Ruto declares a fine for police who abuse the public offces. In keeping with his pledge to combat corruption in all facets of government, President William Ruto has imposed strict penalties on public servants.
Shortly after the induction of 19 Cabinet Secretaries, Ruto pledged to surcharge any accounting officer or public official who mishandles public funds during a State House briefing.
“surcharging” refers to adding a cost or payment above the first quote. For example, surcharging on income tax refers to an additional tax that must be paid by the designated officer, with the government setting the maximum.
He continued by saying that the action would improve public officers’ accountability.
“The reconstituted Cabinet will therefore accelerate the attainment and will build on the solid foundation already built over the last two years but additionally focus on the following critical areas: Covering accountability and fight against corruption,” he stated.
“To enhance accountability and promote responsibility for the use of public resources, we shall introduce measures to levy a surcharge against any accounting officer or other public officer who has by their action or omission. Thus occasioned loss of public resources in accordance with Article 226 (5), 201 (d) and 232 (b) of the Constitution.”
He also said that the Cabinet would present a plan for screening all public servants to ascertain their money sources.
President Ruto committed
Ruto committed to implementing a zero-based budgeting system across the government in the upcoming fiscal year. Using this approach, every spending has to be justified for every new time frame.
In order to improve accountability, he further stated that the Value Added Tax (VAT) refunding process would be open and transparent.
Ruto stated during a previous briefing that the nation spends around Ksh. 400 billion a year on VAT refunds. The president made a hint when he stated that other investment projects. This would now receive the lion’s share of the funding. Ruto declares a fine for police who abuse the public offices.
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