The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), held its monthly leadership meeting to strengthen emergency preparedness and response efforts for key public health threats, including Mpox, Marburg virus, cholera, polio, malaria, and tuberculosis. The discussions also focused on sustainability strategies for health programs and the Human Resources for Health (HRH) agenda, ensuring long-term capacity to effectively respond to emerging and re-emerging health threats. The WHO delegation was led by Country Representative Dr. Abdiramane Diallo, reinforcing the organization’s commitment to supporting Kenya’s health security and resilience-building efforts.
Principal Secretary, State Department for Water and Sanitation Julius Korir yesterday delivered a keynote address during the Water Sector Job Fair held at the Kenya Water Institute (KEWI). This event, follows the collaborative engagements between the State Department with the National Employment Authority (NEA), and is a significant step in forging valuable linkages with recruitment agencies to connect KEWI graduates with job opportunities both in Kenya and abroad. By linking KEWI graduates with recruitment agencies, the Ministry is not only addressing local water challenges but also positioning Kenyan expertise at the forefront of the international water and sanitation sector. The Ministry is also working with KEWI to relook and revise the current curriculum with a view of tweaking it to respond to market needs as well as introduce soft skills. Currently the Institute is working with National Industrial Training Authority (NITA) to get certification as a centre for Recognition of Prior Learning to enable those with previously acquired competencies informally to get certification.
Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development Mutahi Kagwe has released the 2024 Tea Industry Performance Report, revealing a 9% rise in earnings to KSh215.21 Billion a testament to the government’s commitment to empowering farmers and strengthening the sector. To protect tea quality, the government is enforcing stricter regulations against tea hawking, with offenders facing deregistration. In response to recent invasions of private tea plantations, the CS proposed the establishment of an Agricultural Police Unit to safeguard investments and ensure industry stability. The government agenda supports farmers by increasing access to subsidized fertilizer and is on track to raise farm gate prices to KSh100/kg by 2027. With a focus on value addition, Kenya aims to boost value-added tea exports to 50% by 2027, creating jobs and enhancing export earnings.
The government plans to construct modern prisons that will better address existing challenges as part of ongoing reforms targeting the country’s correctional system. While dismissing reports that the government is intent on irregularly allocating prison land to private entities as unfounded, Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said the government plan is to improve all correctional facilities to create better environments for both prison officers and offenders. Speaking at the Uruku GK Prison in Meru County, the CS said his ministry through the State Department for Correctional Services is implementing a host of reforms that will see the construction of modern prisons complete with social amenities including schools for children of staff, day care facilities for children living with their imprisoned mothers, well equipped health facilities as well as the integration of technology that will allow for conducting of virtual courts in all prisons across the country. As part of the reform agenda, the CS said the government want modern prisons that focuses on rehabilitation and re-integration of offenders into society with an emphasis on education and skill development that will promote responsibility and self-reliance. Speaking at the same event, Correctional Services Principal Secretary Dr. Salome Beacco said all parcels of land designated for correctional purposes, including those set aside for spiritual nourishment, remain intact.
The government is implementing institutional reforms in the security sector and reviewing key legislation, including the National Police Service Act, the National Police Service Commission Act, the Independent Policing Oversight Authority Act, and the Public Order Act. This follows recommendations from the Maraga Task Force, appointed by President William Ruto upon taking office, to address police occupational hazards, capacity challenges, and human rights within the framework of our Constitution. The goal is to ensure policing services align with current realities. Yesterday, the Principal Secretary for Internal Security and National Administration, Raymond Omollo chaired the National Steering Committee on Police Reforms, which was apprised of the review progress by the Technical committee. In attendance were the Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, the CEO of the National Police Service Commission Peter Leley, the Chair of the Independent Policing Oversight Authority Issack Hassan and the Solicitor General Shadrack Mose.
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