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  • State to appeal ruling blocking police deployment to Haiti

    State to appeal ruling blocking police deployment to Haiti

    The Government will appeal the decision of the High Court declaring the deployment of the Kenya police to Haiti as illegal.

    In a ruling delivered Friday, Justice Chacha Mwita ruled the decision to deploy 1,000 police officers to Haiti as unconstitutional, null and void and contravenes section 240 of the constitution.

    Thirdway Alliance Party leader Ekuru Aukot and his co-petitioners had argued that deployment of police officers is not envisaged in the constitution and that the Country could not afford to send troops before tackling its own security challenges

    However, Government Spokesman Isaac Mwaura said that although the administration respects the rule of law, it is determined to bring peace to the Caribbean nation hence will not abandon that mission easily.

    “The government of Kenya takes note of the High court’s ruling regarding the deployment of the Kenya police to help in the Multi-national Security Support (MSS) mission for the restoration of law and order in Haiti,” he said.

    “While the government respects the rule of law, we have however made the decision to challenge the high court’s verdict forthwith,” said Dr. Mwaura.

     

  • Kenya’s international arrivals have grown by 18.42pc, Mwaura says

    Kenya’s international arrivals have grown by 18.42pc, Mwaura says

    The government has announced a significant growth in the tourism sector with an increase in international arrivals by 18.42pc.

    Speaking on Thursday, Government Spokesman, Isaac Mwaura said the tourism sector has posted a significant growth to a tune of Ksh650 million owing to the increased travels and spending of tourist in the country.

    Mwaura attributed the growth to the Visa-free entry policy for all foreign visitors saying the country is set to attract more tourists in the coming years.

    “The number of days tourists spend in the country has increased from 10 to 11 days  and the more they stay ,the more they keep spending since the expenditure in hotels has increased by 3pc with regards to bed occupancy,” said Mwaura.

    The country further attributed the growth of the sector to the increased Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibition (MICE) travels where local and international travels hit the 10,000 mark with an increase of 2,151 conferences and over 14,000 delegates around the world.

    He also noted that the government has increased training opportunities for over 1,044 youths under the Kenya Kwanza administration who will help support the growing sector of the economy.

    “The Ronald Ngala Utalii Training College will be opened in June is to make the college a centre of excellence on export labour to countries such as Saudi Arabia that is building a new city and requires 35000 workers hence offering employment to millions of youths,” he stated.

  • Gov’t says it has attained 6.9pc growth in job creation

    Gov’t says it has attained 6.9pc growth in job creation

    The Government now says it has achieved a 6.9pc growth in the job creation program, particularly in the formal sector.

    Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura said job opportunities have subsequently increased from 2.9 Million to 3.1 Million in the last year.

    Public Service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria termed the achievement a great milestone bearing in mind that millions of Kenyans are jobless. This even as he called on Kenyans to give the Kenya Kwanza Administration ample time to deliver on their pledges.

    Kenya Kwanza Government on Wednesday took stock of achievements made so far in three ministries 16 months in office in an initiative dubbed government road show.

    The focus was on the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports as well as the Ministry of Agriculture.

    At the same time, the government has achieved 360pc in the National Social Security Fund with the savings graph moving from Ksh 1.4 billion to 6.5 billion.

    In the meantime, the beneficiaries of the social protection fund that is targeting the elderly, People with Disabilities PWDs as well as orphans have tremendously increased from 1.2 million people to 2.5 million.

    Mwaura says the government road show that kicked off on Tuesday is aimed at establishing successes made as well as challenges that different ministries go through while executing their mandate.