A book on corruption in Kenya has been launched. Authored by lawyer Peter Anassi, ‘Corruption in Africa: The Kenyan Experience’ dwells on graft in the public and private sectors and details how corrupt deals are executed. It specifically devotes itself to corruption in the police force, local authorities, Judiciary, lands office, immigration, Kenya Revenue Authority and other departments.

Idasa, the extra-parliamentary Institute for Democracy in South Africa, has opted not to appeal a recent ruling of the High Court on private funding of political parties - at least for now. It will instead focus on encouraging the passage of legislation through Parliament to police the matter.

The police force ranks highest in corruption and bribery among service providers in Uganda, a new national survey has shown. The National Service Delivery Survey (NSDS) says all institutions in the country asked for bribes. The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (Ubos) conducted the survey in the 56 districts of the country to assess availability, utilisation and satisfaction of service users as a guide for policy makers, implementers and monitors at all levels of governance.

The European Union says it is concerned about the slow pace with which the Government is tackling corruption allegations against its officials. It said it was also troubled by the growing insecurity and the wrangles surrounding the constitution review process. Acting head of delegation Derek Fee singled out recent revelations of corruption in the National Aids Control Council (Nacc), saying: "It makes me wonder if there is any depth to which corrupt individuals will not descend."