The State Department for Public Service, formerly the Directorate of Public Service Management in the Ministry of Public Service and Gender was created vide Executive Order No. 1 of 2020.

Mandate

• Co-ordination of Huduma Centres;
• Government Human Resource Information Systems and Services;
• Internship and Volunteer Policy for Public Service;
• Government Payroll Policy and Standards;
• Shared Services;
• Research Development and Public Service Delivery Innovations;
• Public Service Career Planning and Development;
• Counselling Policy and Services.

State Agencies and Departments in the State Department;

• Huduma Kenya
• Kenya School of Government

The core functions of the State Department include:-

• Public Sector Reforms and Transformation including operational standards and process engineering;
• Coordination of Huduma Centres;
• Government Human Resource Information Systems and Services;
• Internship and Volunteer Policy for Public Service;
• Government Payroll Policy and Standards;
• Shared services
• Research Development and Public Service Delivery Innovations;
• Public Service Career Planning and Development
• Counselling Policy and Services.

The State Department is organized into the following four (4) technical Directorates and a Secretariat:

• Human Resource Management Policy;
• Management Consultancy Services
• Performance Management;
• Human Resource Development Policy
• Huduma Kenya Programme