Kenya is stepping up its role in shaping accountable and values-driven public service across the continent, with the Kenya School of Government (KSG) at the centre of a landmark capacity-building initiative.

In partnership with the African Union Commission and the State Department for Public Service and Human Capital Development, KSG is rolling out a specialized programme designed to build public officers with the tools to assess, monitor and report on governance standards under the African Charter on Values and Principles of Public Service and Administration.

The SPAT program is a capacity building initiative to enable all State Parties implement the African Charter on Values and Principles of Public Service and Administration. Once all have been trained, every institution is expected to fill out the SPAT tool. The aggregate of all the ratings will be used to provide a status for Kenya.

The training, scheduled to be held at KSG’s Mombasa Campus in May 2026, will bring together officers from human resource, ethics and governance functions across public institutions.

Dr. Florence Kithinji, Deputy Director of KSG’s Institute of Public Service Leadership, Ethics and Integrity, will be in charge of the specialized programme on SPAT.