[kictanet] Website - I GAVE A BRIBE

Thu May 5 16:44:54 EAT 2011

@Andrea, in a sense it would be "nice to know" - nice to know to avoid  
Ngong Road at 6pm because of errant cops....nice to know that I just need  
abt half a mil to get a murder charge dropped :-) No but seriously....even  
if there is no action...at least there will be growing indications of how  
big the problem is....and if Kenyans can be sensitised about this...then  
the action can start with them...to avoid the pitfalls, to start taking  
pictures and recordings knowing that there IS a place to take this - even  
if KACC or the police do nothing, it puts to shame those doing it.

@Norman - that site, yes, based on Ushahidi - but the premise I think was  
wrong and its mainly traffic and road related. And most of the info it  
collects is overt (except the police bribes) - the rest of the issues we  
either know about or are not really measurably relevant (eg reckless  
driving can be on a short stretch of Mpaka Road (electric avenue) at  
3am...or it can be from Kangemi all the way to Westlands by a bus... - how  
does knowing that help? With corruption, its an unseen evil and most times  
fixed to certain places.

My two zlotys

On , Norman Boinett <nboinett at gmail.com> wrote:
> A solution had been developed and publicized in this list a few months  
> ago. visit www.overlap.co.ke and revert.

> On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 4:09 PM, Francis Hook francis.hook at gmail.com>  
> wrote:

> How about one modeled on Ushahidi with some few common categories  
> (traffic police, regular police, immigration, city council, judiciary,  
> public service, etc). Then perhaps we can see patterns emerging and if  
> KACC are watching, then they can better monitor certain geographic  
> regions/localities/offices by type of graft.

> Also interesting information that can be gathered - esp when it comes to  
> our awareness of our rights, whether such posts can contain details of  
> why a bribe was eventually paid - most times we are (or suspect we are)  
> on the right side of the law but get frustrated for nothing (rather  
> frustrated to offer a bribe) - eg a non-traffic policeman keeping you at  
> the roadside assking abt fire extinguishers, safety triangles, etc....).  
> Or a school head delaying with admission of a qualified child, or a  
> customs agent delaying processing of documents, etc.

> Another feature, and assuming people are really honest and not malicious  
> - if such data could be collated to size up how much we fork out every  
> day/week/month and what for...now THAT would be interesting.

> On 5 May 2011 15:26, Eric Aligula jairah at kippra.or.ke> wrote:

> Colleagues

> Just a thought. As we operationalise county governments, what is the  
> possibility of setting up a website that would allow those who have or  
> are forced to or are aware of situations where bribes have been given  
> and/or asked to anonymously tell their stories?

> Can I hear from the community?

> Kind regards

> EMA

> The Lord bless thee and keep thee ........

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