It is now possible to know the rate of corruption in various counties and also post incidents of bribery, thanks to the anti-graft portal, www.ipaidabribe.or.ke.

The portal generates a corruption log according to counties, government departments and parastatals and the corresponding amount of bribes that exchanged hands. Full Story, Business Daily

(CNN) -- Students asked to fork out thousands of Kenyan shillings for a bursary; drivers pushed to pay police officers for traffic offences; people asked to shell out large sums to speed up the process of getting a new passport or making a land transfer. Full Story, CNN

Anonymously reporting corruption as it happens became a reality in Kenya this week, thanks to the founder of the “I Paid a Bribe” Web site unveiling mobile services for the online tool. Full Story, ITWeb

Corruption is universal. It is present in developed and developing countries, in the bureaus of public or private sectors, and in nonprofit or charitable organisations. Corruption threatens people and their governments.  Full Story, The Star

NAIROBI — Everyone in Kenya knows the phrase “kitu kidogo.”
It means “something small” in Swahili, and it refers to the bribes Kenyans pay minor bureaucrats, such as policemen and utility company employees, to make life easier. Full Story, The Washington Post

Associated Press, NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — One Kenyan had to pay a $24 bribe to a traffic cop for speeding — but then successfully argued that $8 of it should be returned so he could have something left to pay bribes farther down the road.

Full Story, The Guardian

The going rate to get a child who has already passed the entrance requirements into high school in Nairobi, Kenya? 20,000 shillings. Full Story, The NewYork Times

Kenya’s new I Paid A Bribe website is attracting long lists of claims from Kenyans who say they have been forced to pay bribes to officials.

The site, based on a similar site in India, was launched to highlight the good and the bad of Kenyan officialdom.