Fred Mukinda
3 October 2008
Nairobi — Government training institutes will be upgraded to accommodate the large number of civil servants who need to advance their skills, President Kibaki has disclosed.
He said courses offered by the institutions should be revised to ensure service offered to the public by Government workers improved.
The President was speaking on Friday at the Kenya Institute of Administration (KIA), Kabete."There is need to enhance the capacity of KIA to ensure many civil servants can gain admission here to upgrade their knowledge and sharpen their skills so as to provide better and timely services," he said.
President Kibaki called for a fund to be established to ensure the training institutions' budgets were adequately financed throughout.
"We must ensure this institute as well as other similar public institutions have a sustainable funding system. I call upon all stakeholders in the public service to explore the possibility of establishing a revolving fund or other sustainable financing model," he said.
The President presided over the launch of a modern conference centre at the institute.
He talked with several Kenyan ambassadors abroad via a tele-conferencing equipment at the centre.
"I urge public servants to continuously endeavour to acquire knowledge, skills and competence which will enable them to improve service delivery and achieve the goals we have set under Vision 2030," said President Kibaki.
Sharpen skills
New courses, he noted, should induce change of values and ethics and ensure Government workers are accountable and transparent in their duties.
Public Service minister Dalmas Otieno called on Government workers to embrace a reading culture and seek admission to the institutes to sharpen their skills.
"All Government workers must continuously increase knowledge," he said.
The President also challenged the institute to take up the role of evaluating the Civil Service and identify areas that needed improvement.
"KIA should regularly undertake reviews of the general efficiency of the civil service," he said.
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