Partners for Transparency issued its annual report, within the framework of its series entitled "Corruption Status Book" that covers the year 2016, and includes a review and analysis of legislative and procedural developments related to combating corruption, as well as the incidents of corruption that were revealed during the past year, and their distribution by sector and geography.

968 cases of corruption
The report revealed that the year 2016 witnessed 968 incidents of corruption, and the year witnessed a tense political rhetoric emphasizing the fight against corruption, while there were no legislative developments of tangible feasibility with regard to besieging and preventing corruption despite the presence of limited parliamentary activity and initiatives to form fact-finding committees or submit proposals for laws that did not Up to now, you have reached the stage of serious discussion in specific committees or plenary sessions.

Strong supervisory activity
The report stated that the year 2016 witnessed strong activity by the Administrative Control Authority, the authority receiving political support from the Presidency of the Republic, and clear mandates to prepare reports on national projects before its opening, and the authority has succeeded in uncovering a wide range of corruption and wasting public money cases in a number of state agencies and agencies. The most famous of these is the incident of major bribery in which some employees and officials of the Egyptian State Council are accused, and other cases involving some advisers to ministers and senior state officials.

Refund of funds to the state
The report emphasized that the Administrative Prosecution carried out remarkable activity in following up and investigating a huge number of cases within the state's administrative apparatus, and succeeded in returning huge sums of money that some had unlawfully seized, in addition to its efforts to develop a proposed law to combat corruption, but it has not yet seen the light of day.

Slow central accounting performance
He also revealed that there was no noticeable role for the Central Auditing Organization, and its performance was very slow compared to the administrative oversight bodies and the administrative prosecution, and it seems that the agency was negatively affected by the controversy that arose in the case of its former president, Counselor Hisham Geneina, and the media clamor that accompanied the case.

The most corrupt supply
Sectorally and at the level of ministries, the Ministry of Supply witnessed the largest share of corruption incidents with 200 incidents, followed by localities with 115 incidents of corruption, then agriculture with 99 incidents of corruption, then the Ministry of Health with 95 incidents, followed by the Ministry of Interior with 62 incidents, followed by the Ministry of Education with 58 incidents of corruption, followed by the Ministry of Investment with 32 incidents, then the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology with 31 incidents.

Corrupt ministries
The report said that the Ministry of Finance has a total of 28 incidents of corruption, the Ministry of Housing has 27 incidents, followed by the Ministry of Justice with 21 incidents, then the Ministry of Endowments with 20 incidents, and then the Ministry of Transport with 19 incidents, then the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources with 17 incidents, and the Ministry of Petroleum with a score of 17 16 incidents.

He also indicated that corruption within the Ministry of Youth and Sports had a score of 14 incidents, and the Ministry of Antiquities with 11 incidents, then each of the Ministry of Electricity, Social Solidarity and Higher Education came with 10 incidents each, and the Ministry of Culture with 9 incidents, and the rest of the incidents were distributed in limited proportions to some other sectors .

Cairo's share of the lion
Cairo governorate witnessed the largest number of corruption incidents with a score of 2577 incidents, followed by Giza governorate with 116 incidents, followed by Qalyubia governorate with 60 corruption incidents, while Alexandria governorate witnessed 51 corruption incidents, followed by Beheira governorate 48, then Sohag governorate with 44 incidents. Then Gharbia governorate with 41 incidents of corruption, followed by Dakahlia governorate with 39 incidents, then Minya and Sharkia governorates with a score of 37 corruption incidents each.

Governorates outside censorship
The governorate of Menoufia also revealed a score of 31 corruption incidents, then Qena governorate with a score of 29 incidents of corruption, followed by the governorate of Beni Suef with a score of 24 incidents, then Assiut governorate witnessed 23 incidents of corruption, while Fayoum governorate recorded 15 incidents of corruption, while both the governorates of Port Said and Kafr El Sheikh witnessed 14 incidents. There are 13 incidents for each of them, then each of Ismailia and Aswan governorate has 13 incidents each, while the Red Sea Governorate recorded 12 incidents of corruption, the New Valley Governorate has 11 incidents of corruption, while each of Suez and Luxor governorate has 10 incidents each, then Damietta Governorate with 8 incidents of corruption. While North Sinai witnessed 5 incidents, followed by Marsa Matrouh Governorate 4 incidents of corruption, and South Sinai came in last place, with two incidents.