Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has officially assumed the role of acting Cabinet Secretary for Public Service following the exit of Justin Muturi.
Mudavadi takes over after President William Ruto dropped Muturi in a recent Cabinet reshuffle.
He will hold the position pending the parliamentary approval of the newly nominated Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku.
Speaking at Railways during the handover ceremony, Mudavadi stressed the need for a good transition process to ensure that there is a seamless transfer of all the government projects and programmes.
Mudavadi said that is the reason that the government was pushing for the legislation of the Assumption of office of President, and Transition of the Executive Authority Bill to ensure the smooth running of governments.
“We need to keep a good spirit of handing over power in a structured way including giving progress of the government programmes. We already have a bill in parliament that seeks to bring order in the transfer of power,” said Mudavadi.
He said the critical legislation will ensure would ensure that there are no lacunas in the transition process and bring to place a well-documented report and a formal way of doing transfer of power in the executive.
Mudavadi lauded Muturi for his dedicated leadership and contributions to advancing public service initiatives during his tenure.
He noted that the transition ensured the seamless continuation of government operations, and our commitment to efficient governance and accountability.
“The Prime Cabinet Secretary’s Office will oversee public service responsibilities until a new appointee is approved by parliament,” said Mudavadi.
Muturi said that under his seven months tenure, he had worked with the team at the public Service ministry to continue to adopt the BETA agenda of building an agile and fit for purpose public service including the push to cut down on the wage bill to 35 percent of the GDP.
“I am full of praise for the team at the ministry of public Service for the seven months that I was there, we build on the BETA agenda of streamlining a productive workforce for the government, and whoever takes over will find work in progress,” said Muturi.
