APRM • SECOND COUNTRY REVIEW REPORT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA
the policies and programmes, which will in turn promote participatory governance.
(Ministry of Devolution and Planning)
vi)
The government is advised to streamline various development funds to avoid overlap
and duplication, and also to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. A comprehensive
audit of the funds needs to be carried out. In addition, the full names and addresses
of the beneficiaries of each of the funds should be published regularly. (The National
Treasury, Ministry of Devolution and Planning)
vii)
Payroll audits (both at the national and county levels) need to be carried out on a
regular basis to identify ghost workers (if any), fill data gaps and identify control
weaknesses for corrective measures (Salaries and Remuneration Commission).
viii)
There is need to check the rising huge wage bill that constitutes a significant proportion
of the domestically generated revenue. The policy of staff rationalization is good and
needs to be sustained, and the allowances paid to staff be curtailed, while eligibility
also needs to be tightened. Similar measures need to apply to elective posts. (Salaries
and Remuneration Commission, National Treasury, Parliament)
4.6
OBJECTIVE FOUR: FIGHT CORRUPTION IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND
MONEY LAUNDERING
4.6.1
Summary of the Country Self-Assessment (CSAR)
360.
The CSAR notes that corruption is a major social challenge in the country because it
hinders development, because corruption limits the resources available to the government
to address poverty. Also, corruption destroys social values and enfeebles democracy and
good governance. The CSAR presents the various measures taken to fight corruption.
Among the measures are the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2011 that led
to the establishment of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, EACC (a body that
replaced the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission, KACC), the Leadership and Integrity Act
2012 and Public Officers Ethics Act 2003. There is the National Anti-Corruption Campaign
Steering Committee (NACCSC), established by the President to co-ordinate the anticorruption campaign across the country.
361.
The CASR explains that the sources of laundered money come from corruption, fraud,
human and firearms trafficking, cattle rustling, robbery, tax evasion, insider trading and
market manipulation and a host of others. Three key stages (placement, layering and
integration), according to the CSAR, are involved in money laundering. The Proceeds of
Crime and Anti-Money (POCAMLA) Act, 2009, the Mutual Legal Assistance Act 2011 and
the Prevention of Terrorism (Amendment) Act, 2012 are some of the laws enacted to check
money laundering. In 2012, the Financial Reporting centre (FRC) was created.
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