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The Government of Kenya has launched the Presidential Directives Management Information System (PDMIS) and Foreign Travel Management Information System (FoTMIS), for tracking and reporting Presidential Directives that will ensure proactive implementation.
The Deputy President (DP), Rigathi Gachagua, termed technology as a strategic driver to not only improve efficiency in the public sector, but also to make government more transparent, trustworthy, accountable and open. One of the government’s administration objectives, the DP say, is to enhance service delivery through digitalization and automation of all government critical processes and make the service available online.
Speaking at the launch in Nairobi, Gachagua noted that the BETA plan took its inspiration from the Kenyan Vision 2030 economic blueprint, which recognizes the role of ICT, enhancing knowledge for wealth creation, social welfare, and international competitiveness. He disclosed that the National government allocated Sh 16.3 billion in the Financial Year 2024/2025, as an investment in the digital superhighway, to enable the achievement of the identified objectives in the sector.
The DP observed that the commissioning of FoTMIS is necessary since it makes the trouble of manually clearing processes by enhancing the ease and efficiency of obligation processes and approval. The system will support the implementation of the government austerity measures, and increase efficiency and transparency of all the processes, which all goes to restore trust and accountability that the Kenyan people demand.
Further, the DP encouraged the expedition and conclusion of the processes, to secure a holistic structure that will not only secure adherence with prevailed travel guidelines, but also facilitate the government’s ability to review the overall foreign travel budgets and expenditures, analyse the global travel threats and priorities and reorganize the foreign service footbridge accordingly.
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Gachagua noted that the world is inevitably changing, therefore, digital transformation puts technology at the core of strategy which translates to better processes, increased efficiencies, and a digitally fluent workforce, elements that are key to future survival and growth. PDMIS will record, track, and report on the implementation of the presidential directives replacing manual dispatch methods and providing robust feedback. He added that working through and with the people, the PDMIS will be used to dispatch direct directives to Ministries and State Departments for implementation and status reporting.
