The government is getting ready to upgrade infrastructure, provide training, and improve mobility and logistics support for the Interior Ministry and its officers all over the country.
According to Raymond Omollo, the Interior Principal Secretary, this project will be carried out through the Government Vehicle Leasing Program.
It will help State officers do their jobs better.
Currently, National Government Administration Officers (NGAOs) only have about 400 vehicles.
This isn’t enough for them to do their work properly, so they need at least 1,152 more vehicles.
Mr. Omollo talked about this during a security meeting with senior government administrators at the Kenya School of Government.
The Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service, Felix Koskei, was also there.
“As you are aware, NGAOs currently have only 432 vehicles.
There is a deficit of 1,072 vehicles for field officers, 80 vehicles for Ministry Headquarters Departments and Agencies, and 4,000 motorcycles for Chiefs and Assistant Chiefs whose acquisition will go a long way to enhancing their operations,” said the PS.
He also praised NGAOs all over the country for keeping Kenyans safe.
Their efforts have made the Interior Ministry an important part of the country’s development.
“As the Chairs of the respective Security and Intelligence Committees in their jurisdictions, these officers have progressively cascaded the all-of-government approach to security and law enforcement,” he added.
The PS also said that thanks to these administrators, the government has taken back over 100 firearms from civilians and brought peace to the North Rift region, which has been troubled for many years.
Mr. Koskei, the Head of Public Service, said the government is determined to fight corruption in public service.
Corruption has been a big problem and has slowed down the country’s development.
In the next financial year, the government will focus on fighting corruption and providing better services to the people.
“We will allow the investigative agencies to proceed with their mandate, EACC, and DCI will continue with their mandate of investigating and getting to know what really happened in the circumstance that there is an issue of corruption,” Mr., Koskei said.
“That is why we have been having a series of meetings targeting areas that are prone to corruption, areas like public works, health, procurement, and finance to have this conversation and come up with ways of ensuring never again will a government be defeated in fighting corruption.”
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