President William Ruto, through the Head of Public Service Felix Koskei, read a riot act to all government employees days after his economic advisor David Ndii admitted that the government was wasteful.
Koskei revealed that all civil servants will be held accountable for the mismanagement of public resources under their dockets.
He added that accountability was a new commitment to eradicating wastage in all government offices.
"We all have a duty to save our country from the stranglehold of corruption. We want this to be the administration that will root out corruption from the public service," he announced.
Koskei, who doubles as Ruto's Chief of Staff, made the sentiments after holding a consultative meeting involving heads of administration, finance, accounts, supply chain management and internal audit at the Kenya School of Government in Kabete, Kiambu County.
He argued that wastage in the public sector had contributed to the stalling of government projects, financial inaccuracies and substandard service delivery.
The Head of Public Service reiterated that civil servants were barred from engaging in business with the government which he insisted was a violation of their employment guidelines.
He also confirmed that the state would step up its evaluation to nab civil servants living beyond their means.
"A lifestyle that cannot be supported by the wealth declared will attract intervention by the agencies that are responsible for corruption prevention and law enforcement, " he revealed.
On Saturday, June 17, Ndii admitted that the government was wasteful while responding to concerns that the Kenya Kwanza administration was poised to leave a corrupt government.
"My primary job is to advise and support the President in delivering on our economic transformation. I work on strategic interventions. We found government corrupt and wasteful and chances are we will leave it corrupt and wasteful," Ndii claimed.
In an effort to fight corruption in government, Ruto had earlier fired top government officials, including Principal Secretary Josephine Mburu over her involvement in the mosquito net procurement scandal.
The Head of State further sent home top officials involved in releasing condemned sugar into the market.
