TITLE:
How African Kinship System Contributes to Corruption in Kenya
AUTHORS:
Joseph Ouma Oindo, Edward Oyugi, Zacharia Samita
KEYWORDS:
Ethnic Cronyism, Nepotism, Favouritism, Kinship
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.9 No.5,
May
11,
2021
ABSTRACT: This
paper explored how African kinship system contributes to corruption in Kenya.
The research was informed by the Clashing Moral Values Theory. Purposive
sampling and random sampling techniques were used to sample respondents from
Machakos County. The sample size was 175 respondents. Research instruments used
comprised semi-structured interview schedules for the in-depth interviews and
self-administered questionnaires with both open and closed-ended questions.
Qualitative data was analysed using thematic analysis
while quantitative data was analysed using descriptive statistics. The study
revealed that African kinship system contributes to corruption through nepotism,
ethnic cronyism and clientelism. This study provides the Government of Kenya
with important information relating to the reasons as to why corruption
continues to halt development in Kenya. Moreover, the research elicits
scholarly interests on the issue of culture and corruption in Africa.