The Head of Government Delivery Services (GDS) Peter Mbae has resigned.
In a letter on Monday, January 13, to the Chief of Staff and Head of the Public Service Felix Koskei, Mbae noted that his stay in the position was no longer tenable.
He claimed that he had repeatedly raised several issues with the Head of the Public Service, but they remain unresolved.
"Despite my passion, focus, and consistency, for reasons and issues that I have consistently brought to your attention and have not been resolved to date, it has not been possible to carry out my duties as intended, and my position as Head of Government Delivery Services is no longer tenable.
"In order to be accountable to the people of Kenya, owing to the fact that the appointment was widely circulated, I therefore request to formally disengage from this appointment so as to pursue other interests," read part of the letter.
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Mbae disclosed that prior to his appointment as Head of GDS, he was appointed by the Public Service Commission (PSC) as the Secretary Investments Promotion effective January 2023 in the Office of Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Trade before later serving as the Head of the Ministerial Delivery Unit.
He was later appointed as Head of Ministerial Programmes in the Office of the Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Public Service, effective October 2023.
Mbae further stated that in June 2024, he was appointed as Head of Government Delivery Services (GDS) to oversee the implementation of government programs and projects across ministries, departments, and agencies.
"In all these positions, I served diligently with utmost commitment and sacrifice, driven solely by the genuine desire to achieve sustainable transformation in the lives of citizens in line with the Kenya Kwanza Government manifesto," Mbae remarked.
