Investors in the county paid bribes of up to Sh1 million to “facilitate” acquisition of building permits. The AAK survey, funded by the Business Advocacy Fund (BAF), shows that investors in Kisumu, Uasin Gishu and Kajiado parted with bribes as high as Sh100,000, Kakamega (Sh50,000) and Nakuru at Sh20,000. Kiambu, which has witnessed massive multi-billion shilling investments in recent years, had bribes starting at Sh30,000 but did not have a maximum limit. Some Sh155.9 billion worth of projects were approved compared to Sh181.5 billion during a similar period in 2017. Commercial property development suffered the biggest slump at Sh15.1 billion, a 19.1 per cent drop, compared to the real estate sector that experienced a 10.2 per cent drop valued at Sh10.5 billion.

Source: Daily Nation February 12, 2019 18:56 UTC