Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has cautioned that the Kenya Kwanza administration must rush to deliver its promises as the country gears to 2027 elections.
With just about 20 months to the next polls, Mudavadi says their focus is to ensure that the Government’s commitments under the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda(BETA) translates into tangible outcomes that directly improve the lives of citizens.
“We are now about 20 months away from the August 2027 General Election. This remaining period represents the most critical phase for the Administration to deliver on the promises made to the Kenyan people under the BETA Plan,” he said.
“Kenyans’ expectations are higher now, more than ever. As leaders we don’t have the luxury of time. In three months’, time, we will enter the penultimate stage of the Administration’s first term, which calls for greater urgency in service delivery.”
The PCS who is also the CS for Foreign and Diasporas Affairs was speaking during the 2nd joint Cabinet and National Development Implementation Committee (NDIC) meeting of 2025 at the Kenya School of Government (KSG) in Lower Kabate, Nairobi County.
Mudavadi said the committee is the engine room of Government delivery, driving coordination, accountability, and results in the implementation of Kenya’s national development agenda.
“It embodies the Whole-of-Government approach to ensure that every shilling spent translates into visible and measurable impact for the people of Kenya. NDIC is about turning government promises into real, measurable results — driving efficiency, accountability, and prosperity for all,” he said.
Mudavadi said although the government had recorded key achievements, the public is yet to feel the impact due to what he attributed to poor communication strategies on government policies.
“Despite these solid achievements, I continue to receive important feedback from stakeholders through the National Government Dashboard, which flags the flaw in how we communicate with the people of Kenya,” the Prime CS said.
“We need to improve on our messaging to be better understood by all Kenyans. The rule of thumb in Communication is that a message must reach the recipients more than three times to register in their memories and attain the Top-of-Mind Awareness.”
The PCS hailed Taifa care, the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) programme managed by the Social Health Authority (SHA), which he added has positively impacted the lives of millions of Kenyans.
The membership of the programme has expanded from just eight million in 2022 to more than 27 million in November 2025, representing an increase of some 240 per cent according to him.
“Additionally, over 6.4 million Kenyans have undergone means testing with an average contribution of Sh592. This health insurance is so affordable that 86 percent of the families pay less than Sh1,000 monthly. Kenyans are accessing free healthcare in our hospitals. Even though it is real, we cannot shy away from the challenges that need to be addressed to ensure that our goal in achieving UHC is fully met,” he said.
In Education, Mudavadi said there have been interventions that have produced remarkable results, citing the school feeding programme that he said has been a gamechanger.
“In 2022, there were 2.2 million learners in our schools but with the introduction of this programme, the number of learners in schools rose to 2.6 million in 2025. Furthermore, we have constructed 23,000 new classrooms and employed 76,000 teachers. Essentially, this programme helps retain learners in school in the affected counties, thus improving the overall transition rate and not leaving anyone behind.”
Mudavadi said the theme of the NDIC, “Consolidating our fiscal space in a new world order for better service delivery” speaks directly to their collective responsibility to enhance policy coherence, institutional accountability, diversify funding sources and enhance efficient execution of government programmes across all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs).
“Amidst all these pressures, we are alive, to the headwinds from the global economy—waning development assistance, mainly concessional resources, geopolitical changes and uncertainties arising from the ongoing trade wars,” he said.
by GEOFFREY MOSOKU
