This strategic plan has been developed in line with the new mandate of the ministry given upon its creation in March 2013, covering the basic, tertiary and university education, technical education, continuing education and learning, and science, technology and innovation. This document introduces the role of ministry in addressing national challenges, detail of the ministry’s performance in the recent year and strategic model to be adopted for implementation of the proposed plan.

An Act to guarantee a loan of five million five hundred thousand pounds sterling or the equivalent in pounds sterling and other currencies to be raised by the High Commission for certain purposes of the East African Railways and Harbours Administration; to facilitate the investment of trust and other funds in the United Kingdom or elsewhere in High Commission Securities issued for the purposes of such loan; and for other matters relating thereto and connected therewith.

An Act to provide for matters supplemental to the provisions of the Guarantee (High Commission Railways and Harbours Loans) (No. 2) Act.

This is a parliamentary Act that makes provision with respect to the use of parts of bodies of deceased persons for therapeutic purposes and purposes of medical education and research; and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.

This is a parliamentary Act that makes provision for the regulation of certain hire-purchase agreements, and for the licensing of hire-purchase concerns, and for purposes connected therewith.

This is a parliamentary Act that provides for the establishment of a Corporation to be known as Kenya railways, for the transfer to the corporation of the undertakings of the East African Railways Corporation within Kenya, for the functions of the corporation and for purposes connected therewith.

This parliamentary Act provides for the establishment, powers and functions of the institute of certified public accountants of Kenya and the Kenya Accountants and Secretaries National Examinations Board; to provide for the examination of accountants and company secretaries and for the registration of accountants, and for connected purposes.

This is a parliamentary Act that establishes a retirement benefits authority for the regulation, supervision and promotion of retirement benefits schemes, the development of the retirement benefits sector and for connected purposes.

This is a parliamentary Act that makes provision for the contents of, and for revisions of, the laws of Kenya and for matters connected therewith.

This is a parliamentary Act that provides for the imposition of a road maintenance levy on petroleum fuels and for the establishment and administration of a road maintenance levy fund and for connected purposes.

This plan recognizes the lead role of the Kenya government in coordinating disaster preparedness and response. The plan seeks to build upon, streamline and strengthen the already existing coordination structures in Kenya. The plan recognizes the use of internationally recognized tools and procedures in disaster response. The plan builds upon the humanitarian code of conduct and charter and the sphere standards. The plan aims to strengthen disaster preparedness for effective response at all levels and thus contributing to the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for action that seeks to build the resilience of nations and communities to disasters.

This is an Act to facilitate the promotion, coordination and regulation of the progress of science, technology and innovation of the country; to assign priority to the development of science, technology and innovation; to entrench science, technology and innovation into the national production system and for connected purposes. Key points of the act include the establishment of advisory research committees, licensing of research and the establishment of the agency and national research fund.

This plan of action addresses the nine areas of the national gender policy and sessional Paper No. 2 of 2006 on gender equality and development: removal of impediments to equal access to economic and employment opportunities for men and women; poverty eradication and promotion of sustainable livelihoods; legal reforms to guarantee Kenyan men and women equality before the law, as provided for in the constitution and under the obligations of the Kenyan State in international law etc. The document is divided into five chapters. Chapter one introduces gender mainstreaming, which traces the historical journey of gender and gender mainstreaming concepts in development to bring out the policy imperatives on which the plan of action is based. This chapter also highlights the implementation status of policies, challenges, and the justification of the plan of action. Chapter two indicates the structures for implementing the Plan of Action. Chapter three presents briefs on the implementation strategies. Chapter four summarizes proposed activities, indicators, and implementation schedules with a detailed work plan in a log frame. Chapter five gives a brief on the monitoring & evaluation system to be followed as the implementation process occurs.

The plan sets out Kenya’s national circumstances, focusing on current and future climate trends, and describes the country’s vulnerability to climate change. It also elaborates institutional arrangements, including monitoring and evaluation processes. Priority actions are identified in 20 planning sectors for the short, medium and long term. This builds on the premise that all the socioeconomic sectors are vulnerable to climate change impacts, although the manifestation of these impacts may vary from one sector to the other.

In response to the challenges and opportunities posed by climate change, Kenya has developed this national climate change response strategy. the vision of the Strategy is for a prosperous and climate change resilient Kenya. The mission is to strengthen and focus nationwide actions towards climate change adaptation and GHG emission mitigation. This will be achieved by ensuring commitment and engagement of all stakeholders while taking into account the vulnerable nature of Kenya’s natural resources and society. The objectives are to: enhance understanding of the global climate change regime: the negotiation process, international agreements, policies and processes and most importantly the positions Kenya needs to take in order to maximize beneficial effects of climate change; assess the evidence and impacts of climate change in Kenya, and recommend robust adaptation and mitigation measures needed to minimize risks associated with climate change while maximizing opportunities.

This policy has an overarching goal is to ensure that all Kenyans live in dignity and exploit their human capabilities for their own social and economic development. To attain this, the following broad policy objectives will be pursued: protecting individuals and households from the impact of adverse shocks to their consumption that is capable of pushing them into poverty or into deeper poverty , supporting individuals and households to manage these shocks in ways that do not trap them in poverty by reducing their exclusion and strengthening their ability to graduate from social assistance and to become financially self-sufficient etc.

The master plan defines intervention areas as any existing degraded environment that requires remedial action. From the analysis of the status of the waters catchments in Kenya, key outputs have been detailed in the work plan for the sustainable management of water catchment areas within the framework of the National Water Catchment Conservation Programme (NWCCP). These include a. improved partnerships and participation of stakeholders in the management of water catchment areas; strengthened capacity of communities to implement WCA programmes.

The vision of this framework is a vibrant and well-coordinated genetic resources conservation agenda, servicing food security, climate change resilience and economic prosperity initiatives. It hopes to harness, conserve and promote greater and sustainable use of genetic resources for increased food security, resilience of agricultural production systems, improved health and socio-economic advancement within the context of climate change.

This is a parliamentary Act that makes provision for the control of trading in goods the importation of which is prohibited or subject to licence and for matters incidental thereto and connected therewith. No person shall trade-in or have in his possession for trade any goods which are the subject of, or are substantial of the same description as goods which are the subject of, an Order under the East African Customs Management Act, (No. 12 of 1952) of the High Commission prohibiting the importation thereof into Kenya, whether or not such goods were imported before the commencement of the order.

This is a parliamentary Act that provides for compensation to employees for work-related injuries and diseases contracted in the course of their employment and for connected purposes.