130 incidents in July and intensifying oversight efforts to address corruption in various sectors

Within the framework of the “Corruption Casebook” series, the “Partners for Transparency” Foundation continues to issue monthly reports to monitor and follow up on corruption incidents in Egypt, which focus on monitoring and analyzing legislative and procedural developments related to combating corruption, as well as listing the incidents that were revealed during the month of July 2023. , and classify them sectorally and geographically, with the aim of identifying the sectors that witness the most corruption incidents, as well as the governorates in which these incidents are most concentrated.

July recorded an increase in the number of corruption incidents, as 130 incidents were recorded, compared to the 112 corruption incidents recorded last June, representing an increase of 14 % in the rate of corruption, while corruption incidents related to catering remain at the forefront of the most corrupt incidents, as 61 incidents were recorded. Corruption at a rate of 47 % of the total incidents witnessed in July, followed closely by the agriculture and land encroachments sector with 48 incidents and 37 % of the total incidents under study. The health sector ranked third with 12 incidents of corruption and 9 % of the total incidents of corruption.

Geographically, Beheira Governorate repeatedly ranked first among the Egyptian governorates in terms of corruption incidents during the month of July, by recording 13 incidents, representing 10 % of the total incidents, while 3 governorates combined recorded 30 % of the total incidents of corruption nationwide. Making them the most corrupt governorates during July, and the governorates are “Beheira, Giza, and Menoufia.”