In practice, allegations of corruption against senior level politicians and/or civil servants of any level are investigated by an independent body.

In practice, allegations of corruption against senior level politicians and/or civil servants of any level are investigated by an independent body. A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are met: 1) allegations against senior level politicians and/or civil servants of any level are investigated, and 2) the members of the body mandated to investigate the allegations work without fear or favor from other offices. A 50 score is earned where any of the following conditions apply: 1) not all allegations against senior level politicians and/or civil servants of any level are investigated, or 2) the members of the body mandated to investigate the allegations are occasionally subjected to positive/negative incentives to rule in favor/against a senior level politician and/or civil servant. A 0 score is earned where at least one of the following conditions apply: 1) allegations against senior level politicians and/or civil servants of any level are rarely or never investigated, or 2) the members of the body mandated to investigate the allegations routinely receive positive/negative incentives to rule in favor/against a senior level politician and/or civil servant. For variable descriptions, please refer to: https://www.africaintegrityindicators.org/data. For the methodology, please refer to: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e971d408be44753edfb976c/t/60a55f343d36117866628867/1621450563745/AII10+-+Methodology.docx+%281%29.pdf.