Kitui county government has put its officers, including County Executive Committee Members (CECMs) and Chief officers (COs) on a performance contract.
The move aims at enhancing accountability and transparency within the county administration while also improving service delivery to the county residents.
According to the County Governor, Julius Malombe, who presided over the signing of the 2025/2026 financial year performance contracts at a ceremony held at the county headquarters offices in Kitui town, noted that performance contracting links specific development priorities with county budget allocations, hence ensuring the timely realization of desired goals and results.
During the event, Dr Malombe emphasized that the exercise has largely helped his administration to prudently utilise county resources, leading to huge development gains over the last few years, including the implementation and operationalisation of 1,921 projects across the county.
“The performance contracting exercise has given clarity to priorities, strengthened planning, enhanced coordination and also given our people a sure way to measure service delivery progress of the county administration,” he said.
He explained that out of the 1,921 projects, 989 are community-level initiatives under the flagship Community Level Infrastructure Development Programme (CLIDP), thus underscoring the county’s focus on equitable and inclusive development across the county.
Other results achieved in respect to performance contracting are 527,000 farmers trained and 280 youth agri-preneurs engaged, 115 solar-powered boreholes,18 sump well schemes, and 250 sand dams constructed and Sh 183.6 million invested in the Kangu Water Supply Project.
The Kitui County government boss added that 852 health workers has been promoted and health services automated, reaching 87% of villages with primary care.
“1,688 ECDE teachers converted to permanent terms, furniture distributed to over 14,000 learners, Ksh. 244.8 million bursaries have been disbursed and TVET enrolment has increased to 7,617 across the county,” Dr Malombe added.
Other notable performance contracting targets achieved also included 1,103 streetlights and drainage upgrades completed under the Dustless Towns programme, 5,029 km of roads graded and opened and 1,320m of drifts constructed.
The county governor noted on the growth of own Source Revenue, saying it has climbed to Sh 636 million from about Sh 300 million in 2022. However, he lamented on challenges, especially on a high amount of Pending bills despite having been reduced from Sh1.43 billion to currently Sh 829 million.
Governor Malombe stated that the signing of the performance contracts is a renewal of the collective commitment to effective governance, citizen engagement, and measurable progress.
“We are committed to working harder, serving better, and remaining true to the development aspirations of our people,” he said.
By Denson Mututo
