The second medium-term Plan (MTP II) of the Kenya vision 2030 covering a period of 2013-2017 builds on the achievements of the first medium-term plan and sets to put the economy on high growth to attain the Kenya Vision 2030 targeted annual average growth rate of 10% and increase in gross investment by 10%. The second MTP termed “Transforming Kenya” is pegged on economic growth, stable micro economic environment, commercialization of agriculture, food security, job creation for unemployed youth, provision of policy and legal framework for the management of Kenya’s natural resources and partnership with County government to improve the health sector.

The third medium-term Plan (MTP III) of the Kenya vision 2030 documents the policies, legal framework, programmes and projects the government plans to implement from 2018 to 2022. The plan builds on the achievements of the first and the second plans and focuses on some key national development enablers which include: infrastructure, information and communication technology, science technology and Innovation, public sector reforms, labor and employment, ending drought and security etc. The medium-term plan III also targets to increase GDP growth rate from 5.5 % in 2013-2017 to 5.9% in 2018/2019 and later increase it by 7% annually till the end of medium-term plan III.

This plan was guided by Vision 2030 and its second medium-term plan, the constitution, the Agriculture Sector Development Strategy (ASDS) and other sector policy priorities to ensure a suitable environment for agricultural development food security due to an increase in production. The key objectives of this plan are to create an enabling environment for agriculture development, ensure increased productivity in the sector, enhance national food and nutrition security, and enhance the role of youth in agriculture.

This budget document outlines the economic and social progress, recent economic developments and outlook, fiscal policy and budget framework, preparation for devolution, expenditure priorities and resource allocation.

The consolidated financial statement for 2017/2018 is prepared in four parts: the consolidated fund, ministries department and agencies; state corporations, semi-autonomous government agencies and public funds; and county government.

With the vision to provide affordable quality energy for all Kenyans, the ministry of energy developed this policy framework to facilitate the provision of sustainable, reliable and secure energy services at least cost while protecting the environment.

The national trade policy has an overall goal of achieving poverty eradication and sustainable economic development through providing opportunity for expanded markets, distribution, increased employment and competitiveness. Its further plan is to focus on mainstreaming the micro, small and medium enterprises in the global trade.

A parliamentary Act to provide for the establishment and function of the Kenya agricultural research organizations and to co-ordinate agricultural research activities in Kenya.

This is a parliamentary Act that provides for the consolidation of the laws on the regulation and promotion of agriculture generally, to provide for the establishment of the agriculture and food authority, to make provision for the respective roles of the national and county governments in agriculture excluding livestock and related matters in furtherance of the relevant provisions of the fourth schedule to the constitution and connected purposes.

This is an Act to provide for the establishment, development, and sustainable management of forest resources for the country’s socio-economic development. The document detailed the establishment and functions of the Kenya forest service that will formulate approval of the board the policies and guidelines regarding the management, conservation and utilization of all types of forest areas in Kenya.

An Act to regulate the collection, retrieval, processing and storage of personal data. The bill contains provisions on objects and principles of personal information protection; conferment of the commission of oversight and enforcement’s functions and powers; complaints, proceedings and settlements; powers & remedies; and provisions on delegated powers.

The regulation contains provisions on citation and interpretation; powers of the commission to resolve a dispute; initiation of proceedings; withdrawal of dispute; the decision of the commission.

This project aims to create export competitiveness in the information technology & information technology-enabled service sector by targeting 4 outputs: (1) Export strategy for the information technology & information technology-enabled service sector developed and validated (2) Increased export capacity of selected exporting small to medium enterprises in the information technology & information technology-enabled service sector (3) Improved capacities of the major sector TSI Kenya information and outsourcing Services association(KITOS) in providing information technology & information technology-enabled service sector development support services to enterprises (4) Business linkages and technical partnerships/collaborations expanded. This presents the brief, summary, strategy, budget and evaluation framework of the project.

The purpose of these regulations is to provide a regulatory framework for the promotion of fair competition and equality of treatment in the communications sector; and protection against the abuse of market power or other anticompetitive practices within the communications sector. The regulatory document contains provisions on: citation & interpretation, mandate of the commission over competition matters, determination of breaches, determination of markets, dominant market position, obligations of licensees and exemptions.

The guidelines consist of general information on licensing and authorization, requirements and conditions for licensing as a contractor, general requirements for licensing of technical personnel. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the guidelines; chapter 2 outlines the general information on licensing and authorization; chapter 3 details on type approval; chapter 4 identifies the procedures for installation of cables/wires; chapter 5 discusses on terminal equipment installation; chapter 6 covers inspection; and chapter 7 discusses maintenance responsibilities.

Convergence in communication technologies is leading to the future of telecommunication networks that deliver audio, video and data both on wireless and wired networks. In order to confer the benefits of VOIP to end users, the commission has adopted a regulatory framework that allows the use of IP based technologies like VOIP. The framework provides guidelines on the implementation & provision of VOIP services and also details on: definition of VOIP, technical implementation of VOIP and obligations to infrastructure & application service providers

The plan highlights the core values, mission and vision of information and communications technology authority, it presents the situation analysis; the strategy; strategic initiatives which details the projects, sub-projects & their project objectives and strategic implementation which shows financial implementation of each selected project and organizational structure.

To address the macro economic and social challenges and achieve transformation, this policy focuses on three areas of interest: (1) fostering interaction among different sector in the economy (2) Ensuring there are institutions and legal policy to power the national system of innovation (3) ensuring that goals are in alignment with vision 2030. The strategy further targets the following sectors to achieve national growth and development: Agricultural and Rural Development; Health and Life Services; Trade and Industry; Human Resource Development.

The ministry plans to tackle the following strategic areas: 1. Policy, legal, regulatory and institutional reforms 2. National Broadband Connectivity Network 3. Digital economy and government 4. ICT capacity 5. Strong public-private partnership (county and regional integration) 6. Content and application development 7. Employment and wealth creation 8. Mainstreaming of crosscutting issues.

This policy formulated to achieve an ICT driven Kenyan society is guided by four principles: infrastructure development, human resource development, stakeholder participation and appropriate policy & regulatory framework. This document outlines the challenges of ICT in national development, it also sets out the numerous policy objectives for: information technology, broadcasting, telecommunications, postal services, radio frequency spectrum, universal access, and institutional framework for policy implementation.