Newsletters 2021
University of New Castle, Sydney, Australia: The PSC and the University of New Castle, Sydney in Australia entered into an MoU in 2019 for mutual benefits to be gained through a cooperative program promoting capacity building in governance, leadership, policy and research. The MoU is aimed at establishing collaboration in the following areas: applied research; capacity building of PSC staff in policy formulation and implementation; devolution in public service; leadership development; and exchange programmes and other related programmes.
The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) is implementing the Enhancing Leadership and Governance in Public Financial Management (ELG-PFM) in Africa which targets Kenya among four other countries. The programme seeks to foster policy reforms by developing and enhancing the leadership skills and practices of senior African public finance system officials. The PSC is one of the government agencies that will participate in the implementation of the programme.
Working with the Emerging Leaders Foundation (Africa), Emerging Public Leaders – Global and Chandler Institute of Governance (Singapore) to run the Public Service Emerging Leaders Fellowship Programme from 2022.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has listed the Commission as a competent authority in the implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). The Commission participates in capacity building and country reviews for State Party Member States.
The Commission has signed an MoU with the African Leadership Academy that will see the rollout implementation of the Public Service Leadership Development Programme.
The Commonwealth Secretariat: With the support of the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation (CFTC), the PSC benefited from a Leadership Development Training Programme for the Commission Board.
Through the support of the World Bank, the Kenya Government through the State Department for Devolution, is implementing the Kenya Devolution Support Programme II, the successor to Kenya Devolution Support Programme. At the national level, the PSC is among the state beneficiaries of this programme. The programme will from 2024 to 2028 effective March 2024. The program development objective is to strengthen county performance in financing, management, coordination and accountability for resources.
Through the support of the World Bank, the Kenya Government through the State Department for Housing & Urban Development, is implementing the Kenya Urban Support Programme II (2022-2027), the successor to the Kenya Urban Support Programme. At the national level, the PSC is among the beneficiaries of this programme. The programme’s core components include urban space and planning, urban economies and urban livelihoods including the private sector and competitiveness, urban infrastructure and service delivery, building climate resilience.
Working with ABSA Bank Kenya to provide financial contribution and Personal Financial Management training during the induction programme for interns under the Public Service Internship Programme.