{{The Citizen}}
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