President Uhuru Kenyatta puts lazy public servants on notice

By PPS

President Uhuru Kenyatta has warned that civil servants who fail to perform their duties as required will be sacked.

President Kenyatta said failure to deliver means being sent home.

“Those public servants who think they will wait for another administration to come and then continue working, I can assure them they will go home before I do,” he said.

The President spoke yesterday at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre during the National Exporters Forum that brings together stakeholders in the export sector to exchange ideas and strategize for better performance.

The President emphasised it must be understood by all that public service is about providing service to the over 40 million Kenyans.

He said the Government is supposed to facilitate those who produce and create jobs, adding that public servants must change their mentality and begin to serve selflessly.

Citing the National Electronic Single window that has been discussed for a long time, the Head of State said it must be operational before the end of the year.

“There is no reason whatsoever why that cannot happen because we must begin to change our culture,” he said.

The President also disclosed that the Government has set aside Sh22 billion for the construction of a modern standard gauge railway line from Mombasa to Kisumu. He said his Government would also prioritise value addition of local produce in its bid to move away from exportation of low value commodities to exportation of high value finished products.

The President pointed out that the initiative would arrest the widening trade deficit and alleviate the current unemployment situation afflicting the youth and women.

“The value addition initiatives will diversify our export base and lead to increased production of goods and services that will be consumed locally, regionally and internationally,” he said.

Grow export

He also disclosed a raft of other measures being implemented to promote the growth of the export sector including the exploration and exploitation of alternative sources of energy such as solar, wind and geothermal.

He said the Government is also fast-tracking the implementation of the LAPSSET Project, which will open up the markets of South Sudan and Ethiopia.

Other measures include the establishment of international distribution infrastructure including warehouses and business information centres in Kinshasa and Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Juba in South Sudan.

He said the Government is also engaging with regional trading partners to minimise barriers that exporters face while at the same time boosting science, technology and innovation in the sector by increasing investment in research and development.


 

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