Law reforms on wealth declaration are timely
Wealth disclosures for reasons of fighting corruption can only work if they are made public and structures established to verify the declared riches.
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Wealth disclosures for reasons of fighting corruption can only work if they are made public and structures established to verify the declared riches.
IMF has flagged inadequacies in Kenya’s draft laws aimed at aligning the asset declaration and conflict of interest legal frameworks with international standards.
In Kenya, many aspirants will use every means to rebut questions on their wealth.
Civil servants have until the end of the year to declare their wealth and that of their spouses and children.
Annet Twine, the Inspectorate of Government Director of Leadership Code, said online systems will also help new leaders to register, generate an invitation to declare wealth and how to fill the declaration form and submit it to the IGG using the IG-ODS. Advertisement “The leaders do wealth declaration bi-annually including the month of March. New leaders will be registered and are required to fill the online form within three months,” said Twine. She said the newly elected members of parliament will do their wealth declaration in June 2021, after the swearing-in ceremony. “Leaders leav...