Nairobi, Feb. 11 -- Kenya's battle against corruption is entering a troubling phase, with new international data indicating that graft is not only persistent but increasingly entrenched.

Findings from the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) reveal a country caught in a cycle of reforms without tangible results, where institutions tasked with enforcing accountability remain weak, and public confidence continues to erode.

Compiled annually by Transparency International (TI), the CPI is widely regarded as the world's leading indicator of public sector corruption. It ranks countries on a scale from 0 to 100, where zero represents highly corrupt systems, and 100 indicates very clean governance.

The index aggregates expert assessments an...