Ann Nderitu has been picked as Kenya’s next Registrar of Political Parties. FILE PHOTO | NMG
What you need to know:
Wealth declaration is a requirement of the Public Officer Ethics Act that the ethics agency EACC uses to monitor corruption among public officers.
Although declaration is important, what a public official does after assuming office is more important in terms of gauging integrity and respect for office, the latter anchored in service and respect for the law and the Constitution.
Ann Nderitu has been picked as Kenya’s next Registrar of Political Parties. We wish her well in the new high-profile job.
During her vetting in Parliament, she told the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee that her net worth is Sh56.4 million. In the past, bigger wealth lists have been declared and more will come.
Wealth declaration is a requirement of the Public Officer Ethics Act that the ethics agency EACC uses to monitor corruption among public officers.
Although declaration is important, what a public official does after assuming office is more important in terms of gauging integrity and respect for office, the latter anchored in service and respect for the law and the Constitution.
We think everyone getting a chance to serve ought to ensure that creating impact through thought leadership is the drive and pays more than the salary and perks they take home.
It is also important that the ethics agency regularly monitor the scene to stop and punish anyone attempting to defraud Kenyans through corrupt means.
That is when wealth declaration will bear fruit to the taxpayer and future servants can learn a lesson or two.
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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.
