All Govt Employees Given Two Months to Declare Their Wealth
All Govt Employees Given Two Months to Declare Their Wealth. The Public Service Commission (PSC) has issued a directive requiring all civil servants to declare their assets at the end of the year. The guidance, detailed in a letter dated October 18 and signed by PSC chief executive Simon Rotich, states that staff must provide this information between November 1 and December 31.
CEO Rotich has sent this message to the principal secretaries and instructed them to distribute the declaration form printed on A3 paper to all civil servants in their respective ministries and agencies.
This letter also includes heads of other organizations such as the Attorney General, CEOs of State Corporations, CEOs of Commissions and Legislative Authorities, and Principals of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Schools.
All civil servants in every agency are required to fulfill this requirement and submit a complete and accurate declaration for themselves, their spouses and their children under 18 to 31 December 2023.
The person responsible for this work in the public organization must ensure that the return is correct and complete to avoid rejection and not submitting the return form.
This directive applies to all government employees regardless of leave status, overseas employment, suspension or impediment. The Commission also ordered organizations to take full measures for non-compliance from January 2, 2024.
The council’s directive is in line with the government’s practice that requires civil servants to declare their assets every two years. To cope with the high number of submissions, the commission conducted virtual training sessions for human resource managers in all government agencies.
In the previous press release, it was emphasized that every public official is responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the information provided to the KPK. Failure to accurately declare assets or providing false information is punishable by up to one year in prison or a Ksh1 million fine.
The directive follows a recent warning by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) warning government officials not to maintain offshore bank accounts to prevent the concealment of corruptly obtained funds in foreign bank accounts. EACC Executive Director Twalib Mbarak warned public officials that they could face a fine of $5 million, five years in prison or more for such behavior.
All Govt Employees Given Two Months to Declare Their Wealth