Performance Contracting

Today, the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy, H.E. Hon. William Kabogo Gitau, E.G.H. signed Performance Contracts with the Principal Secretaries for ICT and the Digital Economy, Eng. John Tanui, and for Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Mr. Stephen Isaboke.

Subsequently, the CS also signed performance contracts with the Chairpersons and Chief Executive Officers of all the Semi-Autonomous Government Agencies (SAGAs) under the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy.

What gets measured, gets done.

Through this exercise, the CS stated, "we have firmly outlined our commitments to deliver tangible results for citizens, in alignment with the Kenya Kwanza Manifesto and H.E. President William Ruto’s Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA)."

CS Kabogo noted the government is commited to expanding the Digital Superhighway by rolling out nationwide affordable high-speed internet, digitizing government services, creating digital jobs, and positioning Kenya as Africa's ICT innovation hub.

"We will undertake in-house quarterly reviews to track implementation and build on the gains made during last year’s evaluation, where the Ministry recorded notable improvements in performance, particularly in service delivery within its core mandate," he reiterated.

The SAGAs that signed the performance contracts include the Communications Authority of Kenya, Media Council of Kenya, Kenya Yearbook Editorial Board, Kenya Institute of Mass Communication, National Communication Secretariat, ICT Authority, Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, and Konza Technopolis.

Also in attendance were; Hon. Ahmed Abdisalan Ibrahim, Principal Secretary (PS) for the State Department for National Government Coordination among other senior government officials.