The culture of silo mentality in the public sector must end, Prime CS Mudavadi tell civil servants
Prime Cabinet secretary Musalia Mudavadi has issued a tongue-lashing statement to the public sector workforce urging them to embrace collaboration and teamwork and end the culture of silo mentality.
Mudavadi made the remarks a day after president William Ruto disparaged some members of the Executive including Cabinet Secretaries and Principal Secretaries as incompetent.
He spoke today when he hosted chairpersons and vice chairpersons of the five sectors of the national development implementation committee (NDIC) in Nairobi.
They comprise Principal Secretaries drawn from various State Departments across all ministries.
Effectively, Mudavadi who is in charge of coordination of all government ministries has directed adoption of a whole-of-government-approach in ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to tackle arising challenges across various sectors.
“We need to agree and build a culture of problem solving. This can only be realized when we pull together. We need to have harmonious working relationships across all the department and agencies of government.” Mudavadi noted.
Mudavadi reiterated Government’s commitment to service delivery saying no one will be allowed to derail that progress.
“As senior ranks of the executive you need to identify key priority projects, programmes and policies and align them to the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA).” He directed.
He said the promises made to Kenyans must be fulfilled as the goodwill from Kenyans is limited, and there will be no room for excuses if the Kenya Kwanza government does not deliver on its promises.
“We have to pull everybody on board and help each other to navigate towards a common goal and eliminate bottlenecks that hinder efficient and effective service delivery to Kenyans.” He added.
“We are at the service of Kenyans and all we need to do is support the government development projects, programmes and policies throughout the delivery cycle.” He added.
The NDIC is mandated to supervise implementation of national government development projects, programmes and policies across board with key support from the Government Delivery Services department domiciled in the Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary.
“With the dedication of our public servants, the intra-governmental collaboration between various Ministries, and the visionary guidance of His Excellency the President, we will overcome challenges, achieve milestones, and pave the way towards a prosperous and inclusive future for all.” Mudavadi noted.
