Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Musalia Mudavadi, has called for renewed urgency and accountability across government institutions, ministries and state departments to ensure full delivery of the Kenya Kwanza administration’s development promises before the 2027 General Election.
Speaking during the second National Development Implementation Committee (NDIC) Joint Meeting of 2025 at the Kenya School of Government in Nairobi, Mudavadi said the next 20 months are critical for the administration to demonstrate tangible results from the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA).
He noted that the meeting was taking place at a significant time, coming months after the mid-term Cabinet retreat held in June 2025.
“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. Kenyans’ expectations are higher now, more than ever. As leaders, we don’t have the luxury of time,” he stated.
The NDIC meeting brought together Cabinet Secretaries, Principal Secretaries, and senior government officials tasked with tracking the progress of key development programmes under the current administration.
The Prime Cabinet Secretary said the theme of the meeting, “Consolidating our fiscal space in a new world order for better service delivery” reflected the administration’s resolve to strengthen policy coherence, accountability, and efficient execution of government programmes.
He acknowledged global economic challenges such as reduced development assistance, shifting geopolitical dynamics, and trade wars, which continue to affect Kenya’s fiscal space.
Mudavadi urged Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to intensify implementation efforts and ensure every programme yields measurable impact on households and communities.
Highlighting progress in key sectors, Mudavadi pointed to the success of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) programme under the Social Health Authority (SHA).
“The membership of Taifa Care has expanded from just eight million in 2022 to over 27 million in November 2025—an increase of 240 percent,” he said.
He added that more than 6.4 million Kenyans had undergone means testing with an average contribution of KSh 592, while 86 percent of families paid less than KSh 1,000 monthly.
“Kenyans are accessing free healthcare in our hospitals,” he said, noting that despite the progress, some challenges remained in achieving full coverage.
In education, Mudavadi cited the school feeding programme as a gamechanger that had boosted enrolment.
The number of learners rose from 2.2 million in 2022 to 2.6 million in 2025. He said the government had also constructed 23,000 classrooms and employed 76,000 teachers, improving school retention and transition rates.
However, Mudavadi admitted that government communication needed improvement to ensure citizens fully understood the impact of ongoing initiatives.
“We need to improve our messaging to be better understood by all Kenyans,” he said, noting that messages must be repeated several times to achieve top-of-mind awareness.
He emphasized that the NDIC remained the government’s engine room, driving coordination, accountability, and delivery of development priorities.
“NDIC is about turning government promises into real, measurable results—driving efficiency, accountability, and prosperity for all,” he said.
Mudavadi also revealed that the committee had approved the Governance Pact 2024 to strengthen integrity, discipline, and accountability across MDAs.
The Pact aligns with ongoing performance contracting reforms and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Governance Diagnostic recommendations.
“The Pact provides a unified framework for measuring and rewarding results, strengthening ethical leadership, and reinforcing coordination in the delivery of national priorities,” he explained.
He urged all public institutions to internalize and operationalize the Pact within their governance and reporting systems.
Mudavadi further called for collective commitment to building a cohesive, ethical, and performance-driven government that delivers socio-economic transformation for all Kenyans.
“Let us reaffirm our shared commitment to a government that truly delivers transformation across all corners of our beloved country,” he said.
