President William Ruto has vowed to veto any amendments by Parliament that he says seek to water down the Conflict of Interest Bill (2023), which was to curb cases of public and State officers using their offices to do businesses with government. The declaration by the Head of State hands a major win to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and its efforts against graft.
The Bill, which has since been passed by the Senate with amendments the EACC has described as watering down the key provisions of the proposed law, is before the National Assembly for concurrence, and was a product of a Cabinet decision to curb such forms of corruption.
