Nairobi, July 15 -- Public officers who fail to declare their wealth will have their salaries withheld until they comply under proposed conflict of interest regulations by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) in a fresh attempt to enhance transparency in the public sector.

Under the proposed administrative mechanisms, public servants and State officers who fail to file their mandatory wealth declarations every two years within the prescribed period will have their salaries frozen until they comply.

Salary stoppage is one of the administrative mechanisms intended to operationalise Part IV of the Conflict of Interest Act, which governs the declaration of wealth by State and public officers.

The Conflict of Interest Act, which...