Time Management The Brand That Is Defining Laikipia

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They say time is money, but that may not apply for occupants of public offices, if the experiences from those seeking government services are anything to go by.
For a long time citizens have associated the government offices with poor time-keeping, lethargy or complete absence from duty stations and other unprofessional conduct that have given civil service undesirable ratings.
But the more prominent vice that comes out in any such conversation is poor time management.
Tales are rife of public officers who make technical appearances in their work stations before making a dash to attend to private affairs, leaving a coat hanging on a chair to disguise their absence.
Time-keeping was the first manifestation of the culture in the Laikipia public service.
Meetings, whether physical or virtual, start on time. Theres no vocabulary like theres no quorum. Meetings start with those people who are there.
The phrase Laikipia Time is spreading fast even among the citizens. Senior leadership led by HE Governor Ndiritu Muriithi has been consistent in setting the pace on time management. The leaders have continually arrived at meetings many times earlier than agreed time, much to the surprise of mwananchi sometimes.
Time management has been part of the critical aspects on cultivating a culture on accountability and meaningful engagement.
Progressive nations across the world manage their time well. In Laikipia, gone are the days that the public was thought to be a place for employees to sit at comfort without being resourcefully engaged.
We have seen the impact of time wastage on service deliver and we want to move away from that, said Rose Maitai, CEC for Administration and public service.
The need for better time management is what informed the adoption of systems to ensure staff members can account for the time spent in their place of work.
The Integrated County Operations Management System, ICOMS, is an online timesheet that employees fill on a weekly basis to show their work.
Thanks to consistency, the new culture of time keeping is sweeping across the public service, and is continually being felt in public and government functions within and outside Laikipia.
Now, more than ever before, thanks to punctuality, Laikipia county government officials are setting the pace on time management. It is now a common occurrence for other government officials to find their colleagues from Laikipia already seated during intergovernmental or multiagency functions. It is now common to hear of government officials attending functions outside the county.

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