PS Eng. Joseph Mbugua Ranked Among Kenya’s Top 20 Best Performing Principal Secretaries
PS Eng. Joseph Mbugua Ranked Among Kenya’s Top 20 Best Performing Principal Secretaries
Nairobi, Kenya — Principal Secretary for Roads, Eng. Joseph Mbugua, has been named among Kenya’s Top 20 Best Performing Principal Secretaries for 2025, according to an independent national evaluation released by Politrack Africa.
The ranking follows a comprehensive assessment based on Core Mandate Delivery, Strategic Leadership, Innovation, Service Improvement, and Governance Integrity, with detailed indicators covering project delivery, policy outcomes, budget utilization, accountability, citizen satisfaction, collaboration, and digital transformation.
Eng. Mbugua’s inclusion among the country’s highest-performing public sector leaders affirms his strong record in infrastructure development, institutional efficiency, and responsive service delivery.
Driving Kenya’s Roads Transformation Agenda
Under his stewardship, the State Department for Roads continues to execute its national mandate in planning, developing, modernizing, and maintaining Kenya’s transport arteries to ensure mobility, competitiveness, safety, and equal access to socio-economic opportunities.
Across the country, vigorous implementation of road projects is underway, from bitumen upgrades and highway expansions to rural access roads all aimed at:
• Advancing seamless connectivity within and between counties
• Opening up the rural economy, lowering logistics costs, and linking farmers to markets
• Stimulating investment and value-chain growth in agriculture, trade, tourism, and manufacturing
• Strengthening national cohesion by bringing services closer to citizens
This has enabled completion and acceleration of priority corridors, with ongoing improvements contributing to reduced travel times, improved safety, and enhanced mobility for communities and businesses.
High Performance Backed by Measurable Results
Politrack’s evaluation emphasizes achievement of ministerial targets, budget absorption efficiency, digitization, policy effectiveness, innovation, stakeholder collaboration, and ethical leadership as core indicators of excellence.
Eng. Mbugua scored strongly in these pillars driven by:
✔ Successful delivery of major road infrastructure projects
✔ Efficient and transparent financial management, ensuring value for money
✔ Institutional reforms and service improvements that reduce bureaucracy and enhance customer experience
✔ Strategic alignment with Vision 2030 and the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda, positioning roads as a primary enabler of national development
✔ Ethical leadership and strengthened governance practices that boost staff morale and accountability
A Recognition of Impactful Leadership
This national recognition underscores Eng. Mbugua’s contribution to accelerating infrastructure delivery, improving public service efficiency, and enhancing Kenya’s growth trajectory through roads that connect people, goods, and opportunities.
His performance continues to influence economic transformation county by county, reaffirming the Road Subsector as a powerful catalyst for inclusive prosperity.
As Kenyans continue to benefit from expanding and modernizing road networks, this achievement reflects not only leadership excellence but also the transformative potential of strategic public service.
Congratulations to PS Eng. Joseph Mbugua for this well-deserved honour, a milestone that highlights visionary leadership, dedication to public good, and a commitment to a better-connected Kenya.