The British newspaper, The Independent, said that with the spread of bribery and corruption in Egypt, the government of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi decided to stop them, and added that the government issues news every month about the arrest of a corrupt official.

The newspaper pointed out that corruption breaks the morale of people and gives them a feeling of no hope, noting that it was one of the main causes of the 2011 revolution that toppled former President Hosni Mubarak.

Analysts said that despite the crackdown, more work needs to be done to fight corruption.

Dr. Walaa Jad Al-Karim, Director General of Partners for Transparency, indicated that the efforts of the Administrative Control Authority are very fruitful and there is a noticeable decline in corruption incidents.

Analysts, including Jad al-Karim, said there was a need for legal reform, including guarantees of freedom of information, protection for whistleblowers, and the autonomy of agencies charged with fighting corruption.

"There is a strong political rhetoric to combat corruption, as the president always talks about fighting corruption," Jad Al-Karim said, "We need to translate this matter into faster legislation."

Kinda Hattar, Transparency International's regional advisor in the Middle East and North Africa, said that Egypt's review of the 2016 Global Corruption Index is partly due to "restrictions on civil society and public oversight of corruption."