Conflict of Interest Act

26. Public collections

Edition: 2025-08-05 · In force

26. Public collections

(1)An appointed public officer shall not—

(a)solicit for contributions from the public unless the President has, by notice in the Gazette, declared a national disaster and allowed a public collection for the purpose of the national disaster;

(b)participate in collection of funds from the public, either as a collector or promoter in a way that reflects adversely on the integrity and impartiality of the public officer or interferes with the performance of the duties of the public officer; or

(c)use official social media platforms or his or her place of work as a venue for soliciting or collecting funds.

(2)A public officer shall not use his or her official position to solicit funds or coerce any person to contribute towards a private fund collection.

(3)A person who contravenes subsection (1) or subsection (2) commits an offence.

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Source: Kenya Law