The Senate has prohibited Governors and Members of County Assemblies from branding public projects and government vehicles with messages that seek to promote individual identities.
The Senate Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations Committee, in its report, contends that branding public projects and vehicles with individual names or images is personalization of public resources, creating the impression of individual ownership.
The Committee Chaired by Wajir Senator Sheikh Abbas says that such practices by Governors, Members of County Assemblies and any other public officers are unethical and in contravention of the Constitution, the Public Service (Values and Principles) Act, the Public Officer Ethics Act and the Leadership and Integrity Act. "Using public funds to brand projects and vehicles with the names or images of public officers amounts to misuse of public resources and goes against the principles of transparency and prudent financial management as set out in public finance management laws," says the report.
The Senate Committee emphasizes the need to discourage Governors, Members of County Assembly and county officials from branding public projects with their identities, arguing that proper addressing and naming of county infrastructure needs to be implemented.
