The government has moved in to protect whistleblowers from being targeted by corrupt managers or co-workers in public and private institutions.
Attorney-General Kihara Kariuki says both private and public institutions will be required to publish anti-bribery and anti-corruption policies that will guide how the companies deal with suspected cases of corruption.
The AG published in the Kenya Gazette the guidelines that will help these organisations come up with their own documents that outline the procedures for prevention of bribery and corruption.
“The bribery Act 2016 requires public and private entities to establish procedures for the prevention of bribery and corruption. An entity that fails to establish bribery and corruption prevention procedures commits an offence,” said the Attorney-General in Gazette Notice Number 6022 published on Friday, May 27.
The AG said the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) will assist the private and public institutions to come up with the anti-graft policies, which will be published and deposited as binding documents that allow the companies know what to systematically do should they have a corruption matter to report or investigate.
The AG said the relevant ministry will help the companies come up with the policies by providing detailed guidelines on what must be included in the documents outlining procedures for prevention of bribery and corruption.
“The Cabinet Secretary, in consultation with the EACC, is required to publish...
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