PSC Kenya Opens 2025 Declaration of Income, Assets and Liabilities for Public Officers

SUBMISSION OF 2023/2025 EVERY-TWO YEAR DECLARATION OF INCOME, ASSETS AND LIABILITIES, 2025

(Conflict of Interest Act, 2025 and Administrative Procedures for the Declaration of Income, Assets and Liabilities, 2016- Legal Notice No.53)

It is hereby notified for general information to the public officers that, pursuant to the Conflict of Interest Act, 2025 which came into operation on 19th August 2025 and the advisory issued by Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission on the same (Daily Nation Wednesday 12th November, 2025), the two-year declaration of income, assets and liabilities for the year 2025 will be filed between 1st November, 2025 and 31st December, 2025. The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (‘EACC’) which is mandated to administer and oversight implementation of requirements under the Conflict of Interest Act, 2025 (including development of regulations and procedures on the implementation process) as guided that responsible Commissions administer the process as provided under section 52(1) of the Conflict of Interest Act, 2025.

Contents and Scope of a Declaration

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission as further guided that other than the requirement for State and public officers to fill and submit a declaration of income, assets and liabilities of themselves, their spouse’s and dependent children below the age of 18 years, the Act also requires declaration of information on any material change in, or changes affecting any of the categories of income, assets and liabilities. For clarity, “material change” is defined in section 31(4) of the Act, which declarants must familiarize themselves with prior to filling and submitting their declarations.

The Commission is responsible for:
a) Principal Secretaries;
b) Ambassadors, High Commissioners, diplomatic and Consular representatives;
c) Public officers who are officers, employees or members of state corporations that are public bodies; and
d) Public officers in respect of which the Commission exercises appointive and disciplinary control, including advisors and personal staff.

All the specified state and public officers in Ministries, State Departments and State Corporations for which Public Service Commission is the Responsible Commission are required to fill and submit declaration of income, assets and liabilities of themselves, their spouse’s and dependent children below the age of 18 years on or before the 31st December, 2025.

The prescribed declaration form will be availed by the respective authorized officers to individual public officers and

The Authorized Officer will submit the declaration returns to the Public Service Commission in the format prescribed under the Administrative Procedures for the Declaration of Income, Assets and Liabilities (legal notice no. 53 of 2016 and Guidelines on the declaration of income assets and liabilities, 2009. The returns to the Commission will be submitted as per the schedule that will be issued to the authorized officer by the Commission through a circular letter by 1st December 2025 and which will also be available in the Commission’s website.

Each state and public officer takes personal responsibility for the completeness and accuracy of the information submitted to the Commission.

Public institutions are advised to commence and conclude disciplinary action against public officers who would have failed to comply from 2nd January, 2026 in accordance with applicable human resource policies and procedures manual and inform the Commission on sanctions taken by 31st March, 2026. For any clarifications on the administrative processes the affected state and public officer may write to the Commission via email valuesandethics@publicservice.go.ke

For any further information or advice that state officers, public officers or any other person may require concerning the provisions and implementation of Conflict of Interest Act, 2025 or the declaration of income, assets and liabilities, written requests may be directed to the Secretary/Chief Executive Officer, Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, P.O. Box 61330-00200, Nairobi; or via email dials@integrity.go.ke.

SECRETARY/CHIEF EXECUTIVE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION