Former Trade Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has officially handed over to his successor, former East African Community member Rebecca Miano.
CS Kuria will join the Ministry of Public Service Performance and Delivery Management after President William Ruto reshuffled eight members of his Cabinet last week on Wednesday.
Prior to the reshuffle, Miano was the CS for the East African Community (EAC), ASALs, and Regional Development.
In his statement days after the reshuffle, Kuria said he was ready to work in any ministry or department assigned by President William Ruto.
He said he is leaving the Ministry a proud man having achieved a lot; “from setting up at least 15 industrial parks across the country to establishing economic zones in the last year.”
“The same way, I have worked so hard in Trade to bring industrialization; it is the same effort I will use in my new ministry in the public service,” he said.
Speaking during the official launch of the Garissa County Aggregation and Industrial Park (CAIP), the CS stated that they all have a responsibility to help the president in any assignment regardless of the ministry or department they are in.
“I have not even finished a year as a Cabinet Secretary but in that period, a third of the country is now industrializing. We have brought on board investors from the biggest economic zones in just one year, so I leave this ministry with head high and a very proud person that the work we have done will not go unnoticed,” he added.
And, as he prepares for the new role, Kuria has urged all public servants and government contractors to deliver services according to their performance contracts or resign to allow more qualified people to take up the positions.
He said that he will work hard to ensure a smooth service delivery in the public service warning that action will be taken against officers who fail to meet their targets.
