President William Ruto has expressed concern about several Cabinet Secretaries(CSs), and Principal Secretaries(PSs) are unfamiliar with the developments within their docket.
During the signing of performance contracts by CSs PSs, and Parastatal Heads, Ruto has raised questions about their level of competence in running their dockets.
“I call many PS and ask them what is happening and yet they are not aware of what is happening, how do you run a ministry without information? That is the highest level of incompetence,” he stated.
For them to hold themselves accountable, he advised them to uphold the highest levels of professionalism and keep a copy of the performance contract.
The head of state vowed that all government officials will be held accountable for their conduct while in office.
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Before the performance contracts were signed at State House in Nairobi, Kithure Kindiki and Moses Kuria were among the Cabinet Secretaries who President Ruto had locked out.
Ann Waiguru, the head of the Council of Governors, was among those who arrived late. Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka gave the speech.
Several Principal Secretaries and Heads of Parastatals were also locked out.
The government's primary performance management instrument for public service is performance contracts.
The Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary was responsible for performance contracting by Executive Order No. 1 of January 6, 2023.
Its goal is strengthening the connection between performance agreements and key performance metrics.
