NAIROBI, Kenya – Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service Felix Koskei has directed all civil servants to undergo a two-week mandatory online sensitisation and training programme aimed at addressing inefficiency, impunity and corruption in government.
The virtual training, which began on October 29 and runs until November 12, is being conducted via Zoom, according to a circular from Koskei’s office.
The directive applies to all cadres of public officers, including heads of departments, internal auditors, and members of state corporation boards.
The programme is designed to reinforce discipline, accountability and performance standards across the public service.
It also seeks to ensure that officers clearly understand their roles in curbing graft and mismanagement in their respective offices.
“All accounting officers are directed to ensure, through their human resource departments, that all staff under their purview attend the sensitisation and training,” the circular reads in part. “Chairpersons and CEOs who may wish to attend again are welcome to do so.”
Each participant is required to register through a dedicated link provided by the Office of the Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service at www.headofpublicservice.go.ke, and to submit their names, designations and employing entities during the sessions.
The first cohort—comprising ministerial audit committee members, heads of internal audit units and members of public finance management committees—was taken through their responsibilities in achieving “zero fault audit status” in the upcoming 2024/25 audit by the Auditor General.
A second group, consisting of regulatory authority heads, CEOs, corporation secretaries and audit chairs, was trained on the revised biannual reporting framework for regulatory agencies and is expected to submit implementation reports after the session.
Between November 3 and 7, the focus will shift to the “matrix of lawful consequences for infractions in the public service,” a framework detailing penalties for misconduct and inefficiency.
The final sessions, scheduled for November 10 to 12, will involve internal auditors, board members of state corporations and commissions, and CEOs of constitutional bodies.
In August, Koskei ordered ministries and parastatals to compile data on pending disciplinary cases and audit queries to facilitate administrative action, including sackings, surcharges and prosecutions.
The latest move builds on that directive as part of ongoing efforts to entrench integrity and accountability in the civil service.
