By RUSHDIE OUDIAMore by this AuthorCounty staff have up to the end of December to declare their wealth, Ethics and Anti-Corruption (EACC) Commissioner Rosemary Macharia has said. As part of an operation aimed at fishing out corrupt public officers, devolved units are expected to submit wealth declaration forms for their employees. Out of 47 county Public Service Boards (PSBs), only 19 submitted their returns within specified timelines. PROCEDURESTo date, only 17 counties have developed and gazetted administrative procedures on wealth declaration. “Financial declarations are geared towards detecting and preventing corrupt practices among public officers, evaluating potential conflicts of interest and promoting accountability among public officials,” Mrs Macharia noted.

Source: Daily Nation November 11, 2019 15:00 UTC