immediate and urgent resolution. its detrimental effects on various societal aspects,
including democracy, trust, investments, stability, and education, underscore the gravity
of the problem. Moreover, corruption and dishonesty in government make citizens
skeptical about politics and less willing to participate in democratic governance.
through a broad representative survey, this study empirically investigates how perceived
or experienced corruption influences citizen participation in political actions. the data
were analyzed using a quantitative structural equation modeling approach with
smartPls 4 after 388 somalis in Mogadishu completed a structured questionnaire. our
analysis of the study findings revealed that somali citizens’ perceptions of corruption
among public officials are strongly and negatively related to their political participation;
in contrast, citizens’ report of having experienced corruption has a positive and
statistically significant correlation with their involvement in political processes.