LIVE!! President Ruto launches Medium Term Plan IV at State House, Nairobi!!

His Excellency Dr William Sam Ruto our Deputy president our Prime cabinet secretary the executive legislature Judiciary all the friendly Nations gathered here today by their representatives our development partners and all our stakeholders my father today we launch the fourth medium-term plan for our country we seek your blessing

That we shall deliver as one Bound by your cherished values of selflessness and Brotherhood we pray that you shall provide the resources that we shall achieve all the objectives set out in this plan father we thank you that you’ll guide us and give us wisdom to serve our people and enrich their lives

And all the glory and honor shall be yours this I Pray believing and trusting in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ amen we may kindly take our seats take this opportunity to welcome you to the fourth medium-term plan launch for the bottom up economic transformation agenda your Excellency

The president Dr William samoy Ruto the uh Prime cabinet secretary honorable musalia mudavadi the Attorney General the head of Public Service the Cs treasury Professor Juna all cabinet secretaries and principal secretaries present members of The Diplomatic core all invited and distinguished guests your Excellency Sir with your permission

At this point I would like to invite the PS State Department of Economic planning James moati to give some opening remarks welcome we can clap for him as he’s coming these are proceedings from State House on the launch of the medium-term plan plan for this particular plan will

Guide the country from the 2023 to 2027 year in terms of development the medium-term plan is anchored under the Kenya Vision 2030 and it has guided development planning in Kenya since 2008 the first and medium-term plan was from 2008 to 2012 the second one ran from 2013 to

2017 the third ran from 2018 to 2022 and the fourth medium-term plan that is being launched today will take the country from 2023 to 2027 we now follow the proceedings of the launch presided over by President Dr William Ruto Council of the economic advisers at the county Governor present

Members of The Diplomatic CS principal secretaries representatives of development Partners private sector and un State actors distinguished guests uh ladies and gentlemen um I’m pleased to welcome you uh all here today uh for the launch of the fourth medium-term uh plan for 2023 2027 which is themed a bottom up

Economic transformation agenda for inclusive growth your Excellency you have espoused and demonstrated the need for Focus that we should know where we are going and you have been deliberate with a bias toward action and every time we see you you asking this question let’s see something happen now this document your Excellency

Presents the focus road map and the Strategic direction that our country will take for for the period of the plan the Preparatory process of the mtp4 therefore has been rigorous and participatory I wish to acknowledge the invaluable support received from all the stakeholders during the preparation of the medium-term four uh plan and

Particularly uh the deputy president and his office uh the office of the PCS through his of the advisory Council uh on policy uh the cabinet members who are here we want to appreciate your invaluable support and your Excellency we we have been to the cabinet around four

Times uh but uh we got the support of the cabinet and the head of uh Public Service who is the chairman of the steering committee of mtp4 sector working groups I would also want to acknowledge the invaluable support your Excellency that we received from the principal secretaries uh the Council of Governors

And also the county H government because it was important uh for the document to be aligned with the CPS you remember your Excellency you had signed County Charters with County governments which were uh then included in the C CPS in the county governments and it was important that this uh uh

Programs are also included in the MTP I would also want to appreciate the chairman of the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics uh the governor Central Bank of Kenya the PS uh National treasury uh Dr Chris kto is here and the staff of the national treasury uh the chair of the finance uh committee

And the presidential Council of economic advisors who ensured that the Mt mtp4 priorities were focused and sharpened and all this your Excellency would not have been possible without the able leadership of our team leader the cabinet secretary for National Treasury and economic planning uh Professor Junu

I thank you very much Cs and I want to salute uh also the department for economic planning fraternity including the state agencies kipra the National Council for population development nepad NG CDF and the Kenya Vision 2030 for their tiess effort in preparing the fourth medium-term plan the national treasury your

Excellency and economic planning is committed to the strengthening of the national planning function by reviewing and reengineering its processes procedures and policies to ensure that the planning function is effective efficient and impactful in order to achieve the desired and expected targets of national development and with those few remarks

Ladies and gentlemen your Excellency allow me now to invite the chief of staff and the head of Public Service Mr Fel Kos to give his remarks and continue with your program welcome sir your Excellency the president of the Republic of Kenya your Excellency the deputy president the prime cabinet

Secretary honorable Dr Mia mavadi cabinet secret present the Attorney General members of The Diplomatic core ladies and gentlemen your Excellency it is a great honor to welcome you in this very auspicious occasion in the government’s planning calendar to the launch of the fourth medium-term plan under the theme bottom

Up economic transformation agenda for inclusive growth as a chairman of the mtp4 national steering committee I acknowledge the presidence of the speakers of the National Assembly and the Senate the chief uh the Attorney General all members of parliament cabinet secretaries chairs of the National Assembly committees on finance and National planning principal secretaries

Ambassadors and heads of missions your Excellency the Preparatory process of the mtp4 began in July 2021 with the development of the concept note which was approved by the mtp4 national steering committee in December 2021 providing the road map for preparation of the plan the mtb4 national steering committee was formed to provide overall

Guidance and advice at all stages of production of the plan the national steering committee comprising of all principle secretaries and the solicit general was chaired by the secretary of the cabinet and head of the public service after the current Administration took office in September 2022 the national steering committee was

Reconstituted under the chairmanship of the chief of staff and head of of the public service the draft mtp4 was presented to the National steering committee in April 2023 for adoption your Excellency the mtv4 that you are launching today has incorporated the government’s priorities in all sectors of the economy as espoused by the

Bottomup economic transformation agenda I therefore urge all the accounting officers to ensure timely implementation of priorities that fall within their respective dockets as I conclude I would like to extend my gratitude to the National steering committee for its contribution towards the development of the fourth medam plan

And therefore let us embark on this journey with a renewed sense of purpose purpose and a share determination to create a brighter and more prosperous Kenya together we can turn aspirations into achievements dreams into realities and shape a destiny that future Generations will proudly inherit may I now invite the cabinet secretary National

Treasur and economic planning to come forward and take char of the program going forward welcome professor your Excellency the president of the Republic of Kenya Dr William Samo Ruto your Excellency the prime cabinet secretary his Excellency Dr M mudavadi The Honorable atony General my colleagues CS the county Governors present members

Of The Diplomatic cor principal secretaries representatives of the development Partners private sector and non-state doctors distinguished guest ladies and gentlemen good morning it g gives me great pressure and even immeasurable privilege to welcome you today during the launch of the fourth medium-term 2023 2027 of the Kenya Vision 2030 whose

Theme is actually bottom up economic transformation agenda for inclusive growth your Excellency the since Independence the development planning in Kenya has actually mainly been undertaken in 5 years Cycles in the intermediate the sessional papers like for example uh sessional paper number 10 of 1965 had specific themes one of the first themes was

African socialism and application to planning in Kenya the sessional paper number one of 1986 it was on economic management for renewed growth and the national development plan for 1966 1970 focused on reducing literacy poverty and disas subsequent National development plans address specific thematic areas for example the sessional paper number

Two of 1996 on Industrial transformation to the year 2020 which informed the national development plan of 1997 2001 in 2002 uh the government introduced economic recovery strategy ERS for wealth and employment creation for 2003 2007 successful implementation of Els gave way to the development of the Kenya Vision

2030 we are happy that the Kenyan Vision 2030 was adopted in 2008 which is actually a long-term development blueprint with an overlocking Vision a globally competitive and pro prosperous economy with high quality of life by 2030 the Kenya Vision 2030 is implemented through fiveyear medium-term development plans or

Mtps the first MTP was implemented from 2008 to 2012 the second MTP was implemented in 2013 to 2017 and the third one is is uh was implemented between 2018 2018 and 20 2022 so today we are actually focusing on mtp4 which we launching and is the is is

The last of the fiveyear uh medium-term planning which will transition the country to the next long-term development plan because it covers the period of 2023 to 2027 in 2014 your Excellency Kenya transitions transitioned from a low income status to a middle to to a low middle income country upon attaining a

Gross domestic product per capita of uh US dollar 1,430 35 cents and this achievement marked a significant milestone in Kenya because it was providing us with a path towards realizing the aspiration of the Kenyan Vision 2030 today therefore it marks a very significant chapter in the nation’s history as we embark on the

Implementation of the the new development strategy the fourth medium-term uh plan 2023 202 7 and which is Guided by the vision 2030 but more importantly it is aligned to the bottom up bottom up economic transformation agenda your Excellency the mtp4 was prepared through an extensive cons consultative process involving the

Sector working groups the county consultative forums the national stakeholder uh Forum under the overall guidance of the national steering committee the national stakeholder Forum provided a platform for cons between the government and the non-state actors your Excellency the mtp4 will implement the objectives of the bottom up economic transformation agenda whose programs and

Even projects are classified at five sectors namely the finance and development infrastructure the social sector environment and natural resources and governance and public administration your Excellency the finance and production sector is projected to grow at 3.4% in 20 in 2022 to to from 20 from 3.4% in 2022 to an average of around

8.2% in 2027 the infrastructure sector will grow by from 5.5% that was witnessed in two 2022 to 5.9% in 2027 the social sector growth is projected at 7% uh in 2027 from uh uh a reval of 5% in 2022 while the environment and natural resource sector

Will grow from 7.9% in 2023 to around 8.9% in 2027 these are very very important ambitious growth targets governance and public administration sector is projected to grow from 4.6% to 5.8% in 2027 this growth will be driven by raising agricultural productivity through improving crops and livestock value chains transformation for of the

Micro small and medium Enterprises of the economy through provision of accessible and even Affordable Credit increasing investment in housing and settlement development of uh human capital uh uh aspect and sectors like Health Care education and even training increasing domestic resource mobilization digital Evolution through investing in the in the digital Super

Highway and the creation econom the creative economy and all that will be also underpinned by improving and developing markets in various sectors that we have the comparative the relative comparative advantage your Excellency we are aware of the various challenges confronting our economy the main ones include external negative shocks that have

Affected especially the inflation in the in the in the last few couple of months especially in 2023 and year of 2024 the interest structure that has also a global component a recurring drought that was quite devastating in 2022 2023 all these have affected economic management and slowed economic recovery

But we have seen economic recovery towards the end of 2023 showing some signs of uh sustainability of uh strong recovery but also sustainability as a result the mtp4 macroeconomic framework has taken these challenges into consideration and seeks to strengthen economic resilience and drive inclusive broad-based and even sustainable economic growth over the

Medium term the government will focus on taming the cost of living through prudent monetary policy to attain an inflation Target of 5.0% so far in the latest data we at 6.3% want to second to create an average of 1,200 uh sorry 1.2 million new jobs annually because we have massive

Unemployment especially with our youth third we want to expand the tax revenue base to increase total revenue correction which is also going to help us in terms of financing development achieving forth achieving broad-based and inclusive growth that’s going to be very very important to actually eradicate and strongly influence poverty

Reduction recognizing the challenging global environment and also the need to bring our economy to uh recovery trajectory During the mtp4 period the government will Implement policies programs and projects which will result in raising the GDP growth rate to about 4.8% in 20222 that is so far what we have

Witnessed and we do believe by 2027 the growth rate is likely to uh Focus or be in the region of 7.2% your Excellency the national Treasury and economic planning will work closely with the relevant institutions to instill a cure of fiscal balancing aimed at reducing the gap between

Revenues and even expenditures over the medium term and this will entail improved resource mobilization and expenditure PRI prioritization regarding the fiscal consolidation total revenue is projected to increase from 16.5% in 2022 2023 fiscal year to around 19.7% of GDP sorry in 2027 2028 to this end and we will

Work towards reducing total expenditure from a projected 24.2% in 2023 2024 to about 22 22.9% of GDP in 2027 2028 and this is expected to bring down the overall fiscal balance uh excluding grants to 3.2% of GDP in 2027 2028 your Excellency the Public Finance Act of 2012 requires that the national

Government budget be based on integrated development planning process that includes both long-term and medium-term planning in view of this the national Treasury and economic planning will ensure that the mtp4 is linked with budgeting through the medium-term expediture framework the national integrated monitoring and evaluation system of the country integrated monitoring evalu and

Evaluation system will be strengthened to ensure that the effective monitoring and even reporting of the implementation of the mtp4 and even County integrated development plans respectively will be in line with the National Monitoring and evaluation policy in addition the ministry will carry out a midterm review

And an end term evaluation for the mtp4 to assertain that the extent to which the realization of these objectives has been achieved so your Excellency the next phase of mtp4 process will involve disseminating the plan to All Counties and other relevant stakeholders we’ll be guided by our shared responsibility and

Under your leadership your Excellency we look forward to unlocking the potential and sa the opportunities within our borders than thus keeping the hopes of Kenyans alive as I conclude I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to all the esteemed stakeholders for their significant contributions throughout the process

Of uh preparing the mtp4 I wish also to extend my appreciation to my colleagues the cabinet secretaries and the principal secretaries for providing guidance and even identification of the sector specific working group groups and projects that are actually uh being seen as quite AB building blocks in terms of

Our success and finally your Excellency I wish to salute the efforts and dedication by the staff of the national nutrition and economic planning including the heads of plan in mdas for their professional professionalism and even strong commitment during the preparations for mtp4 I wish to make sure that what we

Are going to uh present and what we LA today is going to be a guiding post and we are going to see the results by 2027 these results are consistent with what we we believe we are going to achieve it’s now my pressure your Excellency to invite his Excellency the prime cabinet

Secretary to make make his remarks and invite you to launch the mtp4 at the burner of bottom up economic transformation agenda for inclusive growth your Excellency thank [Applause] you your Excellency the president of the Republic of Kenya Dr William S Ruto my colleagues members of the cabinet your Excellency Governors who are here

Present your excellencies the high Commissioners ambassadors and heads of multilateral Institutions members of the private sector members of parliament distinguished ladies and gentlemen um I’ll be very brief so I’ll just flag two things one this is a unique launch a very unique launch why because it is happening at State

House what does this signal I can at least think of two things first it signals high level approv approval and ownership of the mtp4 plan essentially the back stops here the second thing that I would say it signals is that there will be close monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the

Plan from the highest level therefore my brothers and sisters there shall be very little room to wle outside this framework finally I think it also symbolizes that this is a national plan a program for the Republic of Kenya it is going to be the framework for engagement with our International partners and

Friends with the citizens of Kenya with our friends and partners and it also provides the broad framework to engage with the private sector here and Beyond so with these few remarks let me just say that we congratulate the team that has put together worked tirelessly under the

Treasury P Cs nungu and the entire team the head of public service for transforming the broad ideas into an actionable plan we thank you most sincerely and with those few remarks I would now wish that we be upstanding so that we can invite his Excellency the president to make his remarks

As he launches the plan thank you very much please let’s take our seats thank you very much uh PCS good morning ladies and gentlemen and welcome to this very important occasion as I am delighted to preside over the launch of the fourth medium-term plan covering the period of 2023 to 2027 which marks the final 5year plan of the Kenya Vision 2030 launched in 2008 the Kenya Vision 2030 stands as our

Nation’s ambitious long-term development blueprint designed to elevate Kenya into a newly industrialized middle income country ensuring a high quality of life for all citizens by the year 2030 this vision is grounded on economic social and political pillars fortified by key enablers identified to propel us towards our Collective aspirations as a

People since its Inception significant progress has been achieved in realizing the goals set forth by the Kenya Vision 2030 through the implementation of preceding medium-term plans that have come subsequent in subsequent um faces yet our economy continues to grabble with fundamental challenges including widening inequality low productivity and sustainability to economic or

Susceptibility to economic shocks these challenges demand urgent and Resolute interventions to Reg gain lost ground and align our selves with our aspirations this is why upon assuming office our Administration pledged to spear ahead a radical economic turnaround fostering inclusive growth and enhancing the livelihoods and Welfare of all our citizens particularly

Those at the bottom of the economic pyramid these commitments are intricately detailed within the bottomup economic transformation agenda consequently it is it became imperative to ensure that the MTP 4 together with the county integrated development plans are aligned to the bottomup economic transformation agenda objectives and priorities therefore the fourth

Medium-term plan has translated the Strategic objectives set out in our agenda into concrete programs and projects to be implemented in the plan period just to remind everybody here that the better plan we not only have an agenda but we also have a plan combined into one program calls for investments in five

Core strategic pillars agriculture Health Care housing and settlement micro small and medium enterprise economy and the digital Super Highway including the creative economy without losing crucial time the government has moved to undertake a number of interventions in fulfillment of the commitments made to our citizens and these include broadly strengthening the

Independence of the Judiciary and enhancing efficiency within the judic the justice system increased budgetary allocation to all our Justice uh arms and granting Financial autonomy specifically the the Inspector General of police to give him the livs to be able to uh adjudicate and operationalize operations by the police without any

Hindrance we’ve also reved the port operations as I committed of the standard gauge railway from Nairobi to Mombasa and today Mombasa is the vibrant City that we always knew but additionally we’re now going to work on modernizing the port of Mombasa making it much more efficient and looking at how private sector players

Can be brought on board so that we can achieve the kind of efficiences that will make Mombasa a truly modern Port City we also are rolling out the Hustler fund to provide access to Affordable Credit to individuals and msfes and also eliminate in the longstanding challenge of predatory lenders prioritizing the enhancement of

Women Enterprise fund progressively from Kenya Shillings 4.5 billion and up to 13.5 billion in the medium term we’re also providing 5.5 million bus of fertilizer last year and additional this year as part of our program to improve agricultural reals and we are doing this at an affordable price this year of 2,500 per 50 kgam back I know the minister for uh Agriculture and his team are working around the clock we’ve had challenges with um the war in Europe we’ve had to divert ships bringing our fertilizer away from the Red Sea into our routs round to South Africa causing

Some delay but I want to assure the farming community in the country that we are well on course on making sure that we will have sufficient planting fertilizer in the next couple of weeks we’ve also digitized 15,000 government services to enhance a service delivery and to ensure that Kenyans can

Access government services from the comfort of their phones in whatever place they may be also undertaking the construction already of 103,000 affordable housing units Countrywide and just yesterday or the day before we signed into law the new framework that will guide the affordable housing program our Target being not just

Housing units but decent living uh livelihoods for our people and also enhancing employment opportunities and driving our construction industry to make sure that it informs the growth of our economy formulation and implementation of the new funding model for our tary education is Al underway to address the needs of students especially those from

Vulnerable backgrounds the model has been used to provide financial support for first year students joining tertiary institutions both in 2023 and is the model that is informing what we’re going to do this year as we are all aware we’ve recruited 56,000 primary and secondary school teachers to to improve the national

Teacher pupil ratio and enhance education outcomes we’ve also operationalized the national open University of concert technopolis and I’m proud to say that we have over a th000 students already enrolled as we all aware we’ve enacted the social health insurance act 2023 which establishes the primary health Healthcare Fund emergency and

Chronic illness fund and Social Health Insurance Fund to facilitate Universal Health Coverage as well as the roll out of Primary Health Care networks and deployment of 100,000 Community Health promoters working in concert and together with our County governments during the fourth medium-term plan the government will boost production through a value chain

Approach Target in leather and leather products textile and apparels dairy tea rice edible oils blue economy minerals forestry Construction and building materials among others emphasis will be given to the promotion of AGR processing and the strengthening of extension services provision of quality and affordable Farm inputs Cooperative development and management Market access

And logistic support expansion of irrigation infrastructure adoption of climate smart agriculture enhanced agricultural financing and agricultural mechanization research and development the Ministry of Agriculture and all the other stakeholders are aware of the meetings we’ve had along to make this a reality because it is Our intention not just to mechanize but to

Make sure that our agriculture is smart and our agriculture is focused on productivity to create employment Focus will be given to investment in special economic zones County aggregation and industrial parks export of Labor digital jobs and ensuring that we have diversification of export markets and Market access of msme goods and services

The government will also establish jumua crossb markets and strengthen cooperation with our traditional and new trade Partners we will scale up the financial inclusion fund commonly known as The Hustler fund with a view to actualizing its commitment to increase access to Affordable credit for those at the bottom of the pyramid and additionally

We will undertake reforms to create a favorable tax regime deepen Capital markets improve the lending and investment environment and attract investors to the Nairobi International Financial Center to increase efficiency and enhance Mobility the plants entail substantial investments in infrastructure development particularly transport connectivity this will include the

Construction of an extra 6,000 kilm of New Roads upgrading of 101,000 kilm of existing roads and the construction of 277 food Bridges amongst other pieces of infrastructure to enhance our mobility and that program starts with the next budget cycle climate change continues to pose serious challenges to our socio economic

Development manifested through extreme climatic conditions and eratic weather patterns which disrupt production and livelihoods and put lives at risk the fourth medium-term plan prioritizes Investments aimed at building resilience against these challenges including the construction of water pants small dams and water harvesting uh structures in arid and semiarid areas including the whole aray

Of megad dams that are already in our plan we’ve also launched a Nationwide Drive to grow 15 billion trees by 2032 through the jazza mey campaign this initiative will complement other ongoing efforts to protect the country’s water towers in this plan we will Implement robust initiatives to promote sustainable waste management

Practices and enhance Pollution Control measures every cabinet minister has has already been assigned a county maybe I think two counties and we will be expecting Clarity in what every cabinet secretary and their teams are doing on the tree planting exercise I note with a bit of

Concern that I am yet to receive any meaningful strategy and plan from cabinet secretary shortly we the weatherman has told us we will have rain coming it is my expectation that every cabinet secretary assigned to the counties that you have been assigned that you will present a

Plan and you will work on a strategy because every county has been assigned between 400 million and 600 million trees to be grown in different parts I will be expecting that every cabinet secretary will mobilize tree seedlings will mobilize communities private sector development Partners friends to participate in this exercise in

Each and every County of the Republic of Kenya sustainable climate action not only addresses challenges but also presents opportunities for transitioning to a green economy we will leverage on technology and scientific advances to stimulate economic transformation in a sustainable manner other infrastructural projects to be implemented During the

Mtb4 period include the construction of the of 1 million affordable housing units and the laying of 4,600 KM of high voltage transmission lines and 37 substations to connect an additional 2.3 million Kenyans and 30,000 public institutions to the National GD additionally an extra 100,000 kilm of

Fiber optic cable will be laid as part of our national fiber optic backbone infrastructure program already the different actors in the space from Ika to Kenya power to the ministry of ICT have been aligned and we intend to deliver this instead of the 5year plan we had planned we have already

Found innovative ways to deliver this in the next two years access to Quality and Affordable Health Care remains a key priority of the government and will therefore expand the social health insurance scheme focus on the AIA Bora machani model targeting 10.8 million households we also digitize health services and improve health infrastructure

Already the program has been agreed between Treasury and Ministry of Health on the digitization process and that process has started enumerating and en listing uh citizens on the platform so that by June this year we will be the roll out of services under our new health infrastructure over 20,000 health

Workers will also be recruited to support the health Commodities supply chain we all know that ker has always had been a thorn in the flesh if I may say but we have taken steps to make sure that not only KSA is digitized but professionalized and we are giving them additional

Stuff because commodity Health Commodities are a big part of the delivery of our Universal Health Program our human capital development our commitment is to achieve the following critical targets recruit and train 116,000 teachers and automate the basic education system expand Technical vocational education and training and scale up admissions to the National open

University as well as open distance and e-learning in addition the institutional framework for financing tertiary education has been adopted and will be strengthened in the medium term recognizing the critical role of science technology and innovation in Kenya’s competitiveness we undertake to mobilize funding for research and development and enhanced budgetary allocation to the

Sector towards the attainment of the 2% of GDP guideline in line with the internationally accepted standards the plan also includes building Science and Technology Innovation parks and establishing a national Center for innovation technology transfer and commercialization Kenya is a universally respected Global Sports Powerhouse with potential to dominate even more sporting and athletic

Disciplines to support Talent Sports and arts the government will continue to implement talanta ha as an Initiative for monetizing talent and putting money in people’s pockets we will also expand Sports and arts infrastructure and promote Sports tourism to support International sporting events on the creative economy we are

Marketing Kenya as a film destination by establishing an incentives framework for the production of film and commercials supporting production of local content establishing a national creative economy Council promoting artist rights and providing technical capacity for the growth of the creative industry with regard to affirmative action the government will Remodel and

Digitize the youth Enterprise fund W fund women Enterprise fund and the national government affirmative action fund to enhance financing for Enterprises owned and run by youth women and persons with disability the government will also revamp the cash transfer program to cushion the vulnerable in societ Society it is

Instructive to note and I want to commend the ministry of labor that this program that had many challenges now has been put on a digital platform and beneficiaries of cash transfer now receive their cash transfer using Essa and they don’t have to make L cues they

Do not have to wait in Banks they can access their money in all Outlets very close to their homes recognizing the need to revitalize our tourism sector the mtv4 prioritized the promotion of meetings incentives conferences and exhibitions cultural festivals food exhibitions and the development and marketing of unique Niche

Experiences the bers of Kenya will be converted into a modern conference hotel and EXP facility and the kic will be engineered to achieve more than it currently is harnessing the potential of the blue economy is critical to our transformative growth agenda During the mt4 period we will focus on establishing requisite infrastructure enhancing

Skills and development and ensuring Maritime Safety and Security I am seized of what mura and team are doing in this space and we are making tremendous progress on unlocking the potential in that sector I hold the firm conviction that by upholding the rule of law and efficient Justice systems the

Government of Kenya will create a conducive environment for economic and social transformation for this reason we will hand support for the Justice Law and Order sector by recruiting additional policemen prison officers national government administrative officers officers for the Office of the Attorney General officers for the office of the um

EAC officers for the office of the ODP Office of the uh um director of public prosecutions and making sure that we have all arms to deal with the challenge of corruption and impunity I am very clear in my mind that we have what it takes to take

Kenya to the next level we have the requisite resources if properly applied if properly used with Integrity to move our country to the next level what we witness every time in some instances corruption is budgeted into our budget cycle people budget things that they know will not go to the people of Kenya

I will be spending time tomorrow with our treasury to make sure that with a tooth comp we eliminate anything that will not go to benefit the people of Kenya in our budget and that our budget is going to be an instrument for the delivery of our plan for the benefit

Of the people of Kenya and to provide inclusive growth the tragedy that we have is that even those who go and challenge government policy in our courts you cannot believe it that after they have obtained States and they have obtained injunctions against government policy whether it is housing whether it is our

Uh Universal Health Coverage plan they have the audacity they have the tarity to come and look for government officials and tell them if you talk to us nicely we are going to remove the injunction I mean what level of impunity is that and that is

Why it is our commitment that we need to enhance the Office of the Attorney General office of the director of public prosecution Office of the uh ethics and anti-corruption Authority and the DCI to make sure that we have the requisite capacities to protect the resources and the finances of the people of Kenya additionally we will modernize the Kenya Coast Guard and improve the welfare of all our security Personnel in line with the recommendations that were

Given to us by the task force that we set up under former Justice Maraga to divers sources of financing the government will strengthen collaboration with the private sector and other non-state actors we are committed to revitalizing the public private partnership framework to attract more investors and support the implementation of government priorities

In our mtp4 plan as we embark on the implementation of the fourth medium-term plan we recognize the challenges posed by dynamic global environment including the current and future geopolitical turbulence and Regional conflicts with the potential to disrupt Global Supply chains as I informed you earlier and exert inflationary pressure on our

Economy we have formulated appropriate measures to mitigate the effects of global pressures on our citizens the emergence of pandemics as evidenced by the covid-19 outbreak underscores the need to strengthen our healthare system systems and our strategy for primary health will fortify Kenya’s Health Systems to effectively respond to any emerging challenges

Kenya’s development is intricately linked to the global economy and we are therefore actively working to strengthen Regional integration and international coll collaboration to facilitate the smooth movement of goods and services and deepen Kenya’s foreign relations I take this opportunity to recognize the critical role of our development Partners the private sector and

Non-state actors and invite them to work with us in implementing the commitments we have made to our citizens towards achieving robust economic growth and inclusive development and I’m very happy to note that we have many development friends from different representing different countries in our mid East and

I want to to recognize their input their participation their contribution their solidarity in working with us towards changing the fortunes of Kenya and making sure that Kenya is positioned appropriately to work with others in fostering development for Humanity globally the fourth medium-term plan 20123 2727 ladies and gentlemen is an

Instrument that we will use as a whole of government to deliver on the aspirations that the people of Kenya expect of all of us I want to urge every member of the executive members of the legislature friends in the Judiciary to work collaboratively to work together build

Synergy to make sure that we deliver on this plan knowing very well that all of us are serving the Kenyan people together the fourth medium-term plan therefore ladies and gentlemen 2023 2027 is now officially launched and I thank you thank you Excellency one more round of applause please allow me your

Excellency to invite you to press the buzer to symbolize the official launch of the fourth medium-term plan and allow me to also invite the Cs and Prime uh the prime cabinet secretary to join his Excellency as he presses the bazer uh to symbolize the launch of the fourth

Medium-term plan mtp4 bottom up economic transformation agenda for inclusive growth so in 3 2 1 So what we have on the screen is the fourth medium-term plan 2023 2027 bottom up economic economic transformation agenda for inclusive growth I’ll also request that your Excellency you hand over a hard copy uh to the prime cabinet secretary and to the Cs and also for a

Photo opportunity which we can take here they’ll receive it on behalf of the cabinet one being the plan and the other the implementation of it allow me to welcome you your Excellency for a photo opportunity maybe just here with holding the book may I request that the head of

Public Service also join in the picture kindly if we can also give him thank you and one more item is there was a gift your Excellency from the treasury team to be handed over to you by the cabinet secretary treasury Professor Nuna and a wonderful clap for that eagle flying high

We want to make sure that it is our he says it’s to show that we actually flying taking off your Excellency I’ll request that you remain on stage for the national anthem while I request the rest of us to be upstanding kindly as we now wind up with the

National anthem the national anthem Thank you Excellency that brings us to the end of this session thank you

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