The government has come up with a system to track President William Ruto’s directives for effective implementation. The system is envisioned to help manage the declarations the President makes in his public engagements.....CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
According to a circular by Head of Public Service Felix Koskei, the Presidential Directives Management Information System (PDMIS) is complete.
It has been completed alongside one that would be used to track foreign travels by state and public officers. The State House memo revealed that the Foreign Travel Management Information System (FOTIMS) also went live on August 1.
“All presidential directives will be dispatched exclusively via the PDMIS portal. No hard copies will be distributed,” Koskei said. He said ministries, state departments and agencies will be able to download scanned copies of the directives from their respective portals.
Koskei said the entities can access the platform through a universal resource locator provided in the circular. However, only Cabinet secretaries and principal secretaries will have access to the system.
From now on, all foreign travels by state and public officers will be processed through the established FOTIMS. “All applications and processing for foreign travel clearances must be done through FOTIMS,” he said.
“Your cooperation in adhering to these directives is greatly appreciated as we transit to these digital platforms for enhanced operational efficiency.”
Koskei said the systems are aimed at improving efficiency in the handling of presidential directives. “These digital solutions aim to improve efficiency and accountability in the handling of presidential directives and the processing of foreign travel clearances for senior ranks of the executive,” the circular reads.
Ruto has been making public pronouncements, most recently during the whirlwind tours, which covered nearly 10 counties. In the declarations are promises about projects the government would roll out in regions, from fresh produce markets to roads and water projects, some involving colossal amounts.
“The markets that we are constructing across the country will improve the working environment for traders and enhance their earnings. This is what we pledged to do,” Ruto said in Kisii recently.
His administration has taken flak on social media over unmet campaign pledges, including those made by the Jubilee regime. Critics have been on the President’s case over unfinished roads, markets and other abandoned projects.
The issue of unfulfilled pledges played out heavily during the recent wave of protests by Gen Zs against the government.
Some of the pledges have budgetary requirements that state agencies are required to factor in, as the declarations have been made at any time in a financial year.
The President, for instance, pledged projects when he made stops in Embu, Tharaka Nithi, Kirinyaga, Murang’a, Kisii, Baringo and Uasin Gishu counties.
In Baringo, he pledged that more households would get electricity under the last mile connectivity initiative. He made a similar pledge in Embu, Murang’a and Kisii.
“We are investing more than Sh500 million to connect to electricity at least 5,000 new households in Embu county, furthering our resolve to achieving universal access to power,” Ruto said.
He also broke ground for an export processing zone in Sagana and also launched the tarmacking of roads in Kirinyaga.
When he graced the graduation ceremony at Baraton East African University, Ruto pledged a Sh60 million budget boost for construction of a science lab.
In Kisii, he said his administration would upgrade facilities in 68 schools in Borabu, North Mugirango, West Mugirango and Kitutu Masaba constituencies in Nyamira county to increase student enrolment and boost learning.
“Under the Sh1.4 billion Kuwait-funded Development of Schools Infrastructure in Nyamira County Project, we will build 183 new classrooms, dormitories and dining halls in 47 secondary and 21 primary schools…CONTINUE READING>>
