NATIONAL GOVERNANCE AND
CORRUPTION SURVEY
2009 REPORT
Volume 1: ANALYSIS OF MAIN FINDINGS,
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Governance and Corruption in Key Sectors
Performance of the Judiciary: The administration of justice is
particularly afflicted by poor governance in the judiciary. Households
and enterprises rank the judiciary as the second most corrupt
institution after the police force. Corruption and delayed justice are the
main barriers against households and firms access to courts.
Households and company executives report that they bribe judges,
prosecutors and other court officials in order to speed up legal
proceedings and to influence the course of justice.
Performance of the police force: Poor governance in the police
force is a major constraint to the administration of justice. Households
and enterprises rank the police force as the most corrupt public
institution. Corrupt officials of the police force extort bribes from
criminals in order to distort the course of justice. They also extort
bribes from suspected criminals in order to bail them out or to release
them from police custody. While the majority of households believe
that the police force “does not deserve” public trust, they favourably
acknowledge the good cooperation that exists between the police force
and the people in tackling crime; they are particularly satisfied with the
timely arrival of the police force at the scene of crime in cases of
emergency.
Corruption in Tanzania is fairly widespread and serious. Company
executives report to have encountered situations where they had to
bribe public servants in order to obtain services more frequently than
households and public officials have. They rate corruption – both petty
and grand – as a serious problem that tops the list of problems
currently facing the country. Corruption is ranked as the third major
problem by households after inflation and high cost of living, while
public officials rank it as the fourth major problem after high cost of
living, inflation and unemployment.
The leading cause of corruption include:-
Public officials have been singled out by a majority of respondents as
the initiators and perpetrators of corruption, who demand bribes from
their clients before serving them. The main form of gratification given
in exchange for the services is money, but in some cases, respondents
who were obliged to bribe parted with property or sex. Public officials
also identified business people and multinational companies as
prominent entities who, through bribing, influence the decisions made
by top public sector officials.
The institutions ranked as providing very poor services are the police
force, the courts, water and electricity supply agencies and lands
office.
Governance and Corruption in Key Sectors:
Performance of the Judiciary: The administration of justice is
particularly afflicted by poor governance in the judiciary. Households
and enterprises rank the judiciary as the second most corrupt
institution after the police force. Corruption and delayed justice are the
main barriers against households and firms access to courts.
Households and company executives report that they bribe judges,
prosecutors and other court officials in order to speed up legal
proceedings and to influence the course of justice.
Performance of the police force:
Poor governance in the police force is a major constraint to the administration of justice. Households
and enterprises rank the police force as the most corrupt public
institution. Corrupt officials of the police force extort bribes from
criminals in order to distort the course of justice. They also extort
bribes from suspected criminals in order to bail them out or to release
them from police custody.
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