Personnel Risk:
Very High
Score:
20/100
Leadership Behaviour
Q34
8/100
Do the Defence Ministry, Defence Minister, Chiefs of Defence, and Single Service Chiefs publicly commit, through, for example, speeches, media interviews, or political mandates, to anti-corruption and integrity measures?
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The heads of security agencies in Kuwait have made a commitment to anti-corruption measures, but these ministries do not regularly communicate that to officers,…
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High-ranking security and defence officials do not discuss corruption in their institutions explicitly or clearly. They rarely give press interviews and they do not…
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There are very few statements from the security agencies discussing the issue of corruption, but there are many statements about integrity as one of…
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Q35
13/100
Are there effective measures in place for personnel found to have taken part in forms of bribery and corruption, and is there evidence that these measures are being carried out?
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Q36
25/100
Is whistleblowing encouraged by the government, and are whistle-blowers in military and defence ministries afforded adequate protection from reprisal for reporting evidence of corruption, in both law and practice?
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There is legislation on whistleblowing and it does apply to the military, the police and the KNG. The legislation explicitly promises whistleblower protection from…
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Whistleblowing is encouraged by the Government through the ACA’s media messages and the training courses it offers Government agencies, including the defence and security…
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Few believe that whistleblowers would be protected instead of punished and this is why no one comes forward, officials said (1, 2 and 3).…
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Q37
0/100
Is special attention paid to the selection, time in post, and oversight of personnel in sensitive positions, including officials and personnel in defence procurement, contracting, financial management, and commercial management?
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There is no legislation that shows that the Kuwaiti authorities recognise that more areas, especially sensitive ones like the ones in the arms procurement…
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This sub-indicator has been marked Not Applicable because there is no recognition that certain positions may be more open to corruption than others. Virtually…
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This sub-indicator has been marked Not Applicable because there is no recognition that certain positions may be more open to corruption than others. However,…
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Payroll, Promotions, Appointments, Rewards
Q38
50/100
Is the number of civilian and military personnel accurately known and publicly available?
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The number of military and civilian employees is not updated every year and it is not presented in a straightforward manner. The Government release…
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The Defence Ministry and the bodies that monitor its work do not provide a number for the civilian and military personnel to the public.…
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The Kuwaiti military is small and almost all Kuwaiti officials openly acknowledge this, and it has always been inactive, even during the country’s invasion…
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Q39
0/100
Are pay rates and allowances for civilian and military personnel openly published?
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Q40
67/100
Do personnel receive the correct pay on time, and is the system of payment well-established, routine, and published?
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Personnel get paid on time, state auditors said (1, 2 and 3). No credible media reports suggest otherwise. This is unsurpising since Kuwait is…
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Personnel receive the correct pay and get paid on time, state auditors said (1, 2 and 3). No credible media reports suggest otherwise. This…
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The payment system is not published.
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Q41
8/100
Is there an established, independent, transparent, and objective appointment system for the selection of military personnel at middle and top management level?
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There is no established appointment system for middle and top management that is transparent in the military, KNG or the police, and the civil…
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These bodies do not need parliamentary approvals for high level appointments, but the Parliament can voice concern or stop an appointment if it wants…
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There is not established formal process for appointments with objective job descriptions and standardised assessments, officials said (1, 2 and 3). The Defence Minister,…
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Q42
0/100
Are personnel promoted through an objective, meritocratic process? Such a process would include promotion boards outside of the command chain, strong formal appraisal processes, and independent oversight.
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There is no indication of a formal process but appointments and promotions are subject to the scrutiny of the SAB, auditors said (1, 2…
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Article 72 of the police law and 73 of the military law allow the interior ministers, who already have the power to set the…
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Some information on postings and promotions may be published from time to time, but rarely before their effective dates and they do not receive…
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Some information on postings and promotions may be published from time to time, but rarely before their effective dates and they do not receive…
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Conscription and Recruitment
Q43
50/100
Where compulsory conscription occurs, is there a policy of not accepting bribes for avoiding conscription? Are there appropriate procedures in place to deal with such bribery, and are they applied?
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Military laws do not explicitly tackle corruption or bribery when it comes to avoiding compulsory military service, but they have strong broader mechanism that…
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The punishments for these aforementioned crimes include considerable time in prison, but do not warrant dismissal on their own (1). The maximum sentence is…
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It is unclear if sanctions are applied when bribery occurs. State auditors, journalists and activists did not know much about the matter (1, 2,…
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Q44
17/100
is there a policy of refusing bribes to gain preferred postings? Are there appropriate procedures in place to deal with such bribery, and are they applied?
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There is no explicit policy against accepting bribes to gain preferred postings, but there is a policy of not accepting bribes for any reason,…
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Sanctions for accepting any form of bribe includes sentences of up to seven years in prison, although the financial sanctions are quite minimal and…
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It is unclear if sanctions are applied when bribery occurs. State auditors, journalists and activists did not know much about the matter (1, 2,…
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Salary Chain
Chains of command are not separated from the chains of payment. Article 24 of the police law and 27 of the military law gives…
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Values and Standards
Q46
25/100
Is there a Code of Conduct for all military personnel that includes, but is not limited to, guidance with respect to bribery, gifts and hospitality, conflicts of interest, and post-separation activities? Is there evidence that breaches of the Code of Conduct are effectively addressed?
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There is a Code of Conduct for all military personnel, but its content has never been made available to the public, state auditors said…
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The code is not available to the public, but it is available to all military personnel. The above laws, which contain many important rules…
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The code is generally not used since most corrupt practices are never stopped and those behind them are never punished, officials and activists said…
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There is no evidence that training is provided to military personnel on the code of conduct.
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Q47
13/100
Is there a Code of Conduct for all civilian personnel that includes, but is not limited to, guidance with respect to bribery, gifts and hospitality, conflicts of interest, and post-separation activities? Is there evidence that breaches of the Code of Conduct are effectively addressed?
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There is a Code of Conduct for all civilian personnel in the security agencies, but it is also unavailable to the public, state auditors…
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The code is not available to the public, but the aforementioned laws are available to the public online, but it remains unclear whether they…
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The code is generally not used since most corrupt practices are alive and well and those behind them are never punished, officials and activists…
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There is no evidance that training is provided to civilian personnel on the code of conduct.
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Q48
42/100
Does regular anti-corruption training take place for military and civilian personnel?
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The training that the security agencies receive from external auditors from SAB, ACA or the Finance Ministry tends to brief and attendance is not…
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Anti-corruption courses and workshops take place at least once a month from the ACA, but are not given necessarily at induction or upon entry…
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Training is delivered to high ranking military and civilian personnel, the aforementioned sources said (1, 2 and 3).
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Q49
17/100
Is there a policy to make public outcomes of the prosecution of defence services personnel for corrupt activities, and is there evidence of effective prosecutions in recent years?
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The military have the formal power to make the outcomes of prosecutions public, according to article 24 of the military trials’ law (1). However,…
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The investigations into corruption are drawn out and they almost never result in successful prosecution for the security agencies to make public, officials and…
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There is a complete failure to prosecute but they do conduct investigations because of undue political influence, officials said (1, 2, 3 and 4).…
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Q50
0/100
Are there effective measures in place to discourage facilitation payments (which are illegal in almost all countries)?
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Facilitation payments are not explicitly outlawed in any of the laws related to Kuwait’s security agencies, but the security agencies must simply account for…
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State auditors, a police official and an activist close to the Government say the security agencies often do make facilitation payments and that it…
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Auditors and an activist close to the Government say facilitation payments are effectively part of every arms procurement deal (1, 2, 3, 4 and…
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