KIPPRA participated in the launch of the COVID-19 County Socio-economic Re-engineering and Recovery Strategy on 4th December 2020. The event was graced by His Excellency, President Uhuru Kenyatta. The develoment of the strategy was a culmination of collaborative work between KIPPRA and the Council of Governors.
The Ksh132 billion recovery plan has five pillars namely: boosting private sector activity; strengthening ICT capacity; human capital development; policy, legislative and institutional reforms; and strengthening county government’s preparedness and response to pandemics and disasters.
H.E President Uhuru Kenyatta (second from left) launches the strategy. [Photo: Courtesy of Council of Governors]
The strategy prioritizes agriculture, water and sanitation, urban development and housing, transport, tourism, health, education, social protection and gender as anchor sectors that will help counties recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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