Partners for Transparency issues its monthly report “Corruption Status Book” for the month of February

27% Decline in Corruption Incidents and “Land Trespasses” to the Top for the First Time

As part of the “Corruption Casebook” series, Partners for Transparency continues to issue monthly reports to monitor and follow up corruption incidents in Egypt, which focus on monitoring and analyzing legislative and procedural developments related to combating corruption, as well as listing the facts that were revealed during February 2022. and categorizing 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.

According to the Foundation's report, February recorded a significant decrease in the number of corruption incidents, as 149 incidents were recorded, compared to 203 corruption incidents recorded last January, which represents a decrease of 27% in the corruption rate, which is a good indicator. Corruption incidents related to the agricultural sector and land encroachment topped for the first time, corruption incidents during the month, with 54 corruption incidents recorded, with a rate of 36% of the total incidents witnessed in the month of February, followed by the catering sector with 52 incidents and a rate of 35% of the total incidents under study. The health sector ranked third with 17 corruption incidents and 11% of the total corruption incidents.

Geographically, Beheira governorate ranked first in the Egyptian governorates in terms of corruption incidents during the month of February, with 18 incidents and a rate of 12% of the total incidents, while 4 governorates combined recorded a rate of 32% of the total corruption incidents at the republic level, making them the most governorates Corruption occurred during February, and the governorates are “Beheira, Giza, Menoufia, and Sohag.”

 

 

Corruption Status Book - February 2022