The government will soon have a central repository for all wealth declarations made by government officials.
As detailed in the 2025 Budget Policy Statement, the National Treasury detailed that a legal framework would be introduced in due course to facilitate the reforms.
Through these reforms, Kenyans will have ease in accessing information on the wealth of government officials including President William Ruto and his cabinet.
Currently, public officers make biennial wealth declarations with the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).
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Additionally, the legal framework will make it mandatory for public officials to undergo vetting.
"The Government will also introduce a legal and institutional framework for mandatory and continuous vetting of all public officers," read the policy statement in part.
"The same framework will provide the repository of wealth declarations across the entirety of Government under one office."
Meanwhile, to address concerns over ghost workers in the public service, the government will implement a Unified Personal Identification system.
Apart from government offices, the system will also be launched in constitutional commissions.
"The System seeks to improve human resource management and eliminate the ‘ghost worker’ payroll fraud at all levels of Government," the report read in part.
