The Principal Secretary for Public Investments and Assets Management, Odede Wagunda, has reaffirmed that the government will not turn back on e-procurement and the digitization of public assets.

Speaking during the closing ceremony of the counties sensitization on asset management and the roll-out of the IFMIS Asset and Inventory Module held in Kenya School Of Government in Embu County, he said the process was good for the country in safeguarding it’s assets.

Wagunda said the training was part of a nationwide push to ensure counties maintain accurate and reliable digital registers for public assets. He asserted that digitization is intended to safeguard public resources and standardize reporting in line with national policies, noting that this will strengthen accountability and transparency across all levels of government.

He pointed out that the digitization drive was not just a technical upgrade but a fundamental shift in public financial management. According to the PS, the IFMIS Asset Module will ensure greater accuracy, better safeguarding of resources, and uniform reporting standards in both the national and county governments.

The PS challenged county governments to act with urgency in submitting the names of official users for the IFMIS system so that they can be mapped in. He added that officers must also work on securing ownership documents, such as title deeds, for all public assets, warning that proper ownership remains the legal foundation of effective asset management.

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