PRESS RELEASE ON CABINET MEETING 10TH JULY, 2014

Cabinet today met and Approved the following:

1. Fighting corruption:- Resolved to ruthlessly continue tackling corruption and unethical
practices in all !A and remove all individuals" cartels and enablers of corruption. #ithout
fear or favour. All officers involved in corruption must be dismissed and charged in Court
on.
$. Construction of Road within the boundary of the %airobi %ational &ark commonly referred
to as the 'outhern (ypass. )he road will consume about *+,A of the &ark. ,owever" the
&ark will be compensated on ,ectare for ,ectare. )his road will ease congestion in the City
Centre by re-routing city heavy commercials and other vehicles proceeding to Rift -alley
and .ast African Countries.
*. &ublic Finance anagement /Amendments0 (ill" $112 for both %ational and County
3overnments.
2. !raft Regulations to 4mplement !evolution 5aws.
6. Amendment to %ational 7outh 3eneral Act /$1180 that rationali9es membership from $2-8
members in line with financial prudence and austerity measures.
:. 'essional &aper on !evolved 3overnment which provides broad policy strategic framework
for !evolution in the Country.
;. Cabinet also limited foreign travels to only the most critical ones. Ambassadors and County
Commissioners to henceforth represent Cabinet 'ecretaries as appropriate.
+. !irected 3overnment !epartments down to the Counties to buy <enyan products and
services and should only resort to buying foreign goods and services if they are not available
or cannot be produced in <enya. inistries were encouraged to challenge local
firms=entrepreneurs opportunity to improve competitiveness and standard of their products
instead of dismissing them at the first instant. As e>ample" most goods in 'tate ,ouse are
made by &rison 4ndustry.
8. Approved establishment of legal framework for #arehousing Receipt 'ystem (ill in <enya.
11. )his radical (ill seeks to entrench and legali9e structural agricultural commodity trading
system in the cereals and grain sub-sectors. )he (ill will also create certainty" predictability"
and security in the agricultural market.
Reduce post-harvest losses estimated at 11? of total produce@ optimi9e utili9ation of
<enyans storage capacity in government and private sector@ improve access" and
enhance liAuidation /cashing0 or stock of the farmersB securiti9ed receipts for stocks
in the warehouse farmers. )his liAuidation will be more robust after development of
commodity e>change platform.
Approved performance Contracting .valuation Results $11$=1* and directed that
anagements that had consistently and persistently recorded gross poor performance
be purged and replaced with more competent and productive performers. Cabinet
noted that 21? of parastatals had continued to notoriously perform dismally. 4n the
corollary" best performers would be rewarded and motivated.
11. Approved operationali9ation of Cne-'top-(order-&osts with the Republic of )an9ania and
others to enhance border trade and security.
1$. !irected Cabinet 'ecretary will work closely with counties in ongoing=continued &ayroll
Audits in all !As to cleanse payrolls and rid of ghost workers and report to Cabinet within
one month. )hey will also be e>pected to Auantify optimal staffing levels highlighting
!eficits and=or staff surpluses across cadres and departments. !ouble salary irregular
beneficiaries and other unethical cases will with immediate effect be dismissed and charged
in court forthwith.
1*. Approved implementation of &ublic 'ervice vehicle regulations and !igital speed limiters D
that seek to achieve long term solutions and regulations road to road safety following heavy
loss of lives and maiming of <enyans in the past.
Cabinet directed that sustainable solutions be also urgently developed to streamline
to streamline=contain the (oad-(oda 4ndustry to enhance roady and opinion passager
safety security insurance and training" among others.
)his consolidates enforcement of measures such as: &'- regulations@ digital speed
limiters and capacity building which to-date have already reduced loss of lives by
*1?.
12. Approved strategies for strengthening of capacity and enforcement of 'tandards for
)echnical and -ocational .ducation and training institutions.
16. !irected more Capacity (uilding to strengthening &ublic- &rivate-&artnership &rograms.
)he process has been eased and standardi9ed to ensure effectiveness" fairness" eAuity and
parity of treatment. Cabinet urged <enyan entrepreneurs to take advantage and participate
in the listed over 2; Counties %ational &riority list.
1:. Approved development of Eltra-odern ,ealth Facility and e>pansion of oi Referral
hospital on $11 acres former &rison 5and in Easin 3ishu County.
1;. Approved construction of more digital integrated infrastructure to enhance security of the
F<4A and directed immediate solutions to curb increasing slums along oi 4nternational
Airport" ombasa.
1+. Approved closure of <enya .mbassy in 5ibya and enabling new issions in Algeria and
orocco.
18. Approved support to Regional Centre on 'mall Arms in the 3reat 5akes Region" the ,orn of
Africa and (ordering 'tates /R.C'A0.
$1. %oted that the Country had adeAuate food stocks with :18"111 mai9e surplus to-date there is
no cause for alarm also with ** million e>pected harvest this year. Cabinet called upon
<enyans to diversify eating habits and preferences especially 'tarch-Egali is not the only
source. )raditional foods" such as sorghum" millet" cassava" bananas" potatoes to get more
attention and budgetary allocation. &ost-harvest losses totaling about 1.* million bags be
urgently addressed.
$1. Cabinet also approved
Ratification of .AC &rotocols on 'anitary and &hytosanitary /'&'0 measures
Alternative financing mechanism for .AC
odel-structure Roadmap Action &lan in .AC &olitical Federation.
Cutstanding .AC decisions on: !efence@ &eace and 'ecurity@ onetary Enion@ 4C)@
!ouble )a>ation avoidance@ .AC Centre for Aviation edicine in %airobi.
$$. .stablishment of Regional office for Capacity (uilding within framework of the Customs
Cooperation Council /#orld Customs Crgani9ation0 in <enya.
$*. 'pecial status Agreement with 3overnments of .thiopia and %igeria.
$2. Avoidance of !ouble )a>ation with Republic of 'eychelles.
$6. Agreement with 3overnment of the 'tate of <uwait for promotion and protection of
investment@ and avoidance of !ouble )a>ation.
$:. .stablishment of ,ead Cffice in <enya by the &artnership for .conomic &artnership /&.&0.
$;. .stablishment of .AC Regional Centre for Aviation edicine.
$+. .stablishment of ,uduma <enya 'ecretariat as a 'emi-Autonomous 3overnment Agency
/:611 <enyans served daily in ,uduma Centres0.


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