The anti-graft agency has warned governors that they risk prosecution for branding items bought by public funds with their portraits to mislead the public. The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission said putting personal photographs on items or works funded through public coffers amounts to violating the integrity and leadership law. In an advisory to the Council of Governors, EACC chief executive officer Twalib Mbarak warned that county bosses are treading on dangerous grounds. Governors and other county officials have been branding sanitiser bottles and water tanks, among other items purchased with public funds, with their portraits. The commission said that each county government should take measures to ensure that no one brands items bought public resources.

Source: The Star June 09, 2020 20:03 UTC