Listen Development of constituency industrial development centres The main activity under this sector was the construction and equipping of Constituency Industrial Development Centres (CIDCs) in the 210 constituencies to provide worksites and tools for the youth to pursue gainful employment. A total of 188 constituencies out of the 210 identified land for the construction of […]
Listen The local steel industry remains heavily dependent on imported raw materials, as no local sources have been developed to date making the manufacture of steel locally quite expensive. Reducing this high import bill is possible if high quality steel can be produced more cheaply locally. The government’s strategies to promote the sector include readiness […]
Listen Aquaculture production in Kenya has grown steadily in recent years to more than 18,000 tonnes in 2019 and plays an increasingly important role in national fish supply. Kenya is ranked the fourth in aquaculture in Africa and endowed with a vast network of aquatic resources comprising freshwater lakes and rivers, and an extensive ocean […]
Listen Around 14 per cent of produce worldwide is lost after harvest on farms and at the transport, storage, processing and wholesale stages, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). This amounts to more than US$ 400 billion a year. FAO estimates that over 40 percent of food in Sub-Saharan Africa perishes before it […]
Listen Since 2017 the Government has pursued a policy to create 500,000 new homeowners through the facilitation of affordable housing under the Big 4 Agenda. The programme ensures that working families can afford decent low-cost homes by reducing the cost of construction and offering them affordable mortgages. Through the website, Boma Yangu all Kenyans […]
Listen Good infrastructure such as roads, water and electricity projects will help spur Kenya’s economic growth, enabling Kenyans to run their businesses, generate wealth and create employment. Infrastructure development boosts the economy through linkages with other sectors. Among the key investments is the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) and rehabilitation of the old Metre Gauge Railway, […]
Listen Background The Government introduced the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) to replace the 8-4-4 system of education following the results of a needs assessment carried out countrywide by a team of experts. The assessment indicated that the 8-4-4 system had become unpopular, because it was examination oriented at the expense of other education needs. The […]
Listen The Government is seeking to achieve 100 per cent Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by scaling up National Housing Insurance Fund (NHIF) uptake. It has invested heavily to make access to health care a reality for millions of Kenyans at affordable or no cost. The Government distributed World Class medical equipment to all counties, introduced […]
Listen Re-imagining National Sovereignty and Self-determination As time passes, so does the risk of losing the gist of the major milestones that outline the journey of a nation escalate. On this score, Kenya is not an exemption. At almost 60 years since independence, only a handful of individuals alive today had the chance to witness […]
Listen Our Diversity, Our Strength History is replete with records of ethnic, cultural, religious and racial intolerance and negative profiling since time immemorial. Professor Mariana Tepfenhard of the Department of History at Monmouth University in the United States in her 2013 paper on “Causes of Ethnic Conflicts” avers that “Many states are made up of […]