Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has warned public service accounting officers against misuse of public funds saying they will be surcharged for any funds lost due to their negligence.

He urged the officers to observe Section 44 of the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act of 2015 that holds them responsible for failure to procure within approved budgets and procurement plans.

Mudavadi warned that any such public servant will be penalized for failing to comply with public procurement regulations and for abetting wastage of public funds.

“We cannot condone laxity, wastage and loses anymore. It is time to strictly apply the penalties accruing from Section 72; accounting officers failing to manage public assets to achieve value-for-money will henceforth be penalized,” Mudavadi warned.

He was speaking at Kenya International Convention Centre (KICC) while releasing the 18th Cycle Report on Evaluation of the Performance of Ministries, State Corporations and Tertiary Institutions for the FY 2021/2022.

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“I have deliberately highlighted these issues because they are at the center of perennial loss of resources arising from lost cases in courts of law. Going forward, My office will soon issue a clear framework to address these deficiencies and make officers more accountable,” he said.

He said the Kenya Kwanza government is committed to revive the public service to uphold transparency, accountability and responsiveness in delivering services to the public.


According to Mudavadi, an effective people-centric service delivery approach will assist the Kenya Kwanza administration to deliver on its pledge on transforming the Kenyan economy.

“The government is committed to facilitating creation of an environment that fosters Kenya’s transformation process, as envisioned in the Bottom-up Economic Transformation Agenda (BeTA),” he added.

The Prime Cabinet Secretary’s office has been tasked to oversee the coordination, evaluation, monitoring and implementation of government programs, policies and projects.


He pledged to undertake a continuous monitoring and evaluation of performances in the public service to foster a citizen-focused and result-oriented public service to grow the economy.

The Report on Evaluation of the Performance of Ministries Departments and Agencies for the Financial Year 2021/2022 is the conclusion of the annual Performance Contracting cycle.

It consists of negotiations of performance targets, vetting of Performance Contracts (PCs), review of PCs, signing of PCs, implementation and monitoring and mid-year assessment.

A total of 394 MDAs were placed on PCs during the 2021/2022 Financial Year including State House, Office of the Deputy President, 20 Ministries, Office of the Attorney General and Department of Justice, 236 State Corporations and 135 Tertiary Institutions with their annual performance evaluation undertaken from July to October 2022.