MID-TERM EVALUATION OF THE PFMR STRATEGY 2018-2023 A mid-term evaluation seeks to examine progress made during the first two and half to three years after start of implementation of a strategy or project. This provides an opportunity for adjustments during the remaining period of implementation and is a key input to the development of the…
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…
Reforming Public Investment Projects to Ensure Value for Money Over the past two decades, the country has witnessed a rapid increase in the level of domestic and externally funded projects. These capital intensive projects are crucial if the country is to achieve its strategic economic goals as outlined in the Kenya Vision 2030 blueprint. Nonetheless,…
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 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…
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…
Constitutionally, County Governments can impose property taxes, entertainment taxes and service fee and charges for the services they offer. According to the Commission of Revenue allocation report: County Own Source Revenue Report 2019, only 11 out of 47 counties can finance more than 10% of their overall budget which implies that the majority of the county…
Various reforms have taken place in Kenyan Public Space with an aim of improving the overall public sector management to make sure that utilization of available resource is effective and efficient to enable achievement of economic growth and to reduce the level of poverty. Public Financial Management Reforms Secretariat has been one of the major…
Automation has proved to be key in making sure service delivery within public sector is greatly enhanced. Talk about e-citizen, IFMIS and many others which have played a huge role in bringing better services to Kenyan Citizens. Ministry of health has not been left behind in making efforts of developing a single authoritative source of…
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…