Accra:Kenya has emerged as a major winner at the Africa Public Sector Conference and Awards (APSCA) 2026 gala, held in Accra, Ghana, by securing 23 excellence awards. This achievement highlights Kenya’s prominent role in public sector governance and service delivery.
According to Kenya News Agency, President William Ruto was among the notable awardees, receiving the prestigious APSCA 2026 Continental Leadership Award for Visionary Governance and Human Capital Transformation. The Deputy Head of Public Service, Amos Gathecha, who led the Kenyan delegation, accepted the award on behalf of the President. Gathecha emphasized that the accolades reflect the government’s conscious efforts to enhance public sector performance and service delivery.
Gathecha himself was honored with the Public Service and Smart Governance Leader of the Year award. Dr. Reuben Chirchir, who heads Governance, Public Service Reforms, and Re-engineering, received recognition for his Outstanding Contribution to Public Service Governance.
Several Principal Secretaries were also acknowledged for their leadership roles. Ahmed Abdisalan Ibrahim was awarded the Government Coordination Personality of the Year, Cyrell Odede Wagunda was named Public Investment Governance Leader of the Year, and Dr. Idris Salim Dokota received the Cabinet Governance and Public Service Administrator of the Year award.
Kabale Tache, CEO of the National Land Commission, was named Public Sector CEO of the Year, with the Commission also winning awards for Excellence in Delivering Customer Services and Excellence in Community Engagement. The Kenya National Highways Authority was recognized as the Sustainable Public Sector Project of the Year, and its Director-General, Eng. Luka Kipchumba Kimeli, received the Road Infrastructure Delivery Leader of the Year award.
The Agriculture and Food Authority-Kenya was named Innovative Agri-Food Agency of the Year, with Director General Dr. Bruno Linyiru honored as Agricultural Transformation Leader of the Year. Winfred Mbithe Kiia, Deputy Director of ICT at the authority, was awarded Public Sector ICT Trailblazer of the Year.
The Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development was recognized as Africa Curriculum Development Institution of the Year, and the Nuclear Power and Energy Agency received the Nuclear and Clean Energy Governance of the Year award. The Anti-Counterfeit Authority was acknowledged as Anti-Counterfeit Enforcement and Consumer Protection Provider of the Year, with its CEO, Dr. Robi M. King’a, also named Public Sector CEO of the Year.
The Kenya Sugar Board was awarded the Sugar Industry Transformation Institution of the Year, and the Kenya Medical Training College was named Health Workforce Development Provider of the Year. Its CEO, Dr. Jack Oluoch Kelly, was recognized as Health Education Leader of the Year. FCS Simon Indimuli, CEO of the State Corporations Advisory Committee, was honored as State Corporation Governance Steward of the Year.
