Kenya’s commitment to the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) has been reiterated by President Uhuru Kenyatta, who also emphasized the process’ importance in fostering inter-African learning.
President Kenyatta underlined that for African nations to advance, they do not necessarily need to go and mimic what they see in the West.
“We are able to benefit from one another. Because the conditions in Africa differ from those in other areas of the world, it is unnecessary for us to import models in bulk that don’t especially suit our needs.
“We have the ability to learn from one another through procedures like the APRM. We are able to identify our region’s advantages and disadvantages as well as what we can do together to strengthen our governance structure and increase the quality of public services, the President remarked.
The Kenya Targeted Review Report was given to the Head of State today at State House in Nairobi by the Review Mission Team from the APRM continental secretariat.
The Big 4 Agenda, which covers the broad fields of manufacturing, affordable housing, universal healthcare, food security, and nutrition, as well as cross-cutting governance concerns including youth employment, gender equality, and diversity management, were the focus of the APRM targeted review process.
The APRM Targeted Review Mission from the continental secretariat, headed by Amb. Inonge Mbikusita Lewanika, praised Kenya for the advancements it has achieved in implementing the Big 4 Agenda while presenting the report.
Amb. Lewanika lauded Kenya’s accomplishments in infrastructure, universal healthcare, cheap housing, and education while offering suggestions for areas that needed development.
“The Linda Mama program has greatly pleased and delighted me. According to Amb. Lewanika, other African nations should learn a valuable lesson from this initiative that changed his or her life.
President Kenyatta praised the APRM continental secretariat for carrying out a thorough, focused examination of Kenya and promised to put the suggestions into action to further enhance service delivery to Kenyans.
The President stated, “We regard your criticism from a good perspective because you criticize with the intention of helping people develop and perform better by pointing out where flaws exist and where we can do better.”
President Kenyatta promised that the nation is prepared to learn from others, stating that there were areas in which Kenya performed well and others in which needed improvement.
As a result, the Head of State added, “it is crucial for us to have a free, candid, open, and transparent method in which we measure how we are performing and how we are serving our people.”
He emphasized the necessity for African nations to realize that since they are partners rather than rivals, they must cooperate.
Ukur Yatani, the National Treasury Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Joseph Kinyua, the head of the public service, and members of the recently appointed Panel of Eminent Persons for the County Peer Review Mechanism were present (CPRM).