Cabinet Secretaries are rushing to complete development projects ahead of September when they are to appear before President Uhuru Kenyatta for appraisals.
The first quarter of this new financial year, 2020-21, ends in September when CSa will present their reports to the President on the status of projects being implemented by their respective ministries.
During a meeting held two weeks ago, the President assured the CSs, Chief Administrative Secretaries and Principal Secretaries that he will not sack them but state officers will be rated based on performance and completion of the projects.
“As a measure of accountability, the President announced that the completion rate of projects and programmes will be adopted as a key performance indicator for all CSs, CASs and PSs,” State House spokesperson Kanze Dena said.
The President directed top government officials to get out of the comfort of their offices and tour development sites to interact with Kenyans.
The directive has seen CSs traversing the country rolling out development projects that aim consolidate Uhuru’s legacy as his term nears expiry in 2022.
Water and Sanitation CS Sicily Kariuki was also expected to be part of the powerful delegation but had to cancel the trip due to the death of her daughter on Sunday. The CSs have toured Kakamega, Bungoma and Trans- Nzoia counties where Transport CS Macharia inspected ongoing road projects.
In Bungoma county, Macharia launched the Misikhu- Brigadier road and inspected the Kakamega-Navakholo-Musikoma road. Munya visited Nzoia Sugar Company where held talks with the county leadership on the sugar sector.
