Leadership and Integrity Act▤
Falsification of records
A State officer shall not falsify any records or misrepresent information to the public.
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Leadership and Integrity Act▤
Misleading the public
A State officer shall not knowingly give false or misleading information to any person.
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Former State officer acting in a Government or public entity matter
A former State officer shall not be engaged by or act for a person or entity in a matter in which the officer was originally engag…
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Offers of future employment
(1) A State officer shall not allow himself or herself to be influenced in the performance of their duties by plans or expectation…
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Gainful employment
(1) Subject to subsection (2), a State officer who is serving on a full-time basis shall not participate in any other gainful empl…
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Giving advice
A State officer who has a duty to give advice shall give honest, accurate and impartial advice without fear or favour.
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Impartiality
A State officer shall, at all times, carry out the duties of the office with impartiality and objectivity in accordance with Artic…
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Political neutrality
(1) An appointed State officer, other than a Cabinet Secretary or a member ofa County executive committee shall not, in the perfor…
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Misuse of official information
(1) A State officer shall not directly or indirectly use or allow any person under the officer’s authority to use any information…
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Care of property
(1) A State officer shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that public property in the officer’s custody, possession or control…
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Acting for foreigners
(1) A State officer shall not be an agent of, or further the interests of a foreign government, organisation or individual in a ma…
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Bank accounts outside Kenya
(1) Subject to Article 76(2) of the Constitution or any other written law, a State officer shall not open or continue to operate a…
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Public collections
(1) A State officer shall not solicit for contributions from the public for a public purpose unless the President has, by notice i…
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Participation in tenders
A State officer or a public officer shall not participate in a tender for the supply of goods or services to a public entity in wh…
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Conflict of interest
(1) A State officer or a public officer shall use the best efforts to avoid being in a situation where personal interests conflict…
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Wrongful or unlawful acquisition of property
A State officer shall not use the office to wrongfully or unlawfully influence the acquisition of property.
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Gifts or benefits in kind
(1) A gift or donation given to a State officer on a public or official occasion shall be treated as a gift or donation to the Sta…
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Moral and ethical requirements
(1) For the purposes of Articles 99(1)(b) and 193(1)(b) of the Constitution, a person shall observe and maintain the following eth…
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Self-declaration
Any person intending to be appointed to a State office shall submit to the Commission a self-declaration form in the form set out…
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Financial integrity
(1) A State officer shall not use the office to unlawfully or wrongfully enrich himself or herself or any other person. (2) Subjec…
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Professionalism
A State officer shall— (a) carry out duties of the office in a manner that maintains public confidence in the integrity of the off…
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Performance of duties
A State officer shall, to the best of their ability— (a) carry out the duties of the office efficiently and honestly; (b) carry ou…
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Responsibility and duties
Subject to the Constitution and any other law, a State officer shall take personal responsibility for the reasonably foreseeable c…
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Public trust
A State office is a position of public trust and the authority and responsibility vested in a State officer shall be exercised by…
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