The Senate Devolution Committee has proposed amendments to the County Governments Act to curb the growing trend of public officers branding government-funded projects with their names, images, or personal symbols.
The proposed changes aim to compel Governors, Members of County Assemblies (MCAs), and other national and county government officials to strictly observe public service conduct laws, following concerns that such branding practices amount to misuse of public resources and promote self-glorification at the taxpayers’ expense.
The committee’s recommendations follow a petition calling for legislation to bar public officials from personalizing government-funded infrastructure and programs.
The committee also recommended the EACC, the Auditor General and the Controller of Budget, enforce stricter compliance of the existing laws.
This includes monitoring the use of public resources, issuing advisories, conducting audits and investigations, and taking disciplinary action where misuse is detected.
Specifically, they want the anti-graft body to report back to the Senate within 30 days on measures taken to block public officers from branding public property with their names, images, or personal symbols.
