EACC chairman Eliud Wabukala[photo/the-star.co.ke]
Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) chairman Eliud Wabukala has recommended that wealth declaration by public civil servants be made public.
Speaking during a church service at St Peter’s Nyali in Mombasa, Wabukala said this would make the fight against graft easier as members of the public will also be in a position to interrogate excesses by public officers.
The anti-graft boss said the commission in its quest to fight corruption has invited partnership from various organizations across the country to spot and report graft at the grassroots level.
“As people continue to declare their wealth, as public servants say I own such a car, I own that we might request it that we make it a law that public declaration is made public. Not something to be declared and be put in the archives. So that if somebody says he owns land at Nyali, then everybody knows it. And then every person in Kenya will be the person to watch for any extra wealth that this person gets. And that will make the work easier for us,” said the retired Anglican Church of Kenya Archbishop.
He urged every sector of the society to build a partnership with the commission to fight corruption that has continued to hinder economic progress in the country.
“We want that kind of partnership against corruption extended to every sector of our society. And it is possible to do away with the culture of embracing personal wealth that does not belong to you,” he said.
“Look at the leaders we have here, if you ask them to speak their languages, they might not hear one another but they are all one because of Christ. And that is an opportunity to thank God for. Because we are one in Christ, we live as brothers and sisters,” said the anti-graft boss.