Kenya DIR: Health, education, roads

A DIR was conducted in Kenya between January and April 2006 and involved four projects, one in the education sector, two in the health sector, and one in the transportation sector. INT undertook this DIR at the request of the Government of Kenya after the government was informed about the high level of fraud and corruption uncovered by INT in an earlier investigation of a Bankfinanced project in the urban transport sector.

The Bank Group collected data on 450 contracts and undertook a detailed procurement review of 70 contracts. In addition, the DIR team reviewed the procurement of textbooks and the financial management in 35 schools under the education project, as well as 53 grant activities under a health project. While the DIR found indicators of fraud, corruption and collusion in the two health and the transportation projects, the education project showed a satisfactory level of accountability from the local communities to the national ministry which contributed to the proper use of project funds.

The findings of this DIR clearly indicate that some sectors within a country can be at low risk of fraud and corruption while others are not. In the case of the education project, for example, specific controls had been built in the project that made fraud and corruption less likely to occur. Recommendations regarding additional controls with regard to a follow-up of the education project were approved by the Government of Kenya and included in the project design and implementation.

INT has engaged with colleagues in the Africa region and with the Bank Group’s Country team to discuss their followup to the DIR findings in collaboration with the Government of Kenya. In March 2007, INT briefed government officials on the DIR in Nairobi.

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