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R EAL BEN EF I T S FOR AL L KE NYAN S - - MANUFAA HALISI KWA WAKENYA WOTE

ACCOUNTABILIT Y S TATEMENT

ruth be told

the acts

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Tings have become better. And they are going to become even better.

What has President Kibaki’s Government achieved?

An accountability statement





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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction by the Government Spokesperson 5

2. A short summary of President Kibaki’s Government 7

3. Education Sector 14

* Pre-primary and Primary 14

* Secondary 15

* University 17

4. Water and Sanitation Sector 19

5. Health Sector 23

6. Energy Sector 27

7. Infrastructure Sector 32

* Transport and Communication 33

* Housing 348. Information and Communication Sector 35

9. Youth Affairs 40

10. Cooperatives Development and Marketing Sector 42

11. Agricultural Sector 46

12. Livestock and Fisheries Development 49





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YOUR LIFE HAS CHANGED

Kenya has witnessed great changes since President Mwai Kibaki took over with a vision

for real change that benefits all Kenyans. But hey, don’t take my word for it, let the factsspeak for themselves.

You Mwananchi voted President Kibaki’s Government into power. This book is anaccountability statement of what Kibaki’s Government has done with your taxes and theresponsibility you gave it.

In the last four years, despite political noise and constant negative talk, the reality is thatthe life of many Kenyans has improved. Poverty is on the decline and there is great hopefor all of us.

President Kibaki has a vision that touches on every Kenyan’s life. It is a vision of economic growth, of supporting Kenyans of all walks and equity. It is a vision thathe has implemented. As showcased, the many projects and programmes that are beingimplemented are reducing the gap between the rich and the poor.

Does this mean that there are no challenges? That everything is perfect? Not yet. Some

challenges still remain and we are all concerned about many issues but as the facts show,we are on the path to prosperity.

Kibaki has a plan and it is working. As a result, Kenya will never be the same again andyour life, my life and the life of our children and generations to come will be better becauseof the changes happening today. But hey, don’t take my word for it. Let the truth, theindisputable facts speak for themselves.

Please read on and see for yourself why, with President Mwai Kibaki’s vision and the hard

work by all of us Kenyans, things have become better and they will continue to get evenbetter.

Dr. Alfred N. Mutua, E.B.S.

GOVERNMENT SPOKESPERSON





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President Kibaki giving a word o advice to pupils





A SHORT SUMMARY

JUST 10% OF WHAT THE KIBAKI GOVERNMENT HAS DONEOver 7.6 million children are currently enjoying primary education countrywide becauseof President Kibaki’s policy of Free Primary Education.

More empowerment for Communities; Money goes to the grassroots

• Over Ksh. 60 million transferred to each constituency annually• Constituency Development Fund (CDF)• Constituency Bursary Fund• Constituency Roads Fund• Constituency Aids Fund• Local Authorities Transfer Fund (Latf)

Better and affordable health care:

• Now Kenyans get free malaria and TB treatment in all public health facilities.• Children under five years receive free medical attention• Government gives 6 million treated mosquito nets free to wananchi• HIV/Aids patients get free ARV’s• 1,000 new dispensaries and health clinics built• Hospital management streamlined• Medicines now available in all public health centres across the country• ALL health centres countrywide receive Ksh.180, 000 and dispensaries

Ksh.240, 000 for rehabilitation.

Water for life

• Over 500 boreholes drilled across the country• Over 600 dams completed• Over 230 water schemes completed countrywide• Water boards formed to ensure equitable supply of water• Piped water to be brought to all villages

Kenya’s annual economic growth recovers from 0.3 % in 2002 to 5.8 % in 2006• Tax collection increases drastically – towards self reliance; Kulipa ushuru, ni

kujitegemea!

• Vision 2030 launched –Kenya is on the path to First World status

Lighting up Kenya: Electricity now in every constituency & towns

• Over 160 rural electrification projects in 58 districts completed• All schools, colleges, village polytechnics, community health centres, markets, and

administrative centres to be supplied with electricity

• 1208 projects in 191 constituencies, 418 trading centres, 288 secondary schools,107 health centres,43 water projects,39 coffee factories,13 tea buying centre and 13police stations will be completed by June 30th ,2007 at a cost of over Ksh.7 billion.

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• A further 324 rural electrification schemes in 162 constituencies will be completed byDecember, 2007 at a cost of over Ksh.2 billlion.

• 63 schools in ASAL areas benefit from solar generated power at a cost of Ksh.178million

• Ksh.67 million for Mukuru, Mathare, Kayole, Kangemi and Kamukunji electrification.• No more power rationing as a result of diversification of power sources• New energy law to make electricity available to all

Agriculture revived hence more money for the farmer

• Prices of dairy milk grow from Ksh. 7 in 2002, to Ksh. 18 per litre, today• Maize prices rise from Ksh. 600 in 2002 to Ksh.1,350 per 90kg bag now• Coffee prices up from Ksh. 1 in 2002 to Ksh.35 per kg now (over 1000% turnaround)• Sugar cane farmers paid on time• Cotton farming revived

• Kenya becomes the third largest tea producer in the world• Livestock farming made profitable – over 12,000 beef cattle and over 10,000 heads of goats exported to the Middle East and Rwanda

• Ksh. 322 million: the money Kenya has earned from livestock products exports so far• Ksh. 20 million: the amount the Kibaki government has used to revive the Garissa

investigation laboratory for livestock disease control. North Eastern and CoastProvinces main beneficiaries

• Ksh. 5 billion earned from fishing in 2006 alone• AFC loans/grants offered to farmers

• Many many more improvements

Irrigation schemes rehabilitated

• Ahero and Bunyala Rice schemes• Mwea, West Kano and Pekera• Bura, Hola and many more ongoing

Hundreds of industries, factories revived and jobs created:

• Kenya Cooperative Creameries (KCC)

• Kenya Meat Commission (KMC)• Mumias Sugar Company,• Kenya Seed Company, and many more now back to operation

Motivated and efficient Public service

• Better pay for teachers and civil Servants• No more delayed salaries• Public service reforms ongoing• Performance contracting increases efficiency

• Rapid Results Approach (RRA) yields faster implementation of projects for wananchi• 200% increase in pension benefits; retirement no longer a nightmare

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Over 100 stalled government projects (white elephants) completed. For example,

• NYS headquarters on Thika Road,• Nyanza Provincial Headquarters• Makueni District Headquarters and many others

All Kenyans now benefit from government resources

• President Kibaki has allocated Ksh. 10.7 billion for the affirmative action plan forNorth Eastern Province as well as Moyale, Isiolo and Marsabit districts

• Special economic plan launched for Coast Province• Distribution of resources based on population and affirmative action to guarantee

development of previously neglected regions• Equality ensured in distribution of national wealth

Youth recognised and empowered

• More investments mean more jobs for the youth• Kibaki creates Ministry of Youth Affairs• Ksh.1 billion youth enterprise fund set up, employment opportunities created• National Youth Policy passed by parliament

Women empowerment

• Women guaranteed at least a third of all public employment opportunities• Gender Commission created• Maendeleo Ya Wanawake leaders to participate directly in all development committees

at the local and national levels• Mothers & children recognized as key players in development• Free treatment to children under 5 years old.

Better roads

• Over 40,000 Kms of roads maintained• Over 1,006 Kms tarmacked among them Kisii-Chemosit, Olenguruone

Kiptagich,Sultan-Hamud-Mtito-Andei,etc• 35 major road projects going on in various parts of the country among them Maahi

Mahiu-Naivasha-Lanet, Maji ya Chumvi-Miritini and Machakos turn off-Machakostown.

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Better, ecient service to wananchi Stalled NYS project completed Women empowerment





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• Feeder roads constructed

Safer roads due to sanity in the transport sector

• Seat belts, speed governors and other public transport reforms improve the sector• Law and order on our roads restored• Matatu operations streamlined

Airports and airstrips upgraded. For example,

• Kisumu Airport gets Ksh.2.6 billion facelift, NOW fish will be able to reach the marketfaster and Kisumu city will be Lake Victoria’s hub

• Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) being refurbished at Ksh.9billion• Moi International Airport Mombasa upgraded at Ksh. 200million• Garissa, Malindi airports and many others being redone countrywide

Land Grabbing - corruption reduced by 30%

• A comprehensive National Land Policy drafted• Ksh.400million set aside to resettle squatters and victims of tribal clashes• Title deeds issued to Coast Provinces’ landless communities• The problem of absentee landlords being tackled

It’s a freer Kenya

• Now all Kenyans enjoy their human rights without fear• No more torture. No more political prisoners

• Nyayo house torture chambers formally closed• No more politically instigated expulsions in public universities• Living conditions for prisoners and prisons staff uplifted• You are a free citizen wherever you are• Media freedom ensured. Fm radio stations now talk openly• Freedom of expression has been enhanced and now Kenyans can discuss any topics

without fear

Official Recognition for Heroes

• A statue in honor of Independence hero Field Marshal Dedan Kimathi constructed onNairobi’s Kimathi street• Paul Ngei and Bildad Kaggia mausoleums unveiled• Funds to establish Koitalel arap Samoei education centre allocated.• Heroes Corner established

Towards Zero Tolerance to Corruption

• Public Officers Ethics Act enacted, now all public servants declare their wealthannually.

• Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission set up• Corrupt people prosecuted• New Procurement law enacted to check corruption in public tendering process





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Tourism grows by over 30 per cent

• Ksh. 48.9 billion earned from the sector• Jobs created• Kenyan hotels operating at 100% capacity

• Direct flights to the Far East and China by Kenya Airways bring more tourists• KICC rehabilitated and is now a leading centre for conference tourism• Maasai Mara declared one of the seven wonders of the world – Ksh 3b Narok road

to Maasai Mara Game Reserve under construction

Media freedom enhanced

• 16 television stations licensed• 30 FM stations operating• 50 regional FM stations licensed

• Freedom of information Bill before Parliament• Media vibrant and free to discuss topics without fear

Jua Kali industry supported Better, saer roads and transport system

Livestock disease control especially in pastoral communities





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Telecommunications grow

• More than 260,000 fixed telephone lines• More than 6 million Kenyans now own mobile phones• Telecommunication has been diversified and now an internet lease line is in the

pipeline• Fibre optic networks infrastructure under construction nationwide

Co-operative sector revived

• 10,800 cooperative societies registered• 98 per cent of co-operatives hold democratic elections• 6 million: the number of Kenyans in the co-operative movement• Ksh. 105 billion ( 31% of the total national savings) mobilized by the sector so far

Cities beautified and cleaned up

• Street lighting installed in Nairobi• Roads marked• Trees planted• Landscaping done• Mombasa clean-up and beautification undertaken

Traders receive support

• President Kibaki directs the construction of modern markets for hawkers in all themajor urban centres

• Ksh.1 billion construction work begins at Nairobi’s Muthurwa• Jua kali sector supported

Tremendous investment growth

• Conducive business environment created• Onestop shop for business licensing• Ksh 89.4b worth of investment licences processed by the Kenya Investment Authority• Small and micro enterprises (SME’s) fund created• Leading multinationals such as Nokia and Coca cola open headquarters in Kenya

Security

• Pay rise for the police• Community policing takes root• New vehicles and modern communication equipment for rapid response• Police trained on human rights and customer care service• Safer streets- no more muggings in Nairobi streets

And many many more improvements as a result of President Mwai Kibaki’s good

leadership. Truly, things have become better and they are going to get even betterReal benefits for all Kenyans…..Manufaa halisi kwa wakenya wote





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Improved security-Community policing takes root

City beautifcation-building numbering, street marking & lighting elecommunication growth





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The Government of Kenya hasheavily invested in education,given its role in spurring national

development. The money spent on educationhas continued to go up over the years to

match the increased school enrolment at alllevels. In an effort to realise the MillenniumDevelopment Goals (MDGs) and Educationfor All (EFA) objectives by 2015, thegovernment adopted the Kenya EducationSector Support Programme (KESSP) in2005.Increased access and participation ineducation at all levels

1.0. Pre-primary and primaryThe number of pupils enrolled in pre-primary institutions increased by 12.9%from 1.46 million in 2002 to 1.64 millionin 2005. The government has increasedthe number of teachers by 44.7% to 72,182over the same period. The pupil to teacherratio stands at 23:1 from 28:1 in 2001

The Free Primary School Education (FPE)scheme has led to increased pupil enrolmentfrom 5.9 million in 2002 to over 7.6 million

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in 2006. Gender parity has been realised,with girls constituting 49% of the totalprimary school children in the country.

Since the inception of the FPE in 2003, theGovernment has paid out Ksh. 31 billionhas been to public primary schools forpurchase of learning materials.

More children are joining secondaryschools, with the transition rate fromprimary to secondary schools rising from43.3% in 2000 to 57% in 2005.

Extra financial support to boarding primaryschools for learners with special needs andthose in hardship areas is being provided.

The Government has intensified provisionof learning materials to integrated primaryschools to increase enrolment of learnerswith special needs.

The Government, in collaborationwith development partners such as theOrganisation of Petroleum ProducingCountries (OPEC), the African Development

Bank (ADB) and the United States Agencyfor International Development (USAID),has put in place infrastructure investmentprogramme to coordinate the constructionand rehabilitation in physical facilities inlearning institutions.

In 2005/06 financial year, a total of Ksh.199 million was paid out to needyprimary schools for the construction of physical facilities through infrastructuredevelopment programme (IDP).

99.1 per cent of primary school teachers

are now trained. The number of untrainedteachers has declined from 2,245 in 2002 to1,469 in 2005.

2.0. Secondary school

To expand the capacity of secondary schoolsto cope with increasing pupil population inprimary schools, the following steps havebeen taken:

Ksh 800 million was given to publicsecondary schools to support bright andneedy students

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Ksh. 70 million was given to secondaryschools in ASAL for the purpose of sustaining students in school

The policy governing school bursaries waschanged in 2003/04 financial year. The funds,which used to be channeled to secondaryschools from ministry headquarters, arenow paid out at the constituency level. Thisis based on the total student enrolment foreach constituency, the national enrolmentand constituency poverty index. Theamount allocated increased from Ksh.Ksh.770 million to 800 million in 2005/06

and is set to increase in the next five years.The ministry has set minimum allocationsto beneficiaries in national, provincial andday schools at Ksh 15,000, Ksh. 10,000 andKsh. 5,000 respectively.

Under a targeted programme, thegovernment is rehabilitating some schoolsto improve teaching and learning facilities

including laboratories/science equipment.Each identified school (10 per district) willreceive Ksh. 227, 456 out Ksh. 170 millionduring the 2006/2007 financial year.

Ten public secondary schools in eachDistrict identified by the District EducationBoards (DEBs) benefit from annual grantsto enhance the teaching and learning of

sciences

Grants to ASAL secondary schools: all public secondary schools in the 28ASAL districts in the country have beenconsidered for an enhanced ASAL grant of Ksh. 70 million to supplement their currentexpenditure based on students’ enrolment.Ten schools have been selected in everydistrict to each receive Kshs.227, 000 forlaboratory equipment.

Pockets of poverty funds: these are fundsgiven to assist schools in high potentialareas affected by extreme poverty. Threesecondary schools in each of the 43 non-ASAL districts benefit annually from thesefunds. The schools are identified by theDistrict Education Boards (DEBs)

The Government plans to increase accessto secondary education by introducinga day wing in boarding schools, openingof day schools in slums and ASAL areas,implementing a double shift in populatedurban schools and introducing distance

learning through e-learning. Such measureswill increase the transition rate fromprimary to secondary from 57 per cent to70 per cent by the year 2008.

Infrastructure development: twosecondary schools in all districts eachreceived Ksh 700,000 for infrastructuredevelopment. A total of Ksh 99 million was

spent in the 2005/06 financial year.

Fire equipment fund: all provincial publicboarding secondary schools now receivefunds to purchase fire-fighting equipment.A total of Ksh 90 million was spent on thisin the 2005/06 financial year.

ICT Fund: two secondary schools in every

district received Ksh. 1.5 million each forcomputerisation. A total of Ksh 213 millionwas spent in the 2005/ 06 financial year.

Drought fund: all public secondary schoolsin districts that had been affected bydrought/ famine benefited from this fund.

Technical Industrial, Vocational andEntrepreneurial Training Institutions:enrolment has increased by 51.7 per cent,from 45,076 in 2001 to 68,379 in 2005. This

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is because courses have been diversified andcurriculum reviewed to make them morerelevant to the job market.

Teacher education: there are 31 primaryteacher training colleges in the country, 21public and 10 private. The enrolment hasincreased from 22,280 in 2000 to 41,316 in2005.

3.0. University Education

Commitment towards expansion anddevelopment of university education hasbeen demonstrated by forming partnerships

with private providers. A number of private universities received charters. Oneexample is the Kenya Methodist University.GRETSA and Lake Region Universitieshave been given letters of interim Authorityby the Commission for Higher Education.Western University College of Science andTechnology is now a full-fledged universityknown as the Masinde Muliro University

of Science and Technology.

University Vice Chancellors, Deputy ViceChancellors and other senior managementstaff are now competitively appointed.Gone are the days when such importantpositions were doled out as rewards forthe politically correct. Today, it is merit ornothing.

In 2005, Public Universities InspectionBoard was appointed to review theestablishment of the various publicuniversities.

A taskforce on development of a nationalstrategy for university education which isexpected to give direction on universityeducation was also established.

In addition to the above, progress has beenmade in the following areas:

The non-formal education curriculumhas been developed and approved. Theministry of Education (MOE) has finalizedthe directory for non-formal institutionsin Nairobi. Plans are also under way tocomplete directories in Mombasa, Kitaleand Thika.

A strengthened immunization and de-worming programme is in place.

School feeding programmes in ASALdistricts and in slum areas has beeninitiated.

ICT training in learning resource centresat teacher training colleges is in progress.

Careers’ guide book is nearly complete andwill be distributed to all schools for use bystudents when making decisions on careerchoices.

The code of regulation for teachers hasbeen revised.

A gender desk at the ministry has beenestablished and the development of aGender Policy is almost complete.

The draft strategy for the university sectorhas been developed.

Funds for research have been disbursedto the Commission for Higher Education(CHE), which has subsequently releasedthe same to universities.

MOE has improved its communicationstrategy through the media. KESSPcalendar planners were produced anddistributed to all education offices andlearning institutions.

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MOE is currently revising and updatingthe Education Act and all other laws whichguide the management of education so asto harmonise them with the recent reformsin the sector.

MOE has established a VoluntaryCounseling and Testing centre at the MOEheadquarters and is making all efforts toeducate the youth on HIV/AIDS and otherhealth related issues.

In order to build on the success of FPEand other interventions, the Government

will continue to undertake sector-widedevelopment programmes to ensurethat other sub-sectors are strengthened

alongside the primary sub sector.

The government is implementing the KenyaEducation Sector Support Programme(KESSP) to ensure enhanced access, equityand improved quality and relevance of education and training.

The Government will continue to tacklethe daunting task of reconciling the scarceresources available with the resourcesneeded for the various programmes. Thiswill be anchored by the Sessional PaperNo.1 of 2005 on Education Training and

Research, which provides the roadmap forthe education sector.





The seventh Millennium DevelopmentGoal is to ensure, among others,environmental sustainability.

Among its targets are to reduce by half theproportion of people without sustainableaccess to safe drinking water by 2015.To realize this goal, the Government

through the Economic Recovery Strategyfor Wealth and Employment Creation(2003-07) committed itself to undertakecomprehensive institutional reformsthat would facilitate improved water andsanitation service programmes. The firsttarget was to implement the Water Act(2002).The Act separates water resourcemanagement from water supply delivery.

Since 2003, bold steps have been taken.These include the separation of the Ministryof Water and Irrigation from the Ministryof Environment and Natural Resources inorder to consolidate the responsibility forthe management and development of waterresources under one minister.

Implementation of the Water Act

Seven regional Water Service Boards(WSBs) Athi, Tana, Lake Victoria North,

Lake Victoria South, Rift Valley, Northernand Coast WSBs, are already establishedand working. These manage the provisionof water and sewerage services.

At the national level, the Water ResourceManagement Authority (WRMA), Water

Services Regulatory Board (WSRB) andWater Services Trust Fund (WSTF)have been established. Their objective isto manage water resources, to mobilizeresources and provide financial assistancetowards capital investment costs of providing water and sanitation services(WSS) in areas that are not sufficientlyserved. As at January 2006, the Trust Fund

was already funding 62 projects. At least361 people were being targeted within eachof the seven water service boards.

Water Appeals Board is in the final stageof formation.

The transfer plan of water assets to theWSBs was completed and gazetted witheffect from 1st July 2005. The boards havebecome legal custodians of these assets.

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Commercialisation of water services

The second target was to commercialise theprovision of water and sewerage services.Six Water Service Providers jointly ownedby the municipality and private sector, havealready been established and are working inthe main urban centres. These are: Nairobi,Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoretand Nyeri water and sewerage servicesproviders.

Major investments to improve water andsewerage services have so far been initiatedin the six main urban centres with the

support of development partners. Theseare: Nairobi (Ksh 3.83 billion), Mombasa(Ksh 8b), Kisumu (Ksh 1.89b), Nakuru (Ksh1.36b), Nyeri (Ksh 800m) and Garissa (Kshs700m). By June 2006, a total of 147 waterservice providers were in place - 40 urbanand 107 rural.

A significant improvement in efficiencyin water management has been realised.Unaccounted-for-water (UFW) has reducedfrom 63% to 51%.

Water provision enhancement

A total of 210 water supply schemeswere rehabilitated. These are: Tana WaterService Board (WSB), 41 projects; RiftValley WSB, 34; Northern WSB, 21; CoastWSB, 22; Lake Victoria South WSB, 36;Lake Victoria North WSB, 29; and AthiWSB, 27.

132 new community water projects fundedunder the Trust Fund are now in progress.Another 85 rural water supply schemeshave been rehabilitated to completionand put under community managementcountrywide. This has increased thecountry’s water storage capacity by

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Rural water supply - borehole drilling Borehole commissioning





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more than 7 million cubic metres, mainlytargeting ASAL areas. 54 dams and pansare currently under construction.

The current situation of the rehabilitated/constructed pans in some arid districts afterthe March-June long rains is as follows:Samburu, 42, Garissa, 45, Moyale, 32, Isiolo,8, Laikipia, 80, Marsabit,57, Mandera,32and Wajir,10.

82 boreholes rehabilitated, 182 drilled, 45under construction while 309 are withinthe current plan.

A further 120 water supply schemes wererehabilitated during the 2005/06 financialyear. The area under irrigation countrywidethrough small holders’ irrigation schemeswas increased from 1,800ha in 2005/06 to3,891 ha in the past one year.

Construction and rehabilitation of irrigation

schemes9700 ha put under irrigation in 2004/05.

390 km of irrigation canals rehabilitatedeach year.

101 smallholder irrigation schemes havebeen developed and are operating. Theycover over 10,000 ha.

Under the Rapid Results Initiative, threesmall irrigation schemes: Kinna (230 ha),Nkando (250ha) and Elangata-Enteretirrigation scheme (60ha), came intooperation within 100 days in 2005/06.

Bura Irrigation scheme was rehabilitated tobring it to 2,400ha in phase I (2006) and4,000ha in phase II (2007).

Hola Irrigation scheme was reconstructed

to put 1000ha under irrigation.

Ahero and Bunyala: replacement of pumps,and revival schemes as well as provision of water to farmers has been done with up to87% capacity achieved.

Mwea, West Kano and Perkerra schemeswere completed and operating at capacityin 2005/06.

Training manuals, irrigation guidelinesfor smallholder schemes and IrrigationWater User Associations (IWUAs) have

been developed and provided for use in2004/05.

River projects, construction andrehabilitation of flood dykes

Nyando River: Dredging of River Nyandomouth and 40km of tributaries completed2004/05. Out of planned 10km river

training works, 6.5km have been completedand works are continuing out of thetargeted 3.5 km dyke construction works, 4km is completed and works are continuingto cover 5 km. Some 1500ha of land and5,000 people have been protected fromfloods.

Along Nzoia river, out of 33km length of

the dyke construction works, 9.6 km havebeen rehabilitated, bush clearing covering128km completed, Termite control covering4km, 20 dykes breaches repaired, 4000haof land and 20,000 people protected fromfloods.

Along Tana River, out of 400 of gabions tobe constructed, 260 have been completed atGarissa and works are on going.

4,480 water samples collected and analysed;





industrial effluent in major towns such asKisumu, Thika, Eldoret, Nakuru, Mombasaand Nairobi under surveillance. Effluentreduced by 60 per cent; tanneries, slaughterhouses put up and surveillance intensified.

Water Staff Deployment

Following the implementation of comprehensive water sector reforms, theMinistry of Water and Irrigation hasnow developed a comprehensive HumanResource Management (HRM) Strategy.This will be used as the guide in addressinghuman resource issues occasioned by the

changes in responsibilities for variousinstitutions introduced by the Water Act,2002.

Prior to and following the gazetting of the Transfer Plan last year, approximately7,600 employees from the Ministry andNational Water Conservation and PipelineCorporation have been deployed to the newinstitutions on secondment. These includestaff previously deployed in the provincialand district water offices and those in theregional offices of the NWCPC.

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President Kibaki issuing title deeds to resettle the landless





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he Government committed itself to improving accessibility, equity,

affordability and quality essentialhealth care services for every Kenyan.To realise this objective, the 2005-2010National Health Sector Strategic Planwas developed. The theme of this plan is,“Reversing the Trend.”

This is developed under the Kenya HealthPolicy Framework, the Economic Recovery

Strategy and the health related targetsof the Millennium Development Goals(MDGs). The Government has over the past fouryears increased the budget of the ministryfrom Ksh 18.3 billion in 2002/03 to Ksh33.3 billion in 2006/07. This amount hasbeen spent on for different programmesresulting in enhanced delivery of healthcare services at all levels, with notableachievements.

Today, we have adequate drugs in allthe rural health facilities as a result of

enhancing the capacity of Kenya MedicalSupplies Agency (KEMSA). Provision andprocurement of essential medicines andmedical supplies has improved greatly.

Each hospital receives drugs every month,while dispensaries and health centres receivean enhanced treatment kit once every threemonths. This availability of drugs has led

to increased utilisation by over 50%.

Medical supplies availability in rural healthfacilities further supports the 10/20 policyintroduced by government in July 2004.This policy reduced the fees charged atdispensary and health centres to Ksh. 10and Ksh. 20 respectively.

Provision of free drugs for malaria,tuberculosis, HIV/Aids in public healthfacilities is ongoing

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Ksh. 1.95 billion has been invested in therehabilitation of health facilities. This hasgiven a facelift to our health facilities andprovided basic amenities. The distributionof the funds is done in an equitable manner,with every dispensary and health centrereceiving Ksh. 180,000 and Ksh. 240,000respectively. All sub-district, district andprovincial hospitals were also covered,each receiving in excess of Ksh. 2 million,depending on their priority needs.

The National Hospital Insurance Fund(NHIF) continues to mobilise funding,

with members contributing about Ksh 3billion a year. NHIF has started financinga comprehensive healthcare package inover 222 contracted government, faith-based and private hospitals. A total of 445 hospitals are so far recognised by theNational Hospital Insurance Fund andprovide services on a non-discriminatorysystem to members and their dependants.

The Government has procured essentialdrugs for rural health facilities worth Ksh.750 million. This is adequate to cover a fullyear’s consumption at the current rates.

The ministry has acquired equipmentworth Ksh. 720 million to replace obsoletefacilities. Each health centre and dispensary

will receive a minimum set of diagnosticequipment to include, among others,autoclaves, BP machines and delivery kits.Hospitals will receive the most criticalitems such as x-ray machines and theatretables, based on their needs.

In 2006/07, a further Kshs 1 billion has beenallocated for procurement of equipment.The two tertiary institutions, KenyattaNational Hospital (KNH) and Moi Teachingand Referral Hospital will receive Ksh. 1.4

billion and Ksh 70 million respectively forupgrading. Priority is being given to theIntensive Care Unit (ICU), casualty anddialysis units. KNH has since purchased amodern MRI machine.

Ksh. 210 million and Ksh. 315 millionhas been used to support procurementof reproductive health commodities andvaccines, respectively. These programmeswere previous wholly dependent on donorfinancing.

The Constituency Development Fund

(CDF) programme has also enhanced theavailability of health facilities countrywide.Over 1,000 dispensaries have beenconstructed through CDF and efforts arebeing made to provide staff, drugs andequipment to make them operational.

A total of 3,080 health workers have beenemployed on contract and deployed to rural

areas. The Government intends to increasefunds for personnel emoluments, whichwill be used to absorb these health workersupon expiry of their contracts.

Immunisation coverage has been increasedfrom less than 63% in 2002 to 68%currently.

Anti-retroviral therapy coverage increasedfrom 65,000 people in 2005 to over 110,000people.

The number of children on Anti-RetroviralTherapy (ART) is 10,000 today up from4,000 in 2005.

Malaria control has been intensified throughin-door residue spraying and provision of over 3.4 million nets. Consequently, we havenot had any major malaria outbreak since

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2003. The total cost of the programme isKsh. 1.2 billion.

In addition, there is a new treatment policyon malaria using Artemisinin CombinationTherapy to address resistance toSulphadoxine Pyremethamine. The drugsare given free in all public and faith basedhealth facilities. The total amount spent isKsh. 1.1 billion

Referral services have been improved.Patients are assured of immediate referralin case of any complications. This has been

made possible by the availability of readytransport. The government has increasedthe stock of vehicles. 115 more ambulanceswill be procured during the financial year2006/2007 for distribution. Of these, 80have already been purchased by NHIF.

Essential medicines and medicalcommodities are now available in all public

health facilities. This has enhanced theability of medical staff to diagnose andtreat diseases.

Service charters have been developed anddisplayed in all public health facilities.The charters detail the level and qualityof health services patients should expect.This is in recognition of wananchi’s right

to better services.

Of the eight MDG goals, three are relatedto health sector. These are: reduction of child mortality by the two thirds come2015, improvement in maternal healthby three quarters in the same period andcombating HIV/Aids, malaria and otherdiseases like tuberculosis.

The Government has:

Enhanced prevention and treatment

activities such as increment of VCT centresfrom 3 in 1998 to 850 today. These effortshave contributed to the decline in overallHIV prevalence from 14 % in the late 1990sto 5.9%.

Introduced free treatment for patientsseeking Anti- Retroviral Therapy (ART).There are 110,000 patients on ARTcompared to 2,000 in 2003.

Introduced free health care provisionfor TB-related cases in all GovernmentHospitals.

Distributed long-lasting insecticide-treatedmosquito nets to pregnant mothers andchildren in public facilities free of charge.So far more than 3.4 million nets havebeen distributed. The number of pregnantwomen sleeping under nets has improvedfrom 4.4% in 2003 to 25%. Similarly, thenumber of children less than five years of

age enjoying this facility has increased from4.6% in 2003 to 23.9%.

Improved maternal health care throughintensified focus on antenatal care,prevention of mother to child transmission,prenatal care provision of iron supplements,tetanus immunization, malaria prevention,identification of high-risk births, skilled

birth attendance and family planningservices.

Enhanced access to safe motherhoodservices by the opening of more sitesoffering focused antenatal care from 45 to 72districts. Also, the training of communitymidwives and increasing the number of facilities offering PMCT to 1,500.

Strengthened immunization underthe Kenya Expanded Programme on

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Immunization (KEPI). The immunizationcoverage that was on the decline is now onan upward trend, reaching 68% in 2006.

Established a meningitis surveillance siteat the Kenyatta National Hospital. Measlescases have also declined due to laboratorysurveillance systems.

Kenya has been polio free. However, a recentcase was reported in a refugee camp inNorth Eastern Province. The Government

has developed a polio campaign. The firstround was conducted in five districts inNorth Eastern and Eastern provincesin November 2006. Another campaignhas been conducted in Nairobi and Thikadistricts.

Developed, through the Kenya MedicalResearch Institute (KEMRI), a Hepatitis

B testing kit which is currently in use. AnHIV testing kit has also been developed.It is currently undergoing technicalevaluation by the National Aids and STD

Control Programme.

In the next few months, the Government

intends to:

Procure equipment worth Ksh. 1 billion fordispensaries, health centres and hospitals.

Provide drug kits for dispensaries, healthcentres and hospitals worth Ksh. 1.5billion.

Register 600 dispensaries constructedby CDF and operationalise 300 of thesefacilities, and

Employ 1,202 health workers to replacethose who have left the service.

Indeed, Kenyans have a right to healthservices that meet their expectations, needsand established health care standards. As

such, the Government guarantees theprovision of quality and affordable healthservices to all Kenyans.

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he energy sector has achievedtremendous results since 2003.

The Government realises that anefficient and reliable energy sector playsan important role in powering economicactivities. In turn, this contributes to jobcreation and poverty alleviation. The KenyaElectricity Generating Company (KenGen)has been partially privatised. This historicprocess gave Kenyans major investmentopportunities through the selling and

buying of shares.

Core achievements in the energy sector

Power supply. The 60 Mw Sondu Miriuhydroelectric power plant is almostcomplete. Four new power substations arebeing built at Matasia, Bahati, Baba Dogoand Kiambu at a cost of Ksh. 2.0 billion.

Rural electrification. For the past 4 years,President Kibaki’s policy has been tosupply all rural market centres, colleges,

secondary schools, village polytechnics &other intermediate institutions of learning,

community health centres, farm producefactories and community water works withelectric power. The idea is to have as manyKenyans as possible benefiting from thisvital service. So far the whole programmehas cost the government Ksh.5 billion.

The following projects have either completed

or are ongoing:

166 rural electrification projects in 58districts successfully completed.

28 trading centres, 18 secondary schools,7 health facilities, 3 water projects and 1tea buying centre electrified at a cost of Ksh.329 million.

138 projects under way around thecountry.

722 projects at the planning stage with

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ready funding.

Completion of two new 23 MVA substationsat Matasia and Kiambu.

Solar Electricity Programme

There is an ongoing programme toprovide schools in Arid and Semi-AridAreas (ASAL) with solar energy. So far, 63schools have received with solar generatorsfrom this noble initiative and more arebeing planned for.Electrification of slumsand other marginal neighbourhoods inNairobi. There’s a deliberate policy by the

Government to light up slum areas as partof the overall slum upgrading programme.Electrification of slums is expected tocreate employment and tackle insecurity,besides providing other benefits.

The following projects demonstrate this

commitment:

Ksh. 67 million, 2006/07 financial year has

been set aside to finance electrification inMukuru, Mathare, Kayole, Kangemi, Kiberaand Kamukunji areas. Two new substations,Bahati and Baba Ndogo were commissionedin November 2006 at a cost of Ksh. 370million. This is aimed at stemming thefrequent and disruptive power blackouts inEastlands and Ruaraka areas of Nairobi.

Power connectivity has recorded remarkablegrowth with consumption capacityincreasing from 1,422Mw to 1,156Mwbetween 2003.

Power generated by our providers hasincreased in capacity from 4,851GWH to5,547.09GWH between 2003 and 2005.

Kenya Power and Lighting Company(KPLC)has been restructured KPLC was technicallyinsolvent before 2003. The company has

been split into two, with one specializingin power transmission and, the other,distribution to increase efficiency.

Making business in the sector easy. Thishas been made possible by, among othermeasures, the Creation of an enablingenvironment for the importation andmarketing of petroleum products throughthe removal of entry barriers for smallmarketers.

President Kibaki assents to a new Energy

Act. A new and comprehensive energy law,

one of its kind since independence, hasbeen developed. This law provides a legalframework for sound management of theenergy sector. Among the key highlightsof the new law is the establishment of anEnergy Regulatory Commission (ERC) tooversee effective regulation of the entireenergy sector, the Rural ElectrificationAuthority (REA) to accelerate rural

electrification, and the Energy Tribunal tohear and determine appeals against ERCdecisions.

Diesel generators. Diesel power generatorshave been installed at Hola, Tana Riverdistrict and El Wak Mandera District ata total cost of Ksh. 150 million and Ksh.125 million, respectively. These projects are

expected to be commissioned by September2007.

Petroleum and coal exploration. Explorationfor indigenous hydrocarbon resources inthe country is at an advanced staged. Theseefforts are intended to provide cheapersources of energy and cut down the hugebill arising from oil importation. Oilexploration has begun in Lamu while areaswith commercially exploitable coal depositshave been identified in Kitui, Mwingi and

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Other renewable energy sources. TheGovernment appreciates the fact thatother sources of renewable energy exist inabundance in the country. As a result, noeffort is being spared in exploring the same.This includes the 500 Kilowatt wind powerplant in Marsabit. Once commissioned, itwill reduce the cost of electricity generationfrom Ksh.36 per kilowatt hour to Ksh.14.This will save the country about Ksh.20million per year in oil costs.

Biogas from sugar factories. This measurewill have the effect of adding 120

megawatt of electricity into the nationalgrid. Currently Mumias Sugar Companyis supplying 2 megawatt into the nationalgrid.

36 biogas plants installed. This willsubstitute firewood for cooking and heatingaround the country. This effort will saveour trees, which attract rainfall. Indirectly,therefore, the measure contributes towardsfood security in Kenya, as well as counteringthe effects of global warming.

These and many others are just but a few

of the achievements in the energy sector byof the four-year-old Kibaki government.

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ince President Kibaki took power fouryears ago, physical infrastructurecountrywide has improved

tremendously. As we know, well maintainedphysical infrastructure is the engine of economic growth as it aids the creationof employment opportunities in both theformal and informal sectors. This, in turn,leads to poverty alleviation. A key milestone in this sector is newly

tarmacked and, or, rehabilitated/ pavedroads.Today, Kenyans are assured of smoother andbetter roads, a factor that has substantiallyreduced road accidents.

The following are both completed andongoing roads projects

Total kilometers of roads doneOverall, since the Kibaki governmenttook over, 1,006 km of roads have been

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tarmarcked, and 40,000 km are routinelymaintained. More road works are going onthroughout the country.

The Northern Corridor transport

improvement project

This connects the port of Mombasa withNairobi, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and theDemocratic Republic of Congo. Together,these countries constitute what is known asthe Great Lakes Region.

The project involves rehabilitating about400 km of our road network which forms

part of the 1200 km Northern Corridorthat runs from Mombasa to Malaba andBusia borders. The total project cost isapproximately Ksh.22 billion.

Other key successes by the Government

Plans for the Roads ConcessioningProgramme are under way to involvethe private sector in development and

management of road infrastructureservices. The road concessioning involvesthe private sector participating in theconstruction, operation, maintenance andtransfer of the road to the Governmentafter an agreed period of time.

Road Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF)

This initiative is meant to ensure a

sustainable source of maintenance funds.Since the Kibaki Government came topower, RMLF’s budget has increasedtremendously.

The Roads 2000 strategy

This initiative fits well within the country’sEconomic Recovery Strategy for Wealth andEmployment Creation (ERS). It emphasises

the improvement and maintenance of thecountry’s road network using labour- basedmethods.

Roads Sector Reforms

These are in line with the Sub SaharanRoad Maintenance Initiative (RMI) in orderto improve the delivery and sustenance of road infrastructure. The reforms entailinstitutional changes aimed at improvingroad service delivery with the objective of entrenching business-like management of the road sector.

TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION

Rehabilitation and upgrading of the JomoKenyatta International Airport (JKIA) andother major airports

This is in an effort to ensure better airtransport services linking Kenya to theoutside world in order to promote businessand efficient and comfortable movement of persons. The focus is on key and strategicdomestic airports.

Towards this end, the government has

set aside Ksh.9 billion for the upgradingof JKIA, Ksh. 2.6 billion for the KisumuAirport, and Ksh.200 million for Mombasa’sMoi International Airport.

Other important airports and air stripsaround the country are also scheduled formajor rehabilitation or reconstruction

works.

Between 2002 and 2006, Kenya Airwaysdestinations have increased from 25 routesto 40 routes.

The Port of Mombasa

A 24-Hour, 7-Day working schedule hasbeen introduced at the Port of Mombasa.This is aimed at speeding up the process of cargo clearance at Kenya’s premier gateway.

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costs are brought to levels that promote theregion’s competitiveness.

Modernisation of the Port of Mombasa

Easily the best equipped port in the region,the port of Mombasa has since 2002

undergone monumental improvements.The Master Plan for moving towards theLandlord Status was completed in 2005 anda number of activities are now computerised,thus reducing bureaucratic bottleneckshitherto experienced by users. Scanningequipment, a community-based system of tracking cargo, reduced documentation and

heightened security are just but a few of the efforts by the Government to improvethe ports.

The Kenya Railways Corporation

Privatization of the Kenya Railways (KR)

The Government handed over theKenya Railways Corporation to a private

entrepreneur on 1st November, 2006 as partof the ongoing public divesture exercise.The aim is to improve efficiency in servicedelivery to wananchi through reduction of transport costs and damage to our roads.

On a related note, the Government plans tobuild houses and two markets in Kibera toresettle the families living along the railway

line.

HOUSING

The Government allocated over Ksh. 4billion this financial year to the constructionof Government buildings and completionof stalled ones. Towards this end, 32 stalledhousing projects are being revived. Theseinclude the Nyanza Provincial Headquarterswhich stalled in 1991, and several healthfacilities spread countrywide.

Notably, the government is spendingKsh.525 million to construct staff housingprojects for police officers within Nairobiand upgrading slums to better ‘wananchi’slives.

The past three years of the Kibakiadministration can be described as a majorturning point in the roads sector andbuilding sectors. Significant gains havebeen achieved in project implementationas a result of enhanced funding by theGovernment and development partners.

As a result of the introduction of performance contracting in the publicsector, efficiency in projects implementation,among other services, has been greatlyenhanced. Demonstrable political will hasbeen critical in overseeing reform initiativesin the sector, too.

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The Government has recognisedICT as a critical pillar in nationaldevelopment. The Government

continues to recognise the critical role playedby the Information and CommunicationsTechnology (ICT) sector in our economyand its potential to improve the social well

being of the people.

The ICT sector is to date the most dynamicand fastest growing in the country. Forinstance, the communications sectorcontinue to register impressive real growthrates as a proportion of GDP, and one of the highest contributor to the total value of output realised in the sector.

Improvement in the ICT and movementtowards a knowledge-based economy isimportant in realising our National Vision

of transforming Kenya into a workingmiddle income nation.

Key milestones Included:

The National ICT Policy approved bycabinet in January 2006 now provides thenecessary policy for a legal regulatoryframework for the orderly development of the sector. Kenya has made great stridesin developing a framework to facilitate thegrowth of the ICT sector. Notable amongthese developments are: the National ICTpolicy, the E-government Strategy, DraftKenya Information and CommunicationsBill, Media Policy Bill, and Freedom of Information Bill.

Liberalization of most segments of the ICTsector, including fixed telecommunications,mobile cellular segment, broadcasting

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sub-sector, information technology, andcertain segments of the postal sector hasoccurred.

73 Internet Service Providers (ISP’s) havebeen licensed. 16 of these are alreadyoperating. Kenya currently has over 1,000cyber cafés and 1million Internet users.

Third mobile provider

Plans are at an advanced stage to license athird mobile service provider and a secondfixed line operator.• Postal sector policy is being reviewed

• Privatization of Telkom Kenya Limitedis in progress.

Communication Commission of Kenya (CCK)

licensing and frequencies distribution

CCK has made broadcasting media easy.Today, sixteen (16) television stations,thirty (30) local frequency modulation(FM) radio stations and fifty (50) regionalFM stations to go on air.

Telecommunication development

260,000 fixed telephone lines have beeninstalled.

Over 6 million Kenyans use mobile phones.The subscriber base has increased by over58% since 2003.

11,500 public phones have been installedthroughout the country.

Telkom Kenya, Safaricom and Celtelhave played a huge role in facilitatingcommunication and in terms of investment;they continue to contribute significantlyto investment growth which is largelyattributable to network expansion of themobile telephony sub sector.

Fiber Optic Cable Network

Installation of fibre optic networkhas ensured the establishment of IT

Departments in all government ministriesby connecting them to fibre network.

Institutional framework

Institutions have been established to ensurethe smooth running and management of the ICT sector. These include:The Communication Commission of Kenya (CCK) which is a converged sector

regulator.

Appeals Tribunal to resolve disputesbetween and among various parties in thesector, and,

The National Communication Secretariat toprovide relevant policy advisory services tothe Government. The development of the

institutional framework is ongoing to meetthe changing circumstances of the rapidlyevolving sector.

Business Process Outsoursing (BPO)

Through public private sector partnerships,the government is developing a strategyto establish call centres in order to createemployment in this unexploited area.

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Inormation through the Government Spokesperson’s website

Collaboration and co-operation in regionalICT development efforts such as the EasternAfrica Submarine Cable System (EASSy)project; COMESA and EAC policy andregulatory harmonization initiatives havebeen realised. Also, removal of duty on allICT accessories and parts has enabled morepeople to access ICT services.

Freedom of Information Bill

This is crucial since ‘mwananchi’ willhave a right to seek information from theGovernment. It protects every individual’sright to receive information and the right to

express and disseminate his/her opinionswithin the law.

Public bodies hold information not forthemselves but as custodians of the publicgood and everyone has a right to access thisinformation, subject only to clearly definedrules established by law. Refusal to discloseinformation shall be subject to appeal to an

independent body and/or the courts.

Secrecy laws shall be amended as necessaryto comply with freedom of Informationprinciples. Everyone has the right to accessand update, or otherwise correct theirpersonal information, whether it is held bypublic or by private bodies.

The Government part of our nationaldevelopment agenda. During this andsubsequent financial years it intends, inaccordance with the Poverty ReductionStrategy, to target investment initiativeswith emphasis on the development of anational ICT infrastructure, the creation

of an enabled society, the regular review of policy and the development of legislativeand regulatory framework in order tosteadily evolve our country as a digital andinformation-based economy.

The Government is very keen to consolidatethe gains made in the ICT sector to a pointwhere ordinary wananchi cannot only

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YOUTH AFFAIRS

President Kibaki created a full-fledgedYouth ministry on 7th December,2005. The mandate of this ministry

is to address the concerns of the youth,who are a critical constituency in thecountry. They are the majority age group,and by reason of their age, the owners of the present and future of the country.

The youth constitute 60 per cent of theKenya’s total population.

The creation of the Youth ministryis, therefore, a special gesture by thePresident on the deliberate strategy byhis Government to reverse past injusticesagainst the youth and re-assure the futureof the country.

The ministry is conceived to give the youtha sense of belonging and mainstream their

ambitions and aspirations in all sectors of governance.

Since its inception, the ministry has initiatedwayforward discussions with stakeholders,including development partners, youthserving organizations and individual youths.This is meant to establish broad based,democratic and collaborative workingrelationships in tackling and anticipatingissues facing the youth of this country.

The ministry’s key strategic areas include:

Revamping the National Youth Service(NYS)

Ksh.250million has been set aside for this

task.

Over 600 former street children rehabilitatedthrough enrolment for NYS.

Youth being trained in vocational andtechnical skills.

Money already allocated to buy modernequipment and uplift standard of training.

Stalled NYS buildings along Thika Roadcompleted and occupied.

NYS graduates and trainees spearheadedthe construction of roads e.g. Bura-Garsenroad, building of dykes in Budalangi andWater harvesting in Yatta Canal andMekilingi in Eastern Province. A recovery

task force already in place to streamline theoperations of the NYS, and recover lootedproperty.

Initiating youth development ProgrammesYouth employment

Through sound economic policies initiatedby Government such as the revival/rejuvenation of stalled and stagnated

Government projects/institutions andsectors, employment opportunities forthe youth have been created directly orindirectly across all key economic sectors

The Government hosted the Global YouthEmployment Summit (YES) in September2006, which was attended by over 2000delegates from over 120 countries.

The objective was to give the youth anopportunity to participate in charting theway forward in search of viable and realisticways of creating employment opportunitiesfor themselves.

The ongoing investment in ruralelectrification is creating opportunities foryouth to start micro-enterprises.

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Ksh.1billion to lend to young entrepreneurs.This fund is meant to address the traditionalinability by the youth to access credit dueto lack of collateral. It is expected thatthe fund will go a long way to facilitatesubstantial growth of gainful employmentacross the country.

All the youth in Kenya will have an equalopportunity in accessing the fund.

Tree Planting Initiative

This programme, codenamed “Planting OurFuture,” is aimed at securing employment

by regenerating the environment.

The youth are encouraged to establishcommercial tree nurseries in their respectivelocalities to earn a living as well as conservethe environment. A pilot programmealready in place at Yatta in Machakos.

Support for Innovation

Ksh.50million has been set aside to supportvarious innovative youth projects acrossthe country.

Reviving Youth Polytechnics

Ksh. 500,000 has been earmarked for allthe 210 parliamentary constituencies inKenya for the construction/ renovation andequipping of youth village polytechnics.

The National Policy on Youth Polytechnicsis being drafted.

Curriculum is being reviewed to harmonisethis sub-sector with the modern day needs

To improve the physical image of youthpolytechnics, a model design has been

commissioned.

National Youth Policy

This policy is already in place. It willhelp to guide youth development andempowerment initiatives.

Kenya National Youth Council (NYC)

The process of constituting the NYC is

on. NYC shall be a democratically electedyouth vehicle charged with articulating allthe youth concerns. Already Ksh.100m hasbeen set aside for the NYC, and an interimcouncil is in place.

Youth and Arts

Special measures, including tax incentives,are being put in place to promote the

growth of music and theatre.

Establishment of Resource Centres

This initiative is aimed at generatingbusiness incubation and general informationcentres across the country for the youth.The future of any nation lies in its youth.The Government fully recognizes thepotential and dynamism that young people

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The Ministry of Co-operative

Development and Marketing wasre-established in 2003 and given the

responsibility of promotion, growth anddevelopment of the co-operative sector.

Prior to the re-establishment of thisMinistry, the co-operative movementwas faced with a lot of challenges, withmany societies almost collapsing due tomismanagement, anarchy and leadershipwrangles. This scenario was attributedto the inadequacies of the Co-operativeSocieties Act of 1997.

Since the ministry was re-established, theco-operative sector has made tremendousachievements towards wealth and

employment creation.

Currently, there are over 10,800 registeredco-operative societies with a membership

of over 6 million.

About 63% of the Kenya population directlyand indirectly depends on co-operatives-related activities for their livelihood.

The sector has mobilised over Ksh.105billion in savings, which is about 31% of national savings.

To achieve these milestones theGovernment had to undertake major legaland policy reforms which were gearedtowards enhancing good governance inthe co-operative sector. Some of the majorreform initiatives so far are:-

Amendment of the Co-operative Societies

Act 1997This amendment addressed the problemthat faced the co-operative movement dueto the inadequacies of the 1997 Act.

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The enactment of this Act provided a legalframework to enhance accountability andincorporate best practices in management.

To be in conformity with the amendmentAct of 2004, all co-operative institutionsamended their by-laws in February, 2005.

Co-operative Elections

Following the amendment of the Act in2004, all co-operative societies held freshelections in order to be compliant with thelaw and get an opportunity to elect leadersof their choice

The new management committees willhold office for a period not exceeding two

terms of three years each. The exercisewas successful, with 98% of all active co-operatives holding democratic elections.

The impact of this exercise has beenmanifested in reduced leadership wranglesand fewer disputes.

The Co-operative Tribunal

The Co-operative Tribunal has decentralisedsettlement of disputes to the provinces by

establishing provincial registries. It has also

completed training of the officers manningthose registries. As a result the Tribunalhas so far managed to settle 296 disputes.

Establishment of Co-operatives Ethics

Commission

An Ethics commission has been establishedto check the excesses of managementcommittees and improve governance andethics in the movement.

In an effort to check improper enrichment,the commission receives wealth declarationforms from both committee members and

employees once every year.

The Commission has established ProvincialRegistries for the purposes of receiving andfiling wealth declaration forms and otherdocuments pertaining to governance issuesat the provincial level.

It has also become mandatory for the

management to file an indemnity with thesocieties for Co-operative Developmentwithin 14 days of election into office tohelp safeguard members’ interests.

The Commission has also preparedguidelines on corporate governance in co-operatives in Kenya.

Revival of Kenya Co-operative Creameries(NEW K.C.C)

K.C.C has been re-organised so as torevamp the dairy sector. The process wassuccessfully completed in 2005 when theGovernment paid out Ksh. 545 million tothe former owners of K.C.C 2000.

The Government has already refunded

a total of Ksh. 57 million to small scaleshareholders of K.C.C 2000 and K.C.C

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The revival of K.C.C has offered an assuredmarket and stable prices for all milkproduced by co-operative dairy farmers inthe country. Milk prices rose from Ksh. 7 in2002 to Ksh. 18 per litre

New K.C.C is now exploring markets withinthe region to market surplus milk.

The company has also started an ambitiousprogramme provide merchandise to itsmembers.

Coffee Sector Reforms

For many years the coffee sector has beenexperiencing downturn both in productionand payments to members. The trendwas partly attributed to high levels of indebtedness within the coffee sector.

This scenario prompted the Governmentto intervene to save the industry fromimminent collapse when debt relief totaling

Ksh. 5.8 million was extended to farmers asan incentive to produce more high qualitycoffee. As a result, the coffee sector hasrecorded a significant improvement bothin production and payment to members.Coffee prices have since risen from Ksh. 1 in2002 to Kshs 35 per Kilo of green coffee.

Other reforms include:

Enactment of the Coffee Act through theFinance Bill.

Amendment and gazetting of the coffeerules, and the formulation of AmendmentRules 2006.

Ksh. 100 million has been provided to theCoffee Development Fund (CDF) by the

Government as seed capital for farm inputs.The fund will start giving loans to farmers

in January 2007.

Introduction of direct sales to operatealongside the Central Auction system of coffee marketing.

Coffee co-operatives mergers have allowedsocieties to benefit from economies of scale,thereby restoring the members’ confidenceand patronage.

Cotton Reforms

The Cotton Amendment Act (2006) is inplace and the Government has allocatedKsh. 247 million for the year 2006/2007, inaddition to Ksh. 250 million allocated during

2005/2006 financial year to help jumpstartthe growth of the cotton industry.

The money has been paid out to cottongrowing districts and farmers havebeen mobilized to revive or register neworganisations to have greater bargainingpower when negotiating for favourableterms for credit, prices, purchases in bulk

and services.Empowering farmers through capacitybuilding and excursions.

Whereas farmers have been havingproblems getting the right seed, the KenyaAgricultural Research Institute (KARI)is now producing quality seed, set to beready for distribution to the farmers in due

course.

Producer Prices

Some marketing co-operatives have in thepast been paying their members very lowrates, thus forcing members to seek marketselsewhere. To reverse this trend, theGovernment directed that all marketing co-operatives pay their members not less than

80% of their sales. This action has indeedencouraged the producers to the extent

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co-operatives are on an upward trend.Preliminary findings indicate a significantimprovement on payments for all products.

Marketing

The Government has promoted value

addition and processing in cooperatives. Astudy was carried out recently to determinethe status of commodities, products andmarketing systems in cooperatives.

The study revealed the existence of Mbunicoffee hullers in Embu and Machakosdistricts, where 8 co-operative societies

have acquired machines to hull members’coffee at the society level. This initiative hasled to higher payments to the farmer due toreduced marketing costs.

The government is also promotingimproved market access through moderntechnology. Towards this goal, softwaredubbed “CoopWorks” for marketing co-

operative societies with a module on dairyhas been successfully developed.

CoopWorks can be downloaded from theInternet at no cost.

An alternative marketing strategy wheresocieties can directly sell their produce toconsumers through other co-operatives

is in place. Mwea Rice Multipurpose Co-operative Society, for instance, is alreadyimplementing this venture with co-operatives which have stores.

Plans are under-way to enable the Kisiisoapstone carvers get a wider marketingspace for their products.

Recovery of Sacco dues

Since the amendment of the Co-operative

Societies Act (2004), the role of recovering

un-remitted Sacco dues from employerswas vested in the Commissioner of Co-operative Development. By mid June 2006,the Government had recovered Ksh. 1.5billion out of the Ksh. 4.5 billion that wasoutstanding by 2002. The governmenthas appointed commercial banks as agentsto follow up on defaulting employers andthe results have been encouraging. In thelast three months alone, the following havebeen recovered:

Inquiries and Inspections

Routine inspections and inquiries have

been intensified to enhance good corporategovernance in co-operatives wheremismanagement is suspected.

In the past one year, 34 inspections andinquiries have been conducted towardsstreamlining management.

The ministry has trained 30 Front Office

Service Agency (FOSA) compliant officerswho have so far inspected seven FOSAs inRift Valley Province and two in CentralFrovince.

Sacco Regulatory Bill

To address unique needs of the Saccos, theGovernment has drafted a Sacco RegulatoryBill, which is due for enactment into law

any time.

Revival of Dormant Co-operative Societies

The Government has embarked on anintensive programme to revitalise alldormant societies that can be revived. Sincethe nationwide co-operative elections wereheld in 2005, a total of 454 Societies havebeen revived and the exercise is ongoing.





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Agriculture remains the leadingproductive sector upon whichour economic recovery strategy

depends. It is a major contributor to ourdevelopment goals through creation of employment and wealth in the rural areas.

The sector employs over 80% of Kenya’sworkforce and contributes about 57%of national income, both directly andindirectly.

Growth in the sector started to pick upin 2002, rising to 1.8% in 2004 and to adramatic 6.7% in 2005.

The Real Gross Domestic Product grew by5.8% from 4.9% in 2004.

The implementation of the Strategy forRevitalising Agriculture launched in 2004is now yielding results.

Extension services have been revamped

through restructuring.More agricultural staff have beenrecruited.

Budgetary allocation to agriculture hasincreased.

Agricultural institutions have been revivedand commodity specific legislations arebeing revised and amended to be in tunewith the current global trends.

Maize sub-sector

Maize production increased to 32.3 millionbags in 2005 from 29.0 million bagsharvested in 2004.

To sustain this growth, the governmentis supporting maize farmers through the

provision of seasonal crop credit throughthe revamped Agricultural FinanceCorporation (AFC) and stabilizing producerprices through the National Cereals andProduce Board (NCPB).

Maize prices have moved from Ksh. 600 in2002 to Ksh.1, 350 per 90Kg bag.

TeaIn 2005, tea production increased by 1.2%to over 328 million kg from 324 million kgin 2004.

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Vigorous tea promotion campaigns overthe past three years have increased local teaconsumption from 13.3 million kg to 14.8million kg.

Coffee

This sub-ector has been recovering steadily,especially after addressing governancechallenges in the co-operatives movement.Major reform measures have been institutedto revive the industry:

Amendment of the Coffee Act to allow

alternative channels of selling coffeealongside the auction system.

The Government wrote off farmers’ debtsamounting to Ksh. 5.2 billion

Establishment of the Coffee DevelopmentFund and putting in place a Board of Trustees.

Horticulture

The horticulture industry is performingvery well, and the private sector continuesto play a key role in it.

Export volumes increased from 243,569metric tonnes in 2004 to 287,988 metrictonnes in 2005.

Export earnings rose from Ksh. 39.5 billionin 2004 to Ksh. 44.9 billion in 2005.

Cotton

Revival of cotton currently grown by140,000 small-scale farmers in about 40districts is vital as a contributing factorto poverty reduction and employmentcreation.

The Government has provided Ksh. 491million to the sub- sector.

Out of this, Ksh. 97 million has been devotedto the revitalisation of seed productionprogrammes.

Recorded production in 2005 was 45,000bales up from 23,000 bales in 2004.

The Cotton Amendment Act (2006) nowin place has strengthened the Sector byputting in place a cotton regulatory body- the Cotton Development Authority.

Sugar

Sugar cane production increased fromKsh.4.7 million tonnes in 2004 to Ksh. 4.8million tonnes in 2005.

Most sugar companies registered improvedperformance profit and prompt paymentto farmers, a factor attributed to improvedgovernance and restructuring of the sugarcompanies.

The Government assisted factories to payall farmers’ arrears amounting to aboutKsh. 2.3 billion and advanced to AFC Ksh.500 million from the Sugar DevelopmentFund to be loaned to cane farmers.

National Agricultural & Livestock Extension

Programme (NALEP)

The project covers 53 districts in 7provinces, namely Eastern, Nyanza,

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North Eastern.

The overall goal is to enhance thecontribution of agriculture and livestockto social and economic development.

Eastern Province Horticulture & TraditionalFood Crops Project (EPHTFCP)

This covers eight districts in EasternProvince: Machakos, Makueni, Meru North,Meru Central, Meru South, Tharaka,Mbeere and Embu.

The overall goal is to increase the incomesof smallholder farmers and ensure foodsecurity through increased production of horticulture and traditional food crops.

Kenya Agricultural Productivity &

Sustainable Land Management (KAPSLM)

Districts covered: Kikuyu/Kinale- forest,Taita Hills, Tugen Hills, Cherangany Hills,Yala River water shed.

Overall goal is to prepare a sustainableland management component of theAgricultural Productivity project.

Promotion of private Sector Development in

Agriculture (PSDA)

Districts covered: Nakuru, Trans mara,Bomet, Vihiga, Bungoma, Kakamega, Kisii,

Siaya, Meru South, Meru Central, Embu,Kirinyaga, Nyeri, Kiambu, Thika andNyandarua.

The overall goal is to sustain improvementin income and living conditions in targetareas by dismantling substantial marketbarriers for small and medium-sizedenterprises in agriculture & strengthen

partner ownership.

Kenya Agricultural Productivity Project(KAPP)

The project is based at Kenya AgriculturalInstitute (KARI) as the implementingagency

The scope of this project is to SupportPolicy Reform, Support Extension ServicesReform, and Empowerment of clients andfarmers.

The overall goal is to contribute to thesustainable increase of agriculturalproductivity and improvement of citizens’livelihoods through improved performanceof the agricultural technology supply anddemand system.

Agricultural Sector Programme Support

(ASPS)

Areas covered in Phase One: Kitui, Makueni,Taita Taveta, Kwale, and Kilifi. Phase twois Mwingi and Malindi.

The overall goal is to revitalize growthof the agricultural sector by providinga conducive policy and institutionalenvironment to increase agriculturalProductivity, promote investment &encourage private sector involvement inagricultural enterprises and agribusiness.

Way forwardTo sustain growth in the agriculturalsector, the Government intends to increasethe share of resources to allocated to itfrom 5.3% in 2005/2006 financial year toabout 7.3% by 2008/2009.

Over 163 laws presently governingagriculture are being consolidated so as to

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The contribution of this sector to thecountry’s economy cannot be overemphasized. Livestock enterprise is

a major social and economic activity in thehigh rainfall areas, semi arid and arid areas

(ASAL).

It provides livelihoods, food security, incomeand employment as well as supporting cropproduction through traction and manure.

The sector has made considerableachievements in the past one year in spite of

financial and human resources challenges.

It has continued to promote the developmentof effective, profitable and sustainablelivestock production activities.

Sector contribution to GDP

The sector contributes about 10% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and

accounts for over 30% of the AgriculturalGDP, with the dairy sub sector contributingabout 3.5%.

Implementation of projects/ programmes

Smallholder commercialisation programmesupported by IFAD and covering ninedistricts is in place.

Its main objective is to increase incomes of poor rural households, which substantiallydepend on the dairy products business fortheir livelihoods.

Dairy industry

The dairy sub sector has grown substantiallysince 2005. Milk intake at processing plantsrose from 366m litres to 490m litres in 2006through regulatory support, which enabledproducer prices to rise to Ksh. 18.00 perlitre.

The industry provides direct employmentto over 625,000 smallholder families,employs 360,000 full time labourers and29,000 more through milk marketing and

processing.

Earnings from this sub-sector amounted toover Ksh. 70 billion.

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Continued implementation of thesmallholder dairy project and farmingin tsetse fly control areas projects haveimproved the dairy industry.

Export of livestock

As a result of the Government’s marketingstrategy and ability to create disease-freezones, over 12,700 beef cattle and 10,000head of goats were exported to the MiddleEast, while 120 dairy heifers were exportedto Rwanda. The consignment earned thecountry a total of Ksh. 322 million.

Kenya Meat Commission

Through the rehabilitation andcommissioning of KMC, a ready marketfor beef animals has been created. Thisdevelopment is a big boost to individualfarmers, ranchers and pastoralists.

Livestock Disease Control

The re-opening of Garissa investigation

laboratory in July 2006 is greatlysupporting disease screening, surveillanceand diagnosis in North Eastern Kenya andCoast Province.

The already concluded Pan AfricanProgramme on Control of Epizootics(PACE) and Trypanasomiasis EradicationCampaign (PATTEC) are some of the

efforts aimed at eradicating livestockdisease.

Branding of animals

Branding of animals was launched in June2006 to enhance traceability and legalidentification of stock, improve securityand control diseases. Ksh. 89 million wasearmarked for the programme.

Export of hides and skins

The ministry exported raw and semi-

processed hides and skins and finishedleather. This earned the country over Ksh.2 billion.

Monitoring and control in the fisheries sub-

sectors

Fishing activities have improved throughacquisition of speedboats and closecooperation with the Kenya Navy.This has seen higher purchases of fishingboats and enhanced legal fishing activities,which have led to increased revenue

collection to a tune of Ksh. 20 million inthe year 2006.

Harmonisation of Kenya’s Fishing Exports

Kenya has been placed on List One of countries authorised to export fish and fishproducts to the European Union, providinga wider market to the EU with less stringentrestrictions at the point of entry.

The sub-sector has increased its fishexports to 11,686, 222 metric tonnes in2005, valued at Ksh. 838, 711,290.

Improvement of fish landing sites

Several beaches in both marine and LakeVictoria regions have been developed toensure safe delivery of fish to the consumer

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programmes geared towards the realisationof the Economic Recovery Strategy forWealth and Employment Creation. Theseprojects include the ASAL-based Livestockand Rural livelihood programmes.

Its main objective is to sustain rurallivelihoods and food security throughimproved livestock productivity andmarketing in 22 ASAL districts.

Disease-free/export zones have beenestablished.Access to external markets, mainly

neighbouring countries and in the MiddleEast, is being facilitated.

Three free zones have been mapped out andprioritised at the Coast, in Mt. Kenya andthe North Rift, where high quality animalswill be produced to attract improved priceson the export market.

ASAL-based Livestock Rural LivelihoodSupport Project has been negotiated andstarted in 22 districts.Infrastructure is continuously beingimproved to ensure delivery of fish to theconsumer in good condition.

Policies are being reviewed and formulatedto better the livestock and fisheries sector.

The main objective of the exercise is toensure that the changing needs of thesector are met. These policies include theDairy Bill, the Animal Feeds Bill and theFisheries Bill.

To further improve performance in livestock production, the Government will, among

other measures:

Develop a clear policy on milk productionprocessing and marketing emphasisinghealth and safety standards.

Promote animal health by reactivating andexpanding dipping, breeding and clinicalservices.

Promote dairy goats as an emerging sourceof milk as well as small stock activities suchas poultry farming and bee-keeping.

Support the development of facilitiesfor milk handling such as collection and

cooling centres.

Encourage the private sector and localauthorities to establish small abattoirs andmeat processing facilities.

Encourage the establishment of valueadding process.

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Tese are just examples of the many achievements of

President Kibaki’s Government that is more concerned

with development other than empty politics.

Wakenya wanataka siasa ya maendeleo sio siasa ya mdomo

tupu. Siasa ya Rais Kibaki ni ya maendeleo:

* Watoto wanasoma

* Wakulima wanafaidika

* Utalii umenawiri* Barabara zinajengwa

* Umeme umesambazwa

* Madawa hospitalini

* Matibabu kwa kina mama na watoto

* Maji kwa wananchi

* Pesa kwa vijana* Uchumi umeimarika

* Ushuru wetu unatumika kutuendeleza

Ukweli ni kwamba maisha ya Wakenya

yameimarika na yataendelea kuimarika.

Manufaa halisi kwa Wakenya wote.





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