[Daily Nation (Kenya)] Somalia tops a closely watched global list of countries perceived to be the most corrupt with a score of 1.1.
Also scoring high in corruption is Iraq and Afghanistan despite efforts to stamp out graft in the war-torn nations.
Nearly three-quarters of the 178 countries in Transparency International's annual survey scored on the sleazier end of the scale, which ranges from zero (perceived to be highly corrupt) to 10 (thought to have little corruption).
"The results indicate a serious corruption problem," the Berlin-based organisation said. "Allowing corruption to continue is unacceptable; too many poor and vulnerable people continue to suffer its consequences around the world," said TI's president Huguette Labelle in a statement. "There should be nowhere to hide for the corrupt.'' |