KIPPRA Showcases its Products and Services at Africa Public Service Week Celebrations, 21st to 25th June 2022

KIPPRA joined other government institutions in marking the Africa Public Service Week and celebrating 10 years of Kenya’s transformation of public service delivery that has created an efficient and effective public sector. The celebrations took place at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre on 21^st to 25^th June 2022. KIPPRA staff got a chance to showcase the Institute’s products and services and interact with many guests at the Institute’s stand. Among the guests who visited the KIPPRA stand include Head of Public Service Mr Joseph Kinyua, CS, Ministry of Public Service, Gender, Senior Citizens Affairs and Special Programmes Prof Margaret Kobia, Youth and Gender Affairs Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Hon. Rachel Shebesh, Mrs Mary Kimonye Principal Secretary for the State Department for Public Service and Mr Kennedy Kihara, the Principal Administrative Secretary, Office of the President. The guests were impressed by the Institute’s work, especially the innovation of the Public Policy Repository.

Executive Director Dr Rose Ngugi moderated a session on “fostering innovation to deliver inclusive and equitable services” during the event. The key areas of focus during the session included innovation in enhancing public service delivery, the place of innovation in delivery of inclusive and equitable services, innovation in public service management for enhancing employee productivity and the role of research and innovation in enhancing public service delivery. The participants in the sessions were: the Director General of the National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI), Prof Walter Oyoo, CEO of the Kenya Innovation Agency Dr ToTny Omwansa, the Secretary of Youth Affairs Mr Raymond Ochieng and the National Youth Council CEO Mr Roy Sasaka who was represented by Ms Viridiana Wasike.

Among the guests who visited the KIPPRA stand include Head of Public Service Mr Joseph Kinyua, CS, Ministry of Public Service, Gender, Senior Citizens Affairs and Special Programmes Prof Margaret Kobia, Youth and Gender Affairs Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Hon. Rachel Shebesh and Mrs Mary Kimonye Principal Secretary for the State Department for Public Service.

Visitors at the KIPPRA stand during the public service week.