President William Ruto has disclosed that each Cabinet Secretary will receive a performance report card at the end of every financial year, which will reflect their ministry's achievements.
Speaking on Tuesday, November 19, during the ministerial performance contract signing at State House, Nairobi, President Ruto stated that the scorecards will ensure that performance contracting was meaningful.
The Head of State further declared that excellence and efficiency will be rewarded, while failure, negligence and misconduct will invite corrective action.
“At the end of the financial year, each CS will receive a performance report card reflecting their ministry's achievements. These scorecards will ensure that performance contracting is not seen as a meaningless ritual.
"This scorecard will carry recognition, rewards, and sanctions, which will be applied without fail. Excellence, integrity, efficiency and consistency will be rewarded, while failure, negligence, waste and misconduct will invite instant corrective action,” President Ruto remarked.
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The president noted that Kenyans expected the government to deliver efficiently, even as he told the Cabinet Secretaries that he relied on their performance.
President Ruto affirmed that there was no room for excuses, asking the CSs to take personal responsibilities to achieve targets set out.
"I expect each Cabinet Secretary to take personal responsibility for achieving the targets outlined in their ministry’s contracts. There is no room for excuses, delay failure, or excuses. Accountability must cascade through all levels of ministries, departments, and agencies to individual officers," President Ruto explained.
He, however, promised to offer full support to the CSs, assuring them that they will succeed and the enemies will be put to shame.
"I promise you that we will confound the naysayers. We will succeed. This country will not fail. This great nation that God has given us will succeed. The enemies of Kenya will be put to shame," President Ruto said.
