What Owalo's office should do to make a difference

Eliud Owalo, the Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of performance. [File, Standard]

New year comes with the annual ritual for organisations - performance reviews and setting up of new targets. In government, this is led by Eliud Owalo, the Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of performance. From his speeches and social media posts, he is the right man for the job.

In addition to staff-based appraisals, Mr Owalo needs to embrace a government-wide, dynamic performance that includes strategic and agile approaches. The approach is known as "strategic agility". If properly implemented, it is an important framework in reforming the public sector to act and 'think' differently and be ready for future eventualities.