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Comparison of countries
South Africa
Kenya
Indices
Overall Score:
41 out of 100
Rank:
82 out of 180
Rank:
46 out of 141
Overall Score:
83 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,56 out of 1
Rank:
57 out of 142
Overall Score:
118 out of 150
Rank:
16 out of 140
Overall Score:
7,51 out of 10
Rank:
31 out of 119
Overall Score:
32 out of 100
Rank:
121 out of 180
Rank:
41 out of 141
Overall Score:
55 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,45 out of 1
Rank:
102 out of 142
Overall Score:
113 out of 150
Rank:
21 out of 140
Overall Score:
5,28 out of 10
Rank:
82 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
OECD
G20
FATF
BRICS
AU
UN
AU
South Africa
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2004.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 2007.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 2 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
  • G20 Presidency in 2025.
  • Member of the FATF since 2003.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
  • BRICS Member since 2011.
  • Holds BRICS Presidency in 2023.
  • The AU Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption was ratified in 2005.
Kenya
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2003.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2010.
  • The AU Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption was ratified in 2007.
Main Legislation
South Africa
  1. Public Service Act 103 of 1994, (English);

  2. Executive Members’ Ethics Act of 1998, (English);

  3. Protected Disclosures Act 26 of 2000, (English);

  4. Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act 12 of 2004, (English);

  5. Public Service Amendment Act 30 of 2007, (English);

  6. Protected Disclosures Amendment Act 5 of 2017, (English);

  7. Code of Ethical Conduct and Disclosure of Members’ Interests for Assembly and Permanent Council Members, (English);

  8. Public Service Regulations, (English).

Kenya
  1. Constitution: Articles 75-77, 79, (English);
  2. Penal Code: Articles 99, 101, 102A, 127, (English);
  3. Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act, (English);
  4. Public Officers Ethics Act, (English);
  5. Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Act, (English);
  6. Leadership and Integrity Act, (English);
  7. Bribery Act, (English);
  8. Guidelines to Assist Public and Private Entities in the Preparation of Procedures for the Prevention of Bribery and Corruption, (English).
Anti-Corruption Bodies
South Africa
  1. Investigating Directorate, (English);

  2. Public Service Commission, (English);

  3. Special Investigating Unit, (English);

  4. Special Tribunal, (English).

Kenya
  1. Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, (English);
  2. Anti-Corruption Court Milimani, (English).
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