The Annual Chief Officers Awards — County Devolution Excellence Awards
To identify, verify and celebrate outstanding County Chief Officers and county departments through an independent, transparent and corruption-proof national awards framework that advances the goals of devolution.
A Kenya where county government leadership is recognised, benchmarked and strengthened through credible, evidence-based performance excellence.
No payment, sponsorship or personal relationship shall influence adjudication outcomes.
Every award decision is traceable to verifiable public records.
Criteria, process and scorecards are published, not hidden.
The framework exists to strengthen county service delivery, not merely to stage an event.
Recognition is earned through demonstrated capability, consistent with the guiding philosophy "Don't give me fish — teach me to fish."
County Chief Officers occupy a demanding accountability position: they are the accounting and administrative link between County Executive Committee Members' policy direction and the technical departments that deliver services to citizens.
Nine years into devolution, performance across counties remains uneven, and there is no independent, trusted national mechanism that consistently identifies and celebrates Chief Officers who have driven genuine improvements in public finance management, service delivery, audit compliance, human resource management or innovation.
Given Synchro Pamoja's civic mobilisation mandate and ACCO Kenya's direct institutional credibility — its Chairperson having served as the inaugural Chief Officer for Trade, Tourism, Industries and Investment in Nakuru County — ACOA is well placed to set a different standard: a devolution-focused awards framework built on verifiable public data, independent adjudication and transparent process.