DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2018.v06i02.011

Pages: 350-356

Corruption still remains a global problem with several institutions suffering the consequences of the vice. In Africa, Kenya included, there has been a general push to deal with the vice collectively as it cuts across all sectors of development thus creating an unjust society in which addressing other pressing social issues become challenging. The church, previously perceived as holy ground, has not been spared either. In the Anglican Church of Kenya, there has been several programs initiated to curb the vice but the level of implementation and effects has not been established. Through a cross-sectional study targeting 384 respondents, the current study was carried out in ACK Maseno North Diocese with the aim of establishing the general perception of corruption among members of the church and to assess the established programs in place to deal with corruption in the institution. Results reveal that corruption is perceived to be high in the church, with some members indicating that they even had to bribe in order to be employed at the institution. One good thing that was noted however was that programmatic structures have been put in place to combat this vice as much as implementation is still wavering. It is recommended that effective follow-up on the programs implementation need to be enhanced in order to rid the church of this vice.