- On July 5, the President no state officer would be allowed to participate in fundraising activities.
- The president also directed the state officers to keep off philanthropic activities.
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President William Ruto has said that the Public Fundraising Appeals Bill is now ready for publication tomorrow (Friday).
The President said the measures announced last week barring State and public officers from engaging in Harambee was now ready.
Ruto spoke from State House, Nairobi on Thursday, where he also dissolved his Cabinet, sending home all Cabinet Secretaries and Attorney General.
On July 5, the President no state officer would be allowed to participate in fundraising activities.
The president also directed the state officers to keep off philanthropic activities.
"The Attorney General is hereby directed to prepare and submit legislation to this effect and develop a mechanism for structured and transparent contribution for public, charitable and philanthropic purposes," Ruto said.
On July 10, Service Commissions and state officeholders were mandated to monitor compliance of the recent presidential directive banning state officers and public servants from participating in Harambees.
In a memo dated July 7 and marked confidential, Head of Public Service Felix Koskei reiterated that whilst the spirit of Harambee continues to propel its noble ideal of nation-building, the same has come into disrepute through perceptions of corruption and abuse of office.
“In that regard, it is notified that His Excellency the President has directed that ‘No State officer and public servant shall participate in public collections (Harambees) henceforth," he said.
“Accordingly, all public officers are required to adhere to the highest standards of ethical conduct and to secure their strict compliance with the directive as well as compliance by all officers under their supervision, direction, or control.”
Koskei said this is in upholding the national principles and values of governance as enshrined in Article 10 of the Constitution and various laws, including the Public Officers Ethics Act, the Public Service Commission Code of Conduct and Ethics, and the Public Collections Act.
The memo was copied to all state officers including clerks of assemblies, governors, AG, cabinet secretaries and PSs, DPP, auditor general, controller of budget, chief registrar of Judiciary and chairpersons and CEOs of state corporations and constitutional commissions.