President Uhuru Kenyatta has said that he will concentrate on efforts in the fight against corruption and remedies put in place so far to tame those believed to be stealing public resources.
In excerpts from his State of the Nation address, the President noted that he will ensure lifestyle audit is carried out on public officers to ascertain whether or not they live within their means.
"High net worth persons whose lifestyles are not reflective of the taxes that they pay must be compelled to demonstrate the source of their wealth and to contribute their share of taxes accordingly," his speech reads.
"No individual will get away with embezzling public resources. Everyone who has pocketed funds meant for development must be held accountable. We have invested for the development of this nation, not for self gain," adds Uhuru.
Last year, Uhuru revisited the issue of lifestyle audit, causing anxiety within the Jubilee Party.
A section of MPs allied to Deputy President William Ruto openly objected the initiative, insisting that it targeted the latter.
But in his subsequent meetings, the president has insisted that he's ready to face lifestyle audit as part of transparency in the ongoing fight against corruption.
"I am also ready to undergo lifestyle audit. This is the only way for us to know how I obtained something. If the process was wrong, I should face the law. That is the only way we can end corruption," he said at a past event.