Wealth declaration by public servants has over the years become a ritual that has failed to realise the key objective of enhancing transparency. Done properly, it is an effective means of fighting the rampant corruption in the government ministries and departments, agencies and public organisations.
This failure makes a mockery of an effort that can yield the desired results. Public servants are among the many Kenyans who have become filthily rich through dubious means and this can be easily detected by enforcing wealth declarations.
