Families of Heads of procurement and accountants in ministries, agencies, and state corporations have been ordered to submit their certified copies of bank accounts for the last six months.
Through a letter issued by Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua on behalf of the President, the officers have been directed to hand in a list of known companies and business owned or controlled by them or immediate family members that have had commercial dealings with the office to which the officers are deployed.
"The officers are required to submit the required information to the Head of Public Service to be delivered in a sealed envelope to Harambee House, 3rd floor on or before 5 pm on Friday, June 8, 2018,” read the letter in part.
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In addition, the officials' families are also required to submit bank statements of any foreign accounts they have together with their certified copies of mobile money statements and those of their spouses for the last six months.
The directive is part of what appears to be President Uhuru's latest tactic in holding public officers living lifestyles that are commensurate with their salaries to account.
Also to be included are Kenya Revenue Authority income tax returns for the officers, their companies, and businesses for the last three years.
Additionally, the families have been instructed to provide lists of liabilities.
According to an official who spoke to the Standard, the new strategy of thorough vetting announced by the Head of State has led to a number of officers opting out of service.
"The Government has decided to sacrifice us in the name of fighting corruption. I can’t fight my employer. I'm now consulting my lawyer about taking early retirement or holding on to the end,” a procurement officer in one parastatal noted.
The directive follows Uhuru's order that saw the procurement officers step aside in a bid for the government to carry out a thorough vetting process in the wake of grand corruption scandals in the country.
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