NAIROBI, Kenya – President William Ruto has summoned his Cabinet Secretaries to a high-stakes performance contract signing ceremony, demanding accountability in delivering on his administration’s legacy agenda.
The event, scheduled for November 19 at State House, will mark the second such contract signing since Ruto’s inauguration in 2022, highlighting the government’s push toward measurable outcomes in line with the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA).
The performance contracts require each ministry to meet specific, high-impact targets by June 2025, a move aimed at strengthening ties between planning, budgeting, and public service delivery.
Head of Public Service Felix Koskei, in a directive to the Cabinet Secretaries (CSs) and Principal Secretaries (PSs), emphasized the importance of attendance, indicating the President’s serious commitment to ensuring efficient government operations.
In the invitation letter, Koskei stated, “The signing ceremony marks an important step towards achieving our nation’s development goals and enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of public service delivery.”
He confirmed that all Cabinet officials, including the Attorney General, must attend the ceremony in person.
Ruto’s administration has faced public scrutiny and protests over what some have perceived as a slow start to fulfilling campaign promises.
This year’s performance contracts aim to address those criticisms by holding leaders directly accountable for their progress.
Deputy Chief of Staff for Performance and Delivery, Eliud Owalo, stated that ministries meeting or exceeding their goals would be rewarded, while those failing to meet expectations would face sanctions.
Agriculture, one of the government’s priority sectors, has ambitious targets.
Agriculture CS Andrew Karanja’s team plans to distribute 12.5 million bags of fertilizer to farmers and enroll 200,000 farmers into an e-voucher program by mid-2025.
Plans are also underway to introduce 27 high-yielding sugarcane varieties and enhance tea production through new value-added facilities.
The Trade Ministry, led by Salim Mvurya, will focus on developing policies to bolster the Buy-Kenya-Build-Kenya initiative, establishing uniform county licensing regulations, and opening four new Export Processing Zones (EPZs) to increase industrial investment.
Mvurya’s team is also tasked with revitalizing the Kenya National Trading Corporation and implementing business climate reforms.
In the Lands Ministry, Alice Wahome has committed to issuing 280,000 title deeds and advancing the digitalization of land registries, aiming to streamline property transactions in counties such as Mombasa, Isiolo, and Marsabit.
The event, scheduled for November 19 at State House, will mark the second such contract signing since Ruto’s inauguration in 2022, highlighting the government’s push toward measurable outcomes in line with the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA).
The performance contracts require each ministry to meet specific, high-impact targets by June 2025, a move aimed at strengthening ties between planning, budgeting, and public service delivery.
Head of Public Service Felix Koskei, in a directive to the Cabinet Secretaries (CSs) and Principal Secretaries (PSs), emphasized the importance of attendance, indicating the President’s serious commitment to ensuring efficient government operations.
In the invitation letter, Koskei stated, “The signing ceremony marks an important step towards achieving our nation’s development goals and enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of public service delivery.”
He confirmed that all Cabinet officials, including the Attorney General, must attend the ceremony in person.
Ruto’s administration has faced public scrutiny and protests over what some have perceived as a slow start to fulfilling campaign promises.
This year’s performance contracts aim to address those criticisms by holding leaders directly accountable for their progress.
Deputy Chief of Staff for Performance and Delivery, Eliud Owalo, stated that ministries meeting or exceeding their goals would be rewarded, while those failing to meet expectations would face sanctions.
Agriculture, one of the government’s priority sectors, has ambitious targets.
Agriculture CS Andrew Karanja’s team plans to distribute 12.5 million bags of fertilizer to farmers and enroll 200,000 farmers into an e-voucher program by mid-2025.
Plans are also underway to introduce 27 high-yielding sugarcane varieties and enhance tea production through new value-added facilities.
The Trade Ministry, led by Salim Mvurya, will focus on developing policies to bolster the Buy-Kenya-Build-Kenya initiative, establishing uniform county licensing regulations, and opening four new Export Processing Zones (EPZs) to increase industrial investment.
Mvurya’s team is also tasked with revitalizing the Kenya National Trading Corporation and implementing business climate reforms.
In the Lands Ministry, Alice Wahome has committed to issuing 280,000 title deeds and advancing the digitalization of land registries, aiming to streamline property transactions in counties such as Mombasa, Isiolo, and Marsabit.
