Thursday, August 8, 2024 – Things will never be the same again for newly sworn-in Cabinet Secretaries and all those in the public service.
This is after President William
Ruto introduced new anti-corruption measures aimed at ending corruption in the
public sector once and for all.
Ruto is set to overhaul Kenya’s
public sector with a groundbreaking anti-corruption framework, aimed at
tackling the pervasive issue of financial misconduct within government
agencies.
This ambitious plan seeks to
enforce stringent measures on civil servants, with a focus on financial
transparency and accountability.
The proposed reforms will
mandate all civil workers to declare their wealth, coupled with regular audits
to ensure accuracy and integrity. Public officers found negligent in their
duties, resulting in financial losses, will face penalties under the new
framework.
“We shall introduce measures to
levy a surcharge against any public accountability officers or other public
officers who have by actions of omission or commission lost public resources in
accordance with Article 225 (201) (d) and Article 232 (b) of the Constitution,”
Ruto said while emphasized the gravity of these measures.
This sweeping initiative
includes a unified personal identification system for all government employees,
extending to constitutional offices.
The President, who spoke while
swearing in the new Cabinet at State House, Nairobi, detailed that the new
framework will establish a comprehensive wealth repository, enabling more
effective tracking and management of financial declarations across the
government.
This system aims to overhaul the
budgeting and expenditure processes, ensuring that every cent is accounted for
from the ground up.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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