KISM Embarks on Professionalization of Public Procurement Officers in Public Sector

KISM Embarks on Professionalization of Public Procurement Officers in Public Sector The Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM) in collaboration with the National Treasury & Economic Planning and Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) commissioned a survey to establish and document the capacity of supply chain practitioners in the public sector. The survey was aimed at…

Benefits on Electronic Government Procurement System in Kenya

Benefits on Electronic Government Procurement System in Kenya In recent years, there has been a growing trend towards the adoption of Electronic Government Procurement Systems (e-GP) by governments across the globe. This shift towards digitization of procurement processes has transformed the way governments purchase goods and services from suppliers. In Kenya, the adoption of e-GP…

Treasury Develops Budget Portal to Enhance Transparency

Treasury Develops Budget Portal to Enhance Transparency National Treasury Deputy Director of Budget, Isaiah Ochele (extreme Left ) Public financial Management Reforms Secretariat Programme Coordinator, Julius Mutua ( second Left) Jacob Muimi PFMRS ICT Specialist (middle) National Treasury, Director of ICT, Lynne Nyongesa, Fridah Kathure  (National Treasury Finance Officer) and National Treasury Senior Economist Alexander…

Risk Management In the Public Sector

In his book titled ‘Enterprise Risk Management, published by Wiley Finance in 2003, James Lam states that, “The only alternative to risk management is crisis management-and crisis management is much more expensive, time consuming and embarrassing.” Underpinning further the import of risk management, deloitte in a study paper of 2005, observed that, “Value-creating organizations focus…

Human Resource Management Masterplan Set To Revolutionize Public Service

The masterplan for human resources management in the Kenyan Public Service has been developed following extensive consultations with a variety of stakeholders at both the Public Service Commission and the Ministries, Departments and Agencies. Surveys and subsequent data analysis was employed in the process of coming up with the masterplan which has been bench marked…