Kenya: Govt Halts Non-Essential Foreign Travel for State Officers

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The Chief of Staff in the office of the President Felix Koskei has announced the suspension of unnecessary foreign trips by government officers.

Koskei says the move is aimed at scaling down expenditure, prioritising spending and shifting focus on the critical operations and activities that are essential to service delivery to the citizen.

The Head of Public Service says delegations involving both Cabinet and Principal Secretaries shall be restricted to the three person limit. The advisory also bars Cabinet and Principal Secretaries in the same ministries to be away on foreign travel at the same time, unless the foreign engagement expressly demands the same.

The foreign travels suspended are in the categories such as benchmarking and study visits; academic meetings and Exhibitions; as well as caucus and association meetings and events.). To contact the copyright holder directly for corrections — or for permission to republish or make other authorized use of this material,, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons.

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Kenyan Govt Halts Non-Essential Foreign Travel for State OfficersIn a move aimed at scaling down expenditure, prioritising spending and shifting focus on the critical operations and activities that are essential to service delivery to the citizen, the government has suspended unnecessary foreign trips by government officers. Delegations involving both Cabinet and Principal Secretaries shall be restricted to the three person limit. Cabinet and Principal Secretaries in the same ministries have been barred from being away on foreign travel at the same time, unless the foreign engagement expressly demands the same. The foreign travels suspended are in the categories such as benchmarking and study visits; academic meetings and exhibitions, as well as caucus and association meetings and events.
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