Management of Conduct > Disclosure

Is disclosure (declaration of personal assets, financial interests, etc.) required in the public service?


If yes, from whom?
Elected officials (245c)

Senior public servants (245d), specify levels:

Others: Specify others:

Disclosure is confined to particular sectors e.g. customs, etc. (245h)

Specification Disclosure (245i): Declaration of personal assets by public servants has not been a common practice in Kenya. But recently, the first public agency to demand disclosure of personal assets from its employees is the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA.)

Are disclosure requirements more rigorous or stringent in any one sector than in another?


If yes, in what sectors and which ways?
As mentioned above, currently only KRA demands disclosure of personal assets from its employees. But even in this case the practice just began the other day. Whether it is being implemented effectively is still difficult to assess. All other public service agencies or departments in the country do not demand any disclosures.

 

What information is required to be disclosed?

Assets and liabilities (247a)

Loans (247b)

Sources and levels of income (247c)
Outside positions (247d)
Previous employment (247e)
Gifts (247f)

Other (247g)

Specification (247h):

What is the time interval for disclosing information?

Annually(248a)

When joining the public service (248b)
When relevant circumstances change (248c)
When leaving the public service (248d)

Other (248e)

Specification (248f):

Is the disclosure public?


If yes, who has access and to what types of information? (249c)

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How is the disclosed information verified? (250)

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