The government, through the Ministry of Public Service, has plans to establish Huduma centres in each subcounty and constituency in the country as part of the Bottom Up Transformative Agenda and Kenya Vision 2030.
The Principal Secretary Public Service Amos Gathecha said this at Machakos Huduma Centre during the launch of Kenya Institute of Supplies Management Services (KISM) into 10 Huduma centres for easy service delivery.
He noted that at present, there were 58 Huduma centres and they planned to have more centres in each of the 290 constituencies in the country so as to bring services closer to its citizens.
“In Kenya Vision 2030, we pledged to have a Huduma centre in each constituency,” said Gathecha.
He pointed out that the deployment of KISM into Huduma reaffirms their commitment to increasing convenience for supply chain practitioners who have to travel to Nairobi to access KISM services.
Gathecha urged KISM to take advantage of the partnership with Huduma to deploy its services in the 58 Huduma centres in the country.
“KISM partnering with Huduma will help eliminate the need for supply chain practitioners to go in search of KISM services all over the country,” added Gathecha.
Additionally, he acknowledged the Huduma Universal Agent as a key enabler to the partnership and the agent is a staff member at Huduma that is trained to offer multiple services on behalf of the Ministry, Department and Agencies.
“The Universal Agent is an innovation by Huduma Kenya aimed at solving issues of service deployment on their platforms by assisting the digitally disadvantaged to access online services,” added Gathecha.
KISM CEO Kenneth Matiba added that the launch of KISM services into Huduma was a stepping stone towards improvement and it reflects the evolving needs of their members who require seamless access to KISM services.
“We recognize the importance of access and this launch is a testament to our commitment to meeting evolving needs of our members,” said Matiba.
KISM CEO disclosed that the integration of KISM into Huduma would enable individuals and organisations access membership registration and renewals, receive certification and licensing services and also get informed on continuous professional development programs and general inquiries and support
He promised that KISM would abide by the governing guidelines and facilitate their officers to discharge their duties with professionalism and integrity.
“I urge all stakeholders to embrace the new chapter and frontier for service delivery with enthusiasm and determination to build an impactful supply chain profession,” said KISM CEO.
By Anne Kangero
