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LAWS OF KENYA
LEADERSHIP AND INTEGRITY ACT
THE LEADERSHIP AND INTEGRITY REGULATIONS
LEGAL NOTICE 13 OF 2015
- Commenced on 6 February 2015
- [Revised by 24th Annual Supplement (Legal Notice 221 of 2023) on 31 December 2022]
Part I – PRELIMINARY
1. Citation
These Regulations may be cited as the Leadership and Integrity Regulations.2. Interpretation
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—"Act" means the Leadership and Integrity Act (Cap. 185C);"annually" means calendar period of January to December of each year;"Code" has the meaning assigned to it under section 2 of the Act;"Commission" has the meaning assigned to it under section 2 of the Act;"gift" means anything that confers a benefit to the recipient;"public entity" has the meaning assigned to it under section 2 of the Act;"public officer" has the meaning assigned to it under section 2 of the Act;"statement of account" means a document issued to a customer listing financial transactions undertaken over a specified period of time; and"value of gift" means the fair market value of the gift at the time and the place it is presented.3. Application of Regulations
Part II – PROVISIONS RELATING TO FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF PUBLIC ENTITIES AND GIFTS TO STATE OFFICERS OR PUBLIC OFFICERS
4. Comission may request public entity to carry out functions
5. Prohibition of gifts or other benefits to State officers and public officers
6. Gift register
7. Transportation, storage and disposal of gifts
8. Public entity may utilize gift
Where a public entity receives a gift under section 14 of the Act, and decides to utilize the gift, it shall register it in the same manner as any item procured by the public entity.9. Reporting of gifts
Part III – CONFLICT OF INTEREST
10. Duty to declare conflict of interest
11. Duty to declare conflict of interest by members of Senate, National Assembly and County Assembly
12. Register of conflict of interest
13. Inspection of register of conflict of interest
Part IV – BANK ACCOUNT OUTSIDE KENYA
14. Application to open, operate or control a bank account outside Kenya
15. Determination of application and approval of account
16. Rejection of application
17. Officer to operate account for specified purpose
18. Application for extension to operate a bank account outside Kenya
A State officer or a public officer who has been operating a bank account outside Kenya may apply to the Commission for an extension where the period for which approval had been given is about to expire.19. Unauthorized operation of an account
20. Notice of closure of a bank account outside Kenya
A State officer or a public officer who has ceased to operate a bank account outside Kenya shall notify the Commission, in writing, within thirty days of closure of the account.21. Register
Part V – COMPLAINTS, INVESTIGATIONS AND DISCIPLINARY PROCESS
22. Lodging of complaints
23. Information regarding complaints
Upon receipt of a complaint under regulation 23(1), a public entity or the Commission may, if it is of the view that the complaint does not have sufficient details, call for more information regarding the complaint from any person, within fourteen days.24. Investigations
Where a public entity or the Commission initiates investigations into breach of Code in accordance with regulation 23(1) the investigations shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, the Act and any other relevant law.25. Suspension pending investigations
26. Conclusion of investigations
27. Investigation report
A public entity or the Commission shall on conclusion of investigation prepare an investigation report containing—28. Referrals
Where a public entity or the Commission, after investigation, is of the opinion that civil or criminal proceedings ought to be preferred against an officer, the public entity shall refer the matter to the appropriate authority in accordance with section 43 of the Act.29. Clearance and reinstatement
30. Violation of Code
31. Review of decisions
32. Court Redress
A person aggrieved by any decision made by a public entity or the Commission under these Regulations, may seek redress from the High Court.33. Advisory opinion
34. State Officer to commit to the code
35. Breach of Regulations
A person who contravenes any provisions of these Regulations whose penalty is not provided for in the Act or these Regulations, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six (6) months, or both.History of this document
31 December 2022 this version
Revised by
24th Annual Supplement
06 February 2015
Commenced
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