Corruption Laws: Improper Enrichment by Kenya Public Officers

Section 11 of the Kenya Public office ethics Act
No improper enrichment.

11. (1) A public officer shall not use his office to improperly
enrich himself or others.
(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), a public
officer shall not-
(a) except as allowed under subsection (3) or (4), accept or
request gifts or favours from a person who-
(i) has an interest that may be affected by the carrying out,
or not carrying out, of the public officer’s duties;
(ii) carries on regulated activities with respect to which the
public officer’s organisation has a role; or
(iii) has a contractual or similar relationship with the public
officer’s organisation;
(b) improperly use his office to acquire land or other property
for himself or another person, whether or not the land or
property is paid for; or
(c) for the personal benefit of himself or another, use or allow
the use of information that is acquired in connection with
the public officer’s duties and that is not public.
(3) A public officer may accept a gift given to him in his official
capacity but, unless the gift is a non-monetary gift that does not exceed
the value prescribed by regulation, such a gift shall be deemed to be a
gift to the public officer’s organisation.
(4) Subsection (2)(a) does not prevent a public officer from
accepting a gift from a relative or friend given on a special occasion
recognized by custom.
(5) Subsection (2)(c) does not apply to the use of information
for educational or literary purposes, research purposes or other similar
purposes.

Public Officers Prohibited from Taking Part in Politics

Section 16 of the Kenya public officer ethics act
Political neutrality
16. (1) A public officer shall not, in or in connection with the
performance of his duties as such-
(a) act as an agent for, or so as to further the interest of, a
political party; or
(b) indicate support for or opposition to any political party or
candidate in an election.
(2) A public officer shall not engage in political activity that
may compromise or be seen to compromise the political neutrality of
his office.
(3) This section does not apply to a member of the National
Assembly or a councillor of a local authority.