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In Kenya Corruption has grown to a higher height and has become endemic. Institutions, designed for the regulation of the relationships between citizens and the Nation, are instead being used for the personal enrichment of public officials and other corrupt private agents.  Corruption in Kenya  persist because there are people in power who benefit from it and the mandated institutions lack both the will and capacity to stop them from doing so.  Research, highlight key factors such as;  Greed of money, desires. Higher levels of market and lack politic control. Moderate levels of elective government, weak civil participation and moderate political lucidity.Lack of public answerability, and liberty Kenya is amongst world’s most corrupted countries. In 2017, Kenya was rated 143 out of 180 countries . High levels of corruption affecting every sector of Kenya’s economy and politics is hindering development and endangering elective government. Denmark and New Zealand are together said to be the least corrupt countries in the world,consistently  ranking high among international financial transparency. The most corrupt countries in the world, being Somalia and South Sudan.  The high level of corruption in Kenya not only erode counter-terrorism efforts but also provides zealot with funding, access and motivation. Kenya’s security and police force are well known to take bribes and collaborate with hardliners, allowing easy way in for al-Shabaab operatives, that has derived in the loss of hundreds of lives. Kenya Police Service is the most vulnerable to bribery. 75% of Kenyans believe that all police officers are corrupt. Kenya Police force frequently engages in corruption crimes such as false imprisonment, fabrication of charges and abuse of human rights to extort bribes, but are rarely arrested or prosecuted. Kenya has been waging war against corruption since 1963 when  it become an independent country. Since then, corruption has morphed and eroded majority of institutions beyond the executive arm. In 2010, when Kenyans got the opportunity to change the constitution, corruption featured as one of the main issues it sought to deal with. Ngei Maize Scandal of 1965 was the first ever public corruption scandal in Kenya.Paul Ngei, who was the Minister of Marketing and Cooperatives by then was accused of interfering with the Maize Marketing Board and stealing the crop occasioning a shortage in the country. Stealing Coffee and poaching during the reign of the Jomo Kenyatta further contributed to the nagging economy. kenya was registered among the top five most corrupt countries in the world by Transparency International’s list in 1998 15% of Kenya's GDP that contaminated the Moi era was caused by the Goldenberg Scandal and Turkwel Gorge Hydroelectric Power Scandal  (KSh 100 billion),Goldenberg Scandal came out to the light during the first years of President Kibaki’s reign, Kibaki made effort to get into the base of the scandal by launching a commission of inquiry to investigate the matter.   Anglo-Leasing Corruption Scandal broke off under Kibaki’s watch in 2003. It became crystal clear that corruption in Kenya was still deeply engrained and a few political and institutional changes could not cease with it. NCPB maize scandal is among the latest corruption cases in which KSh 1.9 billion was stolen from National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB). National Youth Service (NYS) scandal of (KSh 791 million)  The first NYS corruption scandal was discovered in 2015 and a number of state officials, including current Kirinyaga County Governor, Anne Waiguru,who was by then Devolution cabinet Secretary were implicated.KSh 791 million was stolen from the national youth service. Josephine Kabura was mentioned in the mix. Afya House scandal (KSh 5 billion)  In 2016, internal audit report revealed over KSh 5 billion was allegedly stolen by senior officials at the ministry of Health. Investigations were conducted but no one was jailed or arrested. Cleopa Mailu, cabinet Secretary of health by then denied the allegations that billions of money got lost. Eurobond scandal (KSh 215 billion0) Eurobond scandal was exposed by the former prime minister Raila Odinga and later Auditor General, Edward Ouko, confirmed that KSh 215 billion could not be accounted for. Eurobond was a loan borrowed from foreign countries to fund   government projects.  Other mega-corruption scandal include; Second National Youth Service (NYS) scandal The Standard Guage Railway  The Laptop tender row. COVID-19 scandal.