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Disregard of Corruption in-Country

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Q51 25/100

Do the armed forces have military doctrine addressing corruption as a strategic issue on operations?

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Military doctrine Score: 25 / 100
The Kenya Defence White Paper alludes to corruption as one of the internal security threats in the country, as well as one of the…
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Transparency Score: NA / 100
There is no specific doctrine within the defence forces that deals specifically with corruption, and as such this indicator is marked ‘Not Applicable’.
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Q52 0/100

Is there training in corruption issues for commanders at all levels in order to ensure that these commanders are clear on the corruption issues they may face during deployment?

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Score: 0 / 100
There is limited information on training on corruption issues for KDF commanders at all levels. In addition, although various documents. such as Grand Strategy…
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Q53 0/100

Is corruption as a strategic issue considered in the forward planning of operations? If so, is there evidence that commanders at all levels apply this knowledge in the field?

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Forward planning Score: 0 / 100
The Grand Strategy, which identifies threats to national security, outlines corruption as one of the threats to Kenya’s survival alongside other global, regional and…
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Application Score: 0 / 100
All KDF personnel deployed into various operations are guided by the existing laws that govern their conduct, including on issues of corruption and economic…
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Corruption within Mission

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Q54 0/100

Are trained professionals regularly deployed to monitor corruption risk in the field (whether deployed on operations or peacekeeping missions)?

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Corruption monitoring Score: 0 / 100
There is limited information of oversight institutions monitoring defence-related corruption issues in KDF field related activities. [1, 2] The exception here is with the…
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M&E policy Score: 0 / 100
Currently there is no monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) framework to ensure that anti-corruption programme, policies and preventative measures are being implemented. However, in 2018…
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Transparency Score: NA / 100
The sub-indicator is marked ‘Not Applicable’ because Kenya does not deploy any personnel for corruption monitoring within missions.
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Contracting

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Q55 13/100

Are there guidelines, and staff training, on addressing corruption risks in contracting whilst on deployed operations or peacekeeping missions?

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Comprehensiveness Score: 0 / 100
Details on how corruption risks in contracting are addressed are limited. As public officers, military personnel are guided by the Public Officer Ethics Act,…
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Training Score: 25 / 100
The office of the Attorney General and Department of Justice has previously noted in a sessional paper that training and awareness of public officials…
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Private Security Companies

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Q56 NS/100

Are private military contractors employed and if so, are they subject to a similar level of scrutiny as for the armed forces?

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Policies Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. There is no evidence of any policies that address private military contracting in Kenya.
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Scrutiny Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. There exist no mechanisms of scrutiny of PMCs because there are no known laws…
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Enforcement Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI, with there being no known policies or laws on PMCs in the Kenya Defence…
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