The Public Service Regulations, 2016, require senior management service members to disclose their financial interests annually by 30 April, the DPSA said in the statement.
It said that the regulations stipulate that the head of department and the executive authority must submit financial interests disclosed to the Public Service Commission by 31 May. "The number of government employees found to be doing business with the state and those who failed to disclose their financial interests is concerning. This situation must be dealt with as the Sixth Administration has committed itself to fighting corruption and maladministration.
Stating that SMS members doing business was a criminal offence, the department aid it was following up the cases with the departments concerned to deal "within the framework of the law" with those people identified.