Head of the Government Delivery Service (GDS) Peter Mbae has stood his ground saying he resigned from his job.
Mbae who spoke during an interview highlighted several persistent challenges that have made it difficult to do his job.
“It is not possible to do development in a toxic political environment,” he said.
However, in a letter going round the socials, the Ministry of Public Service, Performance and Delivery Management terminated Mbae’s contract on July 24, 2024.
According to The letter, Mbae’s job came to an end the moment former CS Moses Kuria ceased to hold office.
“In view of the above, you are hereby notified that your appointment as the Head of Head, Government Delivery Services is hereby terminated with effect from July 11, 2024,” the letter to Mbae said.
Mbae noted that he had proposed how his team was going to structure delivery in Kenya however, his seniors rejected his proposals, saying it was not possible.
“A lot of what I proposed was not done. In short, there have been a lot of frustrations. One day somebody would have asked me, Why didn’t you deliver, and I would respond by saying I had issues. They would then ask me why didn’t you say then,” he explained.
“Since they announced my appointment in a big way, I have to go back and tell the people I am no longer there,” he added.
Mbae reiterated that it is not possible to achieve any meaningful development in a toxic political environment.
“You can only achieve progress when people are at peace and are appreciative. When the political environment is so toxic, when leaders are abusing others openly, then how do you take development to them?” he posed.
“Either we decide that we suspend performance and delivery until after elections and play politics because we cannot do both,” he added
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