Open AccessANALYSIS OF THE VIABILITY OF LIFESTYLE AUDIT AS AN ANTI-CORRUPTION TOOL IN KENYA
Author(s) -
Olayo Ochieng,
Lewis Kamau
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of leadership and governance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2789-2476
DOI - 10.47604/ijlg.1426
Subject(s) - audit , language change , declaration , interpretation (philosophy) , politics , commission , inclusion (mineral) , public relations , action (physics) , political science , narrative , accounting , business , law , sociology , computer science , social science , art , linguistics , philosophy , physics , literature , quantum mechanics , programming language
Purpose: The main objective of this paper was to assess whether lifestyle audit as an anti-corruption tool is viable.
Methodology: The study was based on a desk review of existing studies and documented statistics. Further, legal framework and case laws were cited. A narrative analysis was performed and at this point the information was interpreted by comparing the results with the results of other empirical studies. This information was interpreted using the “stories in the stories” and linked to the existing literature.
Results: The study found that lifestyle audit is a viable tool for fighting corruption. However, there are challenges in the legal framework, particularly on the implementation. The study noted that the viability of lifestyle audits depends on judicial interpretation, political will and more importantly addressing of the current software and hardware issues existing in the current legal framework.
Recommendation: The study calls for political will to ensure the Lifestyle Audit Bill 2019 is not watered down by judicial interpretation. It further recommends that the political will should be accompanied by executive action to fight corruption through wealth declaration.