The Ministry of Public Service and Gender was created under the re-organization of the National Government in November 2015. The reorganization placed the then Directorate of Public Service Management and the State Department for Gender Affairs under the Ministry. The Executive Order No. 1 of 2020 (Revised) created two (2) State Departments in the Ministry namely: State Department for Public Service and State Department for Gender.
The Ministry plays an important role of providing policy direction and management of the human resource function in the public service as well as promotion of gender equity and equality and empowerment of women. The mandate, functions and responsibilities of the Ministry are provided in the Executive Order No. 1 of 2020 (Revised). The mandate broadly covers critical priority areas related to Public Service and Gender.
i. Transform the public service for responsive, citizen centered and quality service delivery;
ii.To institutionalize appropriate career design and development strategies in the Public Service;
iii. To enhance business process re-engineering and development and its application in service delivery;
iv. Promote gender equity and equality, formulation, review and management of Gender Policies and their Management;
v. To promote development and implementation of Special Programmes for Women Empowerment and Gender Mainstreaming in Ministries/ Departments /Agencies;
vi.To coordinate negotiation, domestication and reporting on gender related international regional treaties and conventions;
vii. To coordinate development and implementation of Policies and Programmes on Gender Based Violence.
To provide policy leadership for public service transformation, women empowerment, and promotion of gender equity and equality.
A transformed public service, empowered women, gender equity and equality for a high quality of life for all Kenyans.
Our Offices are located at Harambee House, Harambee Avenue