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Kenyan anti-riot police officers fire tear gas canisters at demonstrators during a protest against alleged police abductions in the Mathare informal settlement of Nairobi on June 30, 2026. [AFP]
The World Bank on Thursday urged Kenya to implement a raft of anti-corruption reforms demanded under its latest $750 billion lending package.
Corruption is considered endemic at every level of Kenyan public life, from police shaking down drivers at traffic lights to procurement scandals at the government level, and it has contributed to massive protests over the past two years.
The World Bank finally approved its latest lending package to Kenya on June 29 after it was stalled throughout 2025 because the government was dragging its feet on anti-corruption measures.
