During second MTP leadership, ethics and integrity programme will be implemented. This programme seeks to strengthen legislative, policy and institutional framework for ethics and integrity. To implement the programme, the following key strategies will be adopted:
- Reviewing and strengthening legislative, policy and institutional framework for ethics and integrity in the country;
- Strengthening capacity of ethics and anti corruption agencies to promote leadership, ethics and integrity;
- Enhancing investigative capacity of Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and granting the Commission prosecutorial powers;
- Enhancement of asset tracking and asset recovery ;
- Establishment of effective accountability mechanisms;
- Education, sensitization and awareness on corruption, integrity and ethical issues;
- Mainstreaming preventive measures against corruption;
- Promoting standards and best practices in ethics, integrity and anti-corruption for state and public officers;
- Promoting targeted and integrated research, monitoring and evaluation on governance, ethics, anti-corruption and integrity policies, strategies and programmes;
- Enhancement of mechanism for fi ling, analysis and access to wealth declarations of public officers;
- Development of the National Ethics and Integrity Policy;
- Leadership and integrity training, education programme, establishment of a leadership and integrity institute;
- Development of whistleblower protection legislation;
- Enacting necessary legislation so that Kenyan companies found guilty of corrupt practices will be liable to have their assets frozen by the courts; and
- Introducing an automatic freeze on the assets of anyone indicted on corruption charges with appropriate judicial approval
