President William Ruto on Thursday July 11, 2024 highlighted some of the major achievements of the Kenya Kwanza government, before he dismissed his entire cabinet.
Speaking during an address to the nation at State House in Nairobi, President Ruto explained that the Kenya Kwanza administration has made notable achievements in various sectors.
For instance, he mentioned that the government has implemented radical changes in the education sector, including resolving uncertainty around the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC).
The government also facilitated the roll-out a new student-focused higher education funding model, with special emphasis for students from vulnerable families, and improving the student-teacher ratio by employing 56,000 teachers for primary and secondary schools and 2,000 tutors for Technical and Vocational Education and Training institutions (TVET).
The Head of State also noted that his administration has resolved the bottlenecks in the cash transfer programme for vulnerable Kenyans, including orphans, the elderly and people living with severe disabilities, by ensuring that the beneficiaries receive their stipend at the same time as the salaries of public servants.
“The Government has also rolled out the Hustler Fund, registering 22 million borrowers, with 2 million benefiting every day, while 7 million Kenyans who had been denied access to financial services by the Credit Reference Bureau (CRB) are off the blacklisting roll,” Ruto stated.
In addition, the Affordable Housing Programme now has more than 100,000 housing units under construction across the country, and 160,000 young people have been employed in the programme.
According to the president, the digital transformation agenda is also on course with 17,000 Government services online, while 274 digital hubs, including in TVET colleges, are up and running.
The Universal Health Coverage (UHC) plan has already onboarded 107,000 community health promoters and the registration process for the Social Health Insurance Fund is ongoing and ready for launch on 1st of October 2024.
Meanwhile, President Ruto explained that during this process, the operations of government will continue uninterrupted under the guidance of Principal Secretaries and other relevant officials.
