Prime Cabinet Secretary has said urged Principal Secretaries to work together and deliver as one.
Mudavadi chaired the Inaugural Principal Secretaries Committee on Wednesday.
He said Executive Order No 1 of 2023 issued by President William Ruto outlined the government business that will be undertaken under his watch saying that indiscipline and laxity will not be tolerated at any level.
"We will work tirelessly on the consistency of action and methods, consistency with values, with long-term goals, with performance standards, and with sustainable consistency over time," he said.
He said PSs are expected to develop or update Strategic Plans and synchronize them with Medium Term Plans (MTP).
The PSs are to identify and resolve functional overlaps, duplications, inconsistencies, conflicts and ambiguities.
He asked PSs to harmonize staffing and weed out budgets not aligned with their mandates and functions while undertaking payroll Audits and cleansing as part of cost-cutting austerity measures.
Mudavadi directed PSs to update Service Charters in all areas where Kenyans seek goods and services from the National Government.
“Implementation of digitized Service Charters should commence by April 1 2023 and should be fast-tracked within 60 days under the Rapid Result Initiative (RRI) Framework,” he said.
The PSs are now expected to update performance contracts in order to track performance targets and results in preparation for signing by April 22, 2023, by the president.
They have also been asked to review the relevance of performance contracting instruments guided by the Medium-Term Plan and the new government agenda of the Bottom-Up Transformation Agenda (BETA).
He said that it is critical for PSs to harmonize procurements within and between MDAs to eliminate the distorted purchases of the same goods at extremely varied prices leading to a loss of value for money.
He said PSs should list key Procurement and Service Areas/Projects prone to unethical practice.
The CS added that PSs should also pay key attention to huge contracts and MDAs' evaluation committees.
"Ensure rejuvenation of Ministerial Integrity Committees chaired by PSs, including Departmental/Sections Committees chaired by respective heads; and Digitize the Procurement Processes with clear guidelines. Critically review the chronic non-performing contractors to improve their performance or exit," he said.
"Meanwhile, build the capacity of performing Indigenous Contractors to effectively compete Nationally and Beyond.”
He assured them that his synergy and unity of purpose will prevail in the undertaking of government business saying his office has a link to the Office of the President, the Office of the Deputy President and Parliament.
Leaders present include the head of Public Service Felix Koskei, Attorney General Justin Muturi, Solicitor General Shadrack Mose, National Assembly leader of majority Kimani Ichung’wa and his Senate counterpart Aaron Cheruiyot.
