Teachers should declare their wealth

Accountability is one of the key planks of our Constitution. This constitutional requirement is being put to good use in helping to root out undesirable individuals from public service and other institutions where the public goes in search of services.

For a long time, the general tendency with public servants has been to turn their offices and positions into cash cows. Cases where civil servants demand bribes from those who seek services have been on the upswing, denoting the steep rise in corruption cases. Most senior police officers, especially, have been at pains to explain their wealth vis-a-vis their salaries in the ongoing vetting exercise by the National Police Service Commission.