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  • CS Duale delivers Ruto’s message to Egyptian President 

    CS Duale delivers Ruto’s message to Egyptian President 

    Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale on Wednesday delivered President William Ruto’s message to his Egyptian counterpart President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.

    In his message, President Ruto emphasized on Kenya’s commitment to further strengthening the outstanding relations between the two countries in all fields.

    President El-Sisi expressed Egypt’s pride in its historical relations with Kenya, as a model of cooperation between brothers on the continent.

    The meeting tackled issues of joint cooperation, in light of the two countries’ keenness on bolstering the partnership and cooperation in military and security areas.

    The discussions also touched on regional and international developments, notably the situations in the Gaza Strip, the Red Sea, and the Horn of Africa, as well as their implications for peace and security in the African continent.

    The Kenyan Defense Minister commended Egypt’s wise role in consolidating security and stability in the continent, affirming his country’s commitment to coordinating and cooperating with Egypt for their common benefit and to promote joint African action across the continent.

    CS Duale was received by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi during his three-day visit to Egypt. The meeting was also attended by Minister of Defense and Military Production, General Mohamed Zaki.

  • CS Duale commits to make KMC competitive, profitable

    CS Duale commits to make KMC competitive, profitable

    Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has emphasized the commitment of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to transform the Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) with a view of making it a more vibrant and competitive producer of quality meat and meat products.

    This is not only in the Country and the region but also internationally.

    The CS observed that President William Ruto and Commander-in-Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces has resolved to transform the agricultural sector both on crop and livestock production to improve the fortunes of farmers across the country.

    The CS made the remarks Tuesday at KMC Headquarters in Athi River during the signing of the performance contract between KMC and MoD.

    CS Duale signed the contract on behalf of the Ministry while the Chairperson of KMC Board Lieutenant General (Rtd) Jackson Kasaon signed on behalf of KMC.

    Additionally, Defence Principal Secretary Patrick Mariru and KMC Managing Commissioner Brigadier James Githaga signed a cascaded Performance Contract.

    Duale stated that over the years, the Ministry has been widely known for its integrity, efficiency, professionalism and prudent use of public resources and that same values shall be adopted to run the factory.

    The Ministry officials were later taken through a guided tour of the facility to familiarise themselves with the operational capacity and capability of the facility.

    The CS applauded the KMC leadership for turning around the facility over a short span and highlighted that more needs to be done to enhance farmer’s confidence to enable them supply their livestock to the facility.

    “I came here years ago but this factory is not the way it was at that time. There is total transformation and I want to thank the leadership in a special way for turning around this facility to what it is today,” said the CS.

    He urged the KMC leadership to be more innovative to ensure they tap more revenue streams and at the same time cut unnecessary expenditure.

    “As the leadership of MoD, we assure you our total support to ensure that you accomplish what you envision in your Strategic Plan and what you’ve promised to achieve in the performance contract,” the CS added.

    Since the factory was placed under the Ministry of Defence, over 50,000 herds of livestock have been slaughtered translating to over Ksh2.2 billion paid to farmers spread across 37 counties.

    Vice Chief of Defence Forces (VCDF) Lieutenant General Jonah Mwangi thanked the CS for the strategic guidance saying there’s room to make KMC more profitable.

  • Duale hosts Czech Republic PM at the National Defence College

    Duale hosts Czech Republic PM at the National Defence College

    Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale hosted the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, His Excellency Prof. Petr Fiala during his visit to the National Defence College (NDC) in Karen, Nairobi.

    Prof. Fiala who is on a two-day official visit in Kenya was briefed on the mandate of the College in contributing to national security infrastructure, peace and stability not only in the Country but also regionally and in the global arena.

    NDC contributes to Kenya’s continued endeavour to invest in the capacity building of security agencies by instilling key skills and competencies to enable them to contend with the contemporary threats to security.

    During the visit, the National Security Advisor of the Czech Republic Thomas Pojar who was accompanying the Prime Minister delivered a lecture of opportunity to the 65 participants of Course 2023/24 drawn from 15 countries in Africa and Asia.

    Also present were the Chief of Defence Forces General Francis Ogolla, Service Commanders, and other senior military officers.