State trains senior administrators on governance skills

The government has launched training for senior administrators on the organisation and functions of government, security and safety for citizens and also public participation, engagement and communication.

Internal Security Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo yesterday launched the training for 30 days for Deputy County Commissioners who were selected on merit, will also be trained on other cross-cutting issues, key among them climate change and employee wellness and psychosocial support.

The government is also implementing a series of strategies to combat corruption, including strengthening investigating agencies and leveraging the support of the National Government Administrative Officers’ (NGAOs) stationed across the country.

After the training, the administrators will be deployed to cascade the radical shift in mindset to all the ranks within the NGAOs structure.

“Being the government’s first point of contact with the grassroots, this department plays a pivotal role in transforming service delivery and maximising the impact of our targeted investments,” Omollo said.

The plan encompasses an array of transformative programmes and interventions designed to elevate every section of the society, with citizens and communities at the lowest level of the social ladder acknowledged in the efforts to revolutionize the country’s landscape of opportunity.

“Our ultimate objective is to ensure every interaction our administrators have with mwananchi is marked by empathy and a genuine understanding of their unique needs and concerns,” PS Omollo said.

The PS added that the government is progressively accelerating the implementation of its visionary blueprint on socioeconomic empowerment and inclusive prosperity under the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda.

“In light of the above, we have set about cementing the position of the NGAO as the driving force behind these strategic interventions and forge an environment where every single mwananchi will not only thrive but also contribute meaningfully to our collective prosperity,” he said.

The PS Omollo also said they had purposed to conduct the reorientation programme with the intent to infuse a lead-by-example mindset across the structure and ensure effective, efficient and responsive services at all levels.

To kickstart the process, the PS yesterday launched the training for 30 days of Trainers of Trainers at the Kenya School of Government.