By Linet Amuli - Reporter
Kenya, November 20 ,2025 - The Government has renewed its resolve to strengthen the management and execution of public investment projects nationwide, emphasizing greater efficiency and accountability.
This commitment has been reinforced through the National Treasury’s rollout of the Public Investment Management (PIM) Framework, designed to improve every stage of the project cycle, from initial planning to final closure.
To give legal force to the framework, the Public Finance Management (Public Investment Management) Regulations, 2022, were introduced. These regulations set out detailed procedures for preparing, evaluating, selecting, budgeting, implementing, monitoring, assessing, and closing government-funded investment projects.
Speaking in Naivasha, Nakuru County, Principal Secretary for the State Department for Public Investments and Asset Management, Mr. Cyrell Wagunda, opened a week-long workshop focused on reviewing the Public Investment Management Information System (PIMIS).
The workshop offered a chance to evaluate the system’s progress, test its functionality, identify gaps, and agree on the roadmap for its next development phase. The PS highlighted that the National Treasury has successfully built and deployed PIMIS,an automated platform that supports the entire PIM process.
He explained that the system is designed to digitize and streamline all significant stages of project management, including identification, planning, prefeasibility and feasibility studies, budgeting, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and closure.
“PIMIS marks a major step forward in the digital transformation of our public investment management processes. It aligns with the principles of good governance and the aspirations of Vision 2030 by offering a centralized platform that supports every phase of the public investment cycle,” Mr. Wagunda said.
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Since its rollout, the system has registered notable achievements: over 600 new concept notes have been captured through PIMIS, and more than 2,000 previously existing projects have been migrated into the platform.
According to the PS, Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) are now benefiting from uniform workflows and a centralized database of investment information. The system has improved transparency through real-time project visibility, strengthened accountability, enhanced resource allocation, and ensured that public funds deliver maximum benefit to citizens.
Mr. Wagunda added that the system is evidence of the government’s commitment to using technology to better plan, deliver, and assess public investments. “As we acknowledge these gains, we must also appreciate that we are entering a pivotal transition period, from consultant-driven development to full government ownership and administration of PIMIS.
Our focus now is to reinforce the progress made and finalize remaining components, including integrating PIMIS with key government platforms such as IFMIS, the e-Government Procurement System, and KRA systems,” he said.
