The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has called for the automation of wealth declaration systems and integration of public service digital platforms to strengthen efforts against corruption and conflicts of interest.
EACC Chairperson Dr David Oginde said automating the Declaration of Income, Assets and Liabilities (DIALs) process would make wealth declarations more efficient, secure and accessible while improving accountability among public officers.
Speaking during a workshop on developing mechanisms to automate the DIALs process, Oginde identified conflict of interest as a major driver of corruption and called for stronger preventive measures.
He said secure information sharing across public service platforms would enhance oversight and discourage public officers from using their positions to pursue personal interests.
Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairperson Francis Meja said the initiative was timely given the growing use of technology and artificial intelligence in public service.
Meja noted that automation would simplify the retrieval and management of wealth declaration records, pointing to the challenge of manually searching through more than 300,000 forms to retrieve individual records.
He said the proposed system provides an opportunity to establish an integrated, secure and user-centred digital solution for managing wealth declarations.
The workshop comes amid implementation of the Conflict of Interest Act, 2025, which strengthened Kenya’s framework for managing conflicts of interest and financial disclosures in public service.
