- Kindiki spoke in Thika town on Monday when he officially opened the new Biashara location senior chief's office.
- He also commissioned the construction of a new police division headquarters for Thika West at Ngoingwa estate.
Image: JOHN KAMAU
County administrators and security officers will sign performance contracts in a new move to boost service delivery in the counties.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki says the contracts will be signed by all officers from regional commissioners down to chiefs and their assistants.
Kindiki spoke in Thika town on Monday when he officially opened the new Biashara location senior chief's office and commissioning construction of a new police division headquarters for Thika West at Ngoingwa estate.
"We are going to put our officers from the regional commissioners down to the chiefs and sub-chiefs in performance contracts. There are no two ways about it. I have pressure to perform, hence I must put pressure on the officers so that we can efficiently serve members of the public," he said.
The CS said that the performance contracts will put the administrators on toes and ensure that they diligently execute their duties and prevent corruption in their offices.
At the same time, Kindiki said the crackdown on graft cartels at the Immigration offices in Nyayo House will continue until all the crooks are weeded out.
"Cartels who have been perpetrating heinous corrupt deals at Nyayo House have been kicked off of the area. Some have been arrested and taken to courts. We will not relent until we get rid of all unscrupulous individuals and ensure that members of the public access services without being frustrated and asked for bribes by anyone," he said.
Kindiki likened the graft cartels to terrorists who have been attacking and killing or maiming innocent Kenyans and especially along the Coast.
"Denying sick Kenyans passports to go and seek specialised treatment abroad is like killing them. Those cartels who were operating at Nyayo House are just like terrorists," he said.
The CS said President William Ruto's administration is committed to eradicating corruption in government premises and no public officer will be allowed to demand bribes.
"Whoever will be nabbed asking for bribes will serve as an example to others. The President is keen and strict in slaying the corruption dragon in the country so as to streamline service delivery," he said.
He also directed that chiefs will have to display service charters at their offices, part of which will indicate the services that are free and those which people are required to pay for.
Kindiki, who was accompanied by Thika MP Alice Ng’ang’a and a host of MCAs, said that the service charters should be written in English, Kiswahili and also translated to local languages.
Ng'ang'a asked the CS to deploy at least four more police patrol vehicles in both Thika East and Thika West subcounties, saying that the area population has drastically increased, hence the need to boost their security.
The MP echoed Kindiki's sentiments, saying that all public officers who will scuttle the Kenya Kwanza administration's plan of delivering on its promises to Kenyans will be dealt with accordingly.
"Even at the county level, those who are hampering the national government projects, including the affordable housing project, will be dealt with," the lawmaker said