The Public Service Commission (PSC) has issued a directive to all public institutions, ordering them to submit their performance appraisal reports for government employees.
In a circular issued on March 12, 2025, PSC Chairperson Ambassador Anthony Mwaniki Muchiri emphasized that the requirement aligns with the Public Service Commission (Performance Management) Regulations 2021.
The directive applies to Cabinet Secretaries, Principal Secretaries, CEOs of public agencies, and university vice-chancellors.
Further, he noted that the directive is part of a broader government effort to hold public institutions accountable for service delivery.
“To All Cabinet Secretaries, Principal Secretaries, the Solicitor General, CEOs of Constitutional Commissions and Independent Offices, CEOs of State Corporations and SAGAs,
“CEOs of Statutory Commissions and Authorities, Vice Chancellors of Public Universities,” the letter noted.
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Orders Issued by PSC
As per the directive, institutions must submit their reports in Excel format, accompanied by minutes from the Employee Performance Management Committee (EPMC) and the Staff Performance Appraisals (SPAs) template.
Submissions should be sent to [email protected].
The report, which includes staff performance appraisals and management committee minutes, is meant to assess whether these organizations are meeting their mandates.
“Please note that, in the future, the Annual Consolidated Performance Report should be submitted to the Commission by 31st August of every year.”
PSC has also directed all public institutions to submit the Annual Consolidated Performance Appraisal Reports for the 2023/2024 financial year by April 4, 2025.
PSC also noted that moving forward, the annual deadline for submitting performance reports will be August 31 of each year.
“Additional to this, the Public Service Commission (Performance Management) Regulations 2021 requires that all Public Service institutions shall submit Annual Consolidated Performance Reports to the Commission,” added the notice.
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Previous Findings from the Commission
The commission uses the statements to compile its yearly report on government agencies and departments.
In its annual report covering the 2022/2023 financial year, PSC unmasked close to 20,000 ghost workers on the government payroll.
Moreover, it detailed that State House and the New Kenya Cooperative Creameries (New KCC) Limited had an excess of over 100 members each with 15 other organizations listed as having more than 50 per cent of its recommended staff establishment.
Also, the commission stated that 19,467 unauthorized staff were added to the government payroll against the recommended staff establishment to ministries and departments.
Ministries and state departments accounted for the highest number at authorized staff at 12, 535 followed by state corporations at 4,558 and public universities at 2,287.
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