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MDAs Highlights of PFM Reforms

Teachers' Service Commission - Reforms

The commission has made tremendous progress towards achievements of TSC strategic plan and PFMR strategy. TSC uses both GOK  and PFMR Secretariat  funds to deliver its Mandate. Some of visible achievement are;

  • Approval of a strategy to conduct Biometric Enrollment and Validation of Teachers (BEVOT).
  • The Commission has rolled out HRMIS where currently recruitment, transfers and Promotions of teachers are managed.
  • The manual teachers’ files have been digitized and currently files are accessible online using EDMS
  • TSC has upgraded Teammate system. The system will facilitate full integration of risk Management into commissions operations and also enhance audit assurance and reporting.
  • Implementation of Risk management at TSC headquarters as well as in TSC county Offices.
  • Facilitation of automating HR and Audit Process through training.
Public Investment Management - Reforms

The Public Investments Management has achieved the following:

  1. Developed and issued the PIM Guidelines through Treasury Circular No:16/2019 in January, 2020 to allow the National Government and its entities to pilot the guidelines and learn valuable lessons before the PIM Regulations are issued.
  2. Conducted a stock take on all ongoing Public Investment Projects at the National Government level to form a baseline survey.
  3. Signed 2 contracts for the development of the National Parameters & Commodity Specific Conversion Factors and a Manual on Project Preparation, Preliminary and Economic Appraisal.
  4. Awarded 2 contracts on the Public Investment Management Information System and a manual on Project Level Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting.
IFMIS - Reforms
  • Re-configuration of the cash management module that has ensured bank reconciliation is possible for all bank accounts held at the central bank.
  • Automation of the entire bank reconciliation process to ensure that all paid transaction are electronically reconciled.
  • All the reporting templates as prescribed by the Public Sector Accounting Standards Board have been configured and uploaded in IFMIS.
Kenya Revenue Authority - Tax Reforms
  • Government systems integration to allow for 3rd party data matching and improve service delivery
  • Implementation of a Consolidator framework to enhance trader traceability and accountability of all imports
  • Integration of scanners which has drastically reduced cases of Mis-declaration and concealment while simultaneously allowing for non-intrusive inspection;
  • Identification and elimination of revenue administration gaps and stopping revenue leakages- leveraging on ICT
  • Identification and implementation of strategies to improve Value Added Tax collection including fast tracking automation, and enhanced taxpayer education
  • Fast track Tax Appeals Tribunal cases and move cases from Court to Alternative Dispute Resolutions.
  • The Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 2020 was aimed at making certain fiscal changes to the taxation regime as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic. It made significant changes to Kenya’s tax landscape

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