[Kictanet] Nationmedia.com News: Kibaki launches vision for growth
alice at apc.org
alice at apc.org
Wed Nov 1 10:02:50 EAT 2006
The plan also mentions creation of ministerial committee headed by P.S from
various ministries and involving stakeholders to identify sector specific
visions/constraints, etc
This is good for all stakeholders and we should take the opportunity to work
with our ministry and P.S.
best
alice
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Subject: [Kictanet] Nationmedia.com News: Kibaki launches vision for growth
>
> eadera at idrc.or.ke has sent you this article from
> Nationmedia.com with this message:
> Colleagues, It is TRAGIC! that vision 2030 has not
> given prominence to the role of ICTs as an enabler - it's not highlighted
> in the article, maybe in the document itself?. Who's working on the
> strategy to deliver this vision? and what role can we play as KICTANET to
> change this? This is a challenge I throw to all of us! We must do
> something! The countries mentioned in this article have been fundamentally
> transformed by ICTs. your views on practical steps we can take to ensure
> ICTs are well integrated in the strategy? Edith
> Kibaki launches vision for growth
> Published: 10/31/2006
> By: MUGO NJERU
>
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>
> President Kibaki yesterday launched an
> ambitious economic programme aimed at transforming Kenya into an economic
> powerhouse with a sustainable growth rate of 10 per cent by 2030.
>
> The President told leaders to keep politics
> out of the project dubbed Kenya Vision 2030.
>
>
> President Kibaki greets Nation CEO Wilfred
> Kiboro and other members of the National Economic and Social Council
> yesterday before officially launching Vision 2030 at KICC in Nairobi. The
> vision is expected to transform Kenya into a prosperous nation.
> Photo/William Oeri.
>
>
> He said: "Vision 2030 goes beyond any single
> government, party, political persuasion or religion. It is a call to all
> Kenyans to make it possible for us to wipe out from our land absolute
> poverty, famine, mass unemployment and preventable deaths from malaria and
> water-borne diseases."
>
> Although President Kibaki said he was
> optimistic that the development goal would be achieved, it will depend on
> how the country manages its affairs in the next five years.
>
> High quality of life
>
> "Under Vision 2030, we see ourselves becoming
> a middle-income, prosperous country, providing a high quality of life for
> all our people," the President said at the launch of the initiative at the
> Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi.
>
> To realise the goal, he said Kenyans must
> build on the competitive advantages in key sectors of the economy to
> expand the country's share of the global market.
>
> Besides the 10 per cent growth over 25 years,
> another pillar of the programme will be building a just and cohesive
> society with equitable social development and a clean and secure
> environment.
>
> The initiative also aims at building a
> democratic political system that nurtures issue-based politics, the rule
> of law and protects the rights and freedoms of every individual and
> society.
>
> Several leaders at the meeting described the
> vision as noble and said it should be supported by all Kenyans. ODM Kenya
> secretary-general Anyang Nyong'o said the vision was good but its success
> would depend on the goodwill of successive governments. "The Government
> and the opposition are united on this vision," he said.
>
> Finance minister Amos Kimunya said its
> success depended on people working together as one nation.
>
> He and other speakers said it was possible to
> propel the country to the levels of economies like Malaysia, Singapore,
> Indonesia, Chile and South Korea, most of which which were in the same
> economic footing with Kenya in the 1970s.
>
> Trade and Industry minister Mukhisa Kituyi
> said the vision is achievable if it is not held hostage by any government
> and if it receives support from the media and the private sector.
>
> President Kibaki said for the country to
> realise the success of the vision, it was important to put in place a
> clear strategy detailing what needed to be achieved for each of the
> pillars of the programme for the next five years.
>
> He said that over the years, coffee
> production has been declining from over 120,000 tons a year to less than
> 50,000 this year, which had a devastating effect on farmers' incomes and
> employment opportunities.
>
> "We need to make sure that under Vision 2030,
> the strategies that will be developed will not repeat the mistakes of the
> past and avoid imposing a costly burden on the people of this country," he
> said.
>
> On manufacturing, the President said the
> sector had barely grown in the last 20 years. "The textile industry which
> was very vibrant in 1970s and 1980s has virtually been wiped out while the
> EPZ-based enterprises are experiencing serious competition in the global
> market," he said.
>
> Leather and other livestock-related
> industries have also not made significant breakthroughs in the global
> market although these are sectors in which Kenya could have competitive
> advantage and growth if the right strategies and policies were applied.
>
> "I challenge the experts who are developing
> the strategies to pay special attention to these sectors for the next five
> years, because they have the greatest potential for delivering widely
> shared economic and social benefits for the Kenyan people," President
> Kibaki said.
>
> On tourism, he noted that although the number
> of tourists visiting Kenya had increased over the last few years, income
> from the sector was far below that of small European countries, the
> Caribbean and North Africa.
>
> With proper planning and investment, the
> country should be able to attract and accommodate five million tourists by
> 2012, the President said.
>
> He said the economic performance of any
> country was closely tied to the application of science and technology and
> that was why the country was investing considerably in higher education
> and research institutions.
>
> The vision strategy, he said, should be
> geared towards enhancing Kenya's scientific and technological capacity,
> promoting a scientific culture and integrating science and technology into
> the production and service sectors.
>
> There was also need to expand, upgrade and
> sustain health facilities while ensuring that they remain accessible and
> affordable to all Kenyans.
>
> President Kibaki said rapid urban population
> growth had resulted in serious unemployment, growing slums and an increase
> of hawkers. It was also causing a severe strain on the provision of
> services such as maintenance of law and order, water supply, sewerage and
> sanitation, education and health facilities.
>
> The President said: "Effective planning of
> and ability to enforce compliance for the proper administration of our
> cities and major towns requires to be accorded high priority in the
> strategies that will be developed to meet the challenges of urbanisation."
>
> He directed that measures to wipe out slums
> and replace them with well-planned, low-cost houses in all major towns be
> implemented without delay.
>
>
>
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