Kenya wins three awards at 2025 Continental Africa Public Service Day celebrations

Kenyan team that received awards during the 10th edition of the Continental Africa Public Service Day (APSD) celebrations on June 24, 2025/HANDOUT

Kenya has emerged as a top performer at the 10th edition of the Continental Africa Public Service Day (APSD) celebrations, winning three prestigious awards during the Gala dinner held on June 23, 2025, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Themed "Enhancing the Agility and Resilience of Public Institutions to Achieve Equitable Governance and Rapidly Address Historical Service Delivery Gaps," the biennial event brought together public sector innovators from across the continent to showcase transformative ideas aimed at improving public service delivery.

Kenya’s award-winning innovations included: Best Innovation in Service Delivery- Poultry Melovax by Tharaka University at the 1st Place, most Accountable and Transparent Organisation- Jaza Miti Initiative by Kenya Forestry Research Institute emerged as the 1st runners-up, and in the Best Pavilion category- Team Kenya Exhibition Stand emerged the 2nd runners-up.

On the other hand, several other Kenyan institutions showcased outstanding innovations at the event.

They include the State Department for Internal Security and National Administration- Automated Reporting Management Information System (ARMIS), Baringo National Polytechnic – Water Recycling Innovation and Huduma Kenya- Universal Agent Model.

The other organisation included Kenya Ports Authority- KARGOPAY Innovation and Kisiwa National Polytechnic- five functional bed Innovation

This year’s APSD celebrations featured a wide range of exhibitions and symposia, where African nations presented public service delivery innovations and deliberated on topical issues aligned with the theme.

Public Service and Human Capital Development, and head of Kenya’s delegation, Principal Secretary Jane Kere Imbunya, commended Team Kenya for their exemplary performance.

Imbunya noted that the awards affirmed Kenya’s leadership in public service transformation across the continent.

Kenya hosted the 9th edition of the prestigious Pacesetters International Awards (PIA) Gala Dinner on June 27, 2025, in Nairobi.

The event was organised by Jubilant Stewards of Africa (JSA), an NGO dedicated to improving living standards, social ethics, and dignity and empowering communities through its research and consulting arm, Pacesetters International Research and Consultancy Limited, in partnership with the United SMEs Association of Kenya, among other partners.

Kenya, among other countries, won major awards.