BY THOMAS KARIUKI.
The government has passed a law where corrupt officials in the private sector will also be punished.
President Uhuru Kenyatta assented to a bill christened Bribery Bill 2016 passed by the National Assembly on December 1.
The principal objective of the Act is to extend the fight against corruption to the private sector by equally criminalising bribery in the sector.
The Bribery Act 2016 also provides for an effective co-ordination and accountability framework in the prevention, investigation and prosecution of acts of bribery.
Also assented to six other bills that included, The Witness Protection (Amendment) Bill 2016, the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016, the Contempt of Court Bill 2016, the Universities (Amendment) Bill 2015, the Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2016 and the Kenya Defence Forces (Amendment) Bill 2015.
