Cap. 595 Art. 4Public administration values.

(1) In the carrying out of their functions or duties, public employees shall uphold and promote the following values:

(a) integrity;

(b) respect;

(c) loyalty;

(d) trust;

(e) quality;

(f) accountability;

(g) impartiality; and

(h) non-discrimination.

(2) Any failure by a public employee to act in a manner that reflects these values shall constitute grounds for disciplinary proceedings against that public employee under applicable rules and procedures.

(3) The Principal Permanent Secretary may issue directives aimed at upholding and better realising the public administration values, and public employees shall comply with such directives.

(4) The Sixth Schedule shall contain a list of those posts within the public administration that, due to the nature of their role and responsibilities, are considered to be high risk posts:

Provided that the Principal Permanent Secretary may issue directives applicable to the positions so identified.

(5) Public employees holding posts that involve regulatory and inspectorate functions may be designated for the purposes of this sub-article and, in the case of any post so designated -

(a) the incumbent shall be required to enter into an undertaking under which he shall not, for a period of up to two years following his resignation, retirement or termination from public employment, have a relationship of profit with any private enterprise or non-government body with which he has dealt as aforesaid during a period of up to five years immediately preceding his resignation, retirement or termination from public employment;

(b) "relationship of profit" means a relationship of any kind in which the former public employee has done work for which remuneration is ordinarily payable, whether or not any remuneration has in fact been received, with a private enterprise or non-government body;

(c) the undertaking shall be regarded as a condition of employment of the post to which it applies, but it shall continue to apply to the incumbent if he takes up a different post in public employment; and

(d) the undertaking shall specify the penalty that shall apply if its terms are breached, which penalty shall be equivalent to three years’ salary:

Provided that the designation of posts referred to in this sub-article shall be carried out by a board composed of a chairman and two other members appointed by the Minister which Board shall also monitor the proper implementation of this sub-article.

(6) A person who is subject to an undertaking in terms of sub-article (5) may request a ruling from the Board established in the same sub-article to determine whether entering into a particular relationship of profit would constitute a breach of that undertaking, and no penalty shall apply to any breach of the undertaking where the person has acted in conformity with the ruling of the Board.