First Lady Mrs Rachel Ruto Launches PBO Week 2026
Her Excellency Mrs Rachel Ruto EGH, the First Lady of the Republic of Kenya, today presided over the official launch of PBO Week 2026 at a colorful ceremony attended by stakeholders from the public benefit organizations sector at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), Nairobi.
The First Lady praised the PBOs for their work in the country, saying they worked quietly and produced impactful results in many sectors that restored dignity.
“There is a quiet kind of work that does not always make headlines. It happens in remote villages, informal settlements, in classrooms, in clinics, often far from the spotlight. It is the work of restoring dignity, reaching the unreached, of standing in the gap where systems are still catching up,” she said.
The event, organized by the Public Benefit Organizations Regulatory Authority and its partners, also featured the launch of the PBO Regulations, 2026 and the PBO Sector Report 2024/2025, which highlights the sector’s contribution to national development.
The Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration, Hon. Kipchumba Murkomen, told PBO sector players to take pride in the good work they do and take their rightful place in the country’s development agenda.
“The face of the PBO sector is associated with governance issues. However, the sector report indicates that governance accounted for only about 2% of project expenditure. Many of you are doing a very good job quietly without making a lot of noise; you should occupy your space with confidence,” he said.
Hon. Murkomen asked PBOs to engage the National Administration Officers to support their activities, adding that he had instructed them to work with the charitable organizations.
The CS said the Government would support automation of the Authority’s services.
The Principal Secretary for Internal Security and National Administration Dr. Raymond Omollo, in a speech read on his behalf by Principal Administrative Secretary Ms. Beverly Opwora, said his State Department would support the full implementation of the PBO Act, 2013.
The Authority’s Board Chairman, Hon. Mwambu Mabongah said the Authority would ensure seamless transition to the PBO Act framework.
Hon. Mabongah urged the private sector to partner with charitable organizations.
The Director General, Dr. Laxmana Kiptoo, said the PBO sector received Sh. 246.7 billion, mainly from North America and Europe, to implement projects in the Financial Year 2024/2025.
The PBO Week 2026, which runs from April 13 to 18, 2026, includes exhibitions and discussions on various thematic areas in the PBO sector.
Various PBO Week 2026 activities are taking place in Eldoret, Garissa, Kisumu, Mombasa and Nakuru.