TSC executive officer Nancy Macharia. [Photo/hashtagsquare]
The Teachers Service Commission has given teachers up to December 31 to declare their wealth.
The directive is in line with the Public Officer Ethics Act.
The law requires every public officer to declare their income, assets and liabilities and those of his spouse (or spouses) and dependent children under the age of 18 once in every two years.
“In this regard, all teachers are expected to fill an online declaration by December 31 following steps outlined in the wealth declaration instruction manual,” TSC executive officer Nancy Macharia said in a memo dated November 30.
She said heads of institutions are required to monitor the declaration progress in their respective institutions and report non-compliance.
“Any teacher in the TSC employment who fails to submit a declaration or gives false or misleading information is liable to a fine of Sh10,000 or imprisonment of a term not exceeding one year or both upon conviction,” Macharia said.
TSC has digitised the process since the enactment of the Act in 2003 and teachers can now fill the forms online at www.teachersonline.go.ke.
The law was introduced to curb cases of corruption among public officers through misuse of public funds.