The 9th edition of the Rwanda Bribery Index shows the percentage of people who have been directly or indirectly asked for bribes or who have offered a bribe in an interaction with an institution. It was released on Wednesday, indicating that 1.3 million people offered bribes.
The study was conducted in Nyarugenge, Kicukiro, Gasabo, Huye, Kamonyi, Kirehe, Nyagatare, Gicumbi, Rulindo, Rubavu, and Ngororero, with some 2400 respondents aged over 18 years old.
Universities, judiciary, and traffic police are on the top list concerning the highest amount of bribe paid.
Generally, at the universities, the number of bribes paid were Rwf525,000, the judiciary Rwf216,000, while for traffic police, they are estimated at Rwf128,000.
The study has shown that in local governance, the bribe rate is higher at 30.9%, especially in terms of construction permits, which is still high at 44.12%.
The private sector also has a higher rate of corruption, which is at 19.28%.
The chairperson of Transparency International Rwanda, Ingabire Marie Immaculée, told IGIHE that bribes in universities are given by students paying to get accommodation at school, and some others offer bribes to be awarded free marks.
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