Kenya’s Cabinet has directed that the role of Regional Development Authorities be reviewed in light of devolution.
The Cabinet said that with the constitutional two levels of government, the review should assess the impact and effectiveness of the six regional authorities.
The regional authorities are the Tana and Athi Rivers Development Authority, the Kerio Valley Development Authority, the Lake Basin Development Authority, the Ewaso Nyiro North Development Authority, the Ewaso Nyiro South Development Authority and the Coast Development Authority.
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At a Thursday State House Nairobi meeting, the Cabinet also approved the Livestock Bill 2023.
The proposed law provides for a regulatory framework in the livestock sector, prioritizing the dairy, leather, and meat value chains.
Save for veterinary inspection, the Cabinet noted, the meat industry is largely unregulated, a gap that the proposed law will now close.
The livestock value chain provides enormous opportunities for farmers and investors because Kenya has one of the largest livestock populations in Africa.
The livestock comprises 18 million cattle, 28 million goats, 17 million sheep and three million camels. Others are 32 million domestic birds and two million donkeys.
The Cabinet, too, endorsed the National Agricultural Mechanisation Policy, which seeks to enhance productivity and production.
The policy will also improve agricultural efficiency and offer incentives for large-scale commercial farming.
It will also promote public-private partnerships in the delivery of agricultural mechanisation services and promote training in this critical enabler in farming.
In line with Kenya Kwanza’s commitment to transparent fiscal management, the Cabinet approved a new method of accounting in government.
The current Cash Basis of Accounting will replace the Accrual Basis of Accounting in three years.
The change in accounting was recommended by the National Treasury and the Public Sector Accounting Standards Board.
The change has become necessary, Cabinet said, because of increased pending bills and stalled and delayed government development projects.
The National Policy on Linking Industry to Education, Training and Research was also approved.
This policy, the Cabinet resolved, will address the weak links between the world of work, schooling and training, and industry and research.
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