Kenya School of Government
{{Short description|Kenya School of Public Administration}}
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The Kenya School of Government (KSG) is a Kenyan public service institution established by the KSG Act (No. 9 of 2012) to build capacity of the Public Service leadership by developing managerial
and leadership competencies for a quality public service.{{cite web |url=https://ksg.ac.ke/ |title=Kenya School of Government |work=ksg.ac.ke |date=16 May 2022 |access-date=16 May 2022}}{{cite web |last=Wainaina |first=Ndung'u |url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/opinion/article/2001443896/for-better-leadership-lets-revamp-kenya-school-of-government |title=For better leadership let's revamp The Kenya School of Government |work=The Standard |date=23 April 2022 |access-date=17 May 2022}}
History
The Kenya School of Government was originally established in 1961 as a Public Service Management and Development Institute.{{cite web |url=https://www.eldis.org/organisation/A7370 |title=Kenya Institute of Administration (KIA) |work=eldis.org |date=17 May 2022 |access-date=17 May 2022}}{{cite journal |url=https://www.africabib.org/rec.php?RID=189970596 |title=Kenya Institute of Administration (KIA) |journal=Simmance, A.J.F.(Journal of Local Administration Overseas) |date=17 May 2022 |volume=3 |issue=3 |pages=164–168 |access-date=17 May 2022 |last1=Simmance |first1=A. J. F. }} In 1963, it was renamed to Kenya Institute of Administration (KIA) with an aim of training and educating Kenya's post-independence high cadre civil service and government administrative leaders.{{cite web |url=https://socialprotection.org/connect/stakeholders/kenya-school-government-ksg |title=Kenya School of Government, KSG |work=socialprotection.org |date=17 May 2022 |access-date=17 May 2022}}{{cite web |url=http://kenyalaw.org/kl/fileadmin/pdfdownloads/RepealedStatutes/KenyaInstituteofAdministrationActNo2of1996.pdf |title=KENYA INSTITUTE OF ADMINISTRATION ACT|work=Parliament of Kenya |date=17 May 2022 |access-date=17 May 2022}} The Kenya School of Government is located in Lower Kabete Road
=Reforms Under Vision 2030=
To align the institution to the Kenya Vision 2030 requirements for public sector reforms in order to guarantee quality service delivery to citizens of Kenya,{{cite web |url=https://ksg.ac.ke/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/KSG-Strategic-Plan.pdf |title=KENYA SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT STRATEGIC PLAN(2018-2023) |work=KENYA SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT |date=17 May 2022 |access-date=17 May 2022}}{{Cite web |title=Kenya School of Government – Kenya Vision 2030 |url=http://vision2030.go.ke/project/kenya-school-of-government/ |access-date=2022-10-01 |language=en-US}} the Kenya School of Government Act No.9 of 2012 was passed in Kenya's parliament in year 2012 to transform the institute with a new mandate to build knowledge, competencies and skills in the public service through Training, Research and Public policy advisory services that meets the needs of the public servants at all levels in the employment hierarchy.{{cite web |url=https://vision2030.go.ke/progress-2016-march-public-sector-reforms/ |title=Progress (2016 March): Public Sector Reforms |work=vision2030.go.ke |date=17 May 2022 |access-date=17 May 2022}}{{cite web |url=http://kenyalaw.org/kl/fileadmin/pdfdownloads/Acts/KenyaSchoolofGovernmentAct_No9of2012.pdf |title=KENYA SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT ACT, No. 9 of 2012 |work=Parliament of Kenya |date=17 May 2022 |access-date=17 May 2022}}
Academics
Kenya School of Government offers consultancy, training, research and advisory services to government, non government and private organizations in the areas of public policy development and management.{{cite web |url=https://ksg.ac.ke/?page_id=8336 |title=Center for Advanced Training and Consultancy Services |work=ksg.ac.ke |date=17 May 2022 |access-date=17 May 2022}}
=Diplomas=
The institution offers Diploma in Public Financial Management, Diploma in Public Administration, Diploma in Management of Public Enterprise among others.{{cite web |url=https://ksg.ac.ke/?page_id=8336 |title=Advanced Training Programs offered under the Center |work=ksg.ac.ke |date=17 May 2022 |access-date=17 May 2022}}