Outgoing president to declare Kenya’s assets

President Uhuru Kenyatta during the State of the Nation Address. An outgoing president will be required to declare Kenya’s assets before leaving office courtesy of a proposed law. (PHOTO: COURTESY)

An outgoing president will be required to declare Kenya’s assets before leaving office courtesy of a proposed law.
The Assumption of Office of President (Amendment) Bill, 2016, set to be introduced in Parliament soon, will compel
the retiring Head of State to tell the citizens how rich or broke the country is.

He or she will be made to tell the country how much his Government has accumulated in assets and liabilities during
his tenure, and future economic prospects as he leaves office or seeks an additional term, according to the proposals seen by The Standard.