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    The President held the 5th Cabinet meeting and invited students to witness the proceedings to encourage leadership aspirations. The meeting approved two constitutional bills relating to legal aid and physical planning. It also approved additional spending of 48.3 billion Kenyan shillings due to lower than expected revenues and additional funding needs. The Cabinet was briefed on the cholera outbreak affecting 11 counties with 3,234 cases and 65 deaths reported, and directed measures to control its spread.

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    The President held the 5th Cabinet meeting and invited students to witness the proceedings to encourage leadership aspirations. The meeting approved two constitutional bills relating to legal aid and physical planning. It also approved additional spending of 48.3 billion Kenyan shillings due to lower than expected revenues and additional funding needs. The Cabinet was briefed on the cholera outbreak affecting 11 counties with 3,234 cases and 65 deaths reported, and directed measures to control its spread.

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    The President held the 5th Cabinet meeting and invited students to witness the proceedings to encourage leadership aspirations. The meeting approved two constitutional bills relating to legal aid and physical planning. It also approved additional spending of 48.3 billion Kenyan shillings due to lower than expected revenues and additional funding needs. The Cabinet was briefed on the cholera outbreak affecting 11 counties with 3,234 cases and 65 deaths reported, and directed measures to control its spread.

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    PRESS STATEMENT

    5TH CABINET MEETING HELD ON 21ST MAY, 2015


    H.E. the President, today in a rare move and for the first time in the
    history of our country invited students and pupils drawn from schools
    from all over the country to witness Cabinet in session.

    This effort has the objective of encouraging students to aspire to be


    future leaders and aims at inculcating the right leadership values in
    them at an early age.

    This is part of a leadership development programme being spearheaded


    by H.E. the President where the student are sensitized on ethical and
    committed leadership, honesty and patriotism.

    The students will also

    tour Parliament, the Department of Defence, and the Judiciary in the


    programme.

    H. E. the President was chairing the 5 th Cabinet meeting at State House


    where the Cabinet considered and approved the following constitutional
    bills and major policy issues.
    1. Constitutional Bills, 2015

    Cabinet approved two (2) constitutional bills as follows:


    a) The Proposed Legal Aid Bill, 2015 which institutionalizes the
    promotion and use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
    method. The Bill enhances justice by reducing the high costs of
    litigation through courts.

    b) The Physical (Land Use) Planning Bill, 2015 The Bill makes
    provision for the planning, use, regulation and development of
    land. It provides for clarity of the physical and land use planning
    at the National and County levels. It embeds national principles
    and values, while ensuring effective citizen participation in the
    planning process.
    2. Supplementary Estimates II 2014/2015

    Cabinet noted that while Kenyas economic growth is still resilient, the
    outcome of the 3rd quarter of the current financial year and the
    continuation of the global economic stagnation is likely to have a negative
    impact on the performance of revenues. Cabinet noted that:

    (i) Revenues had fallen below target and are expected to be lower by
    Khs.16.6billion mainly due to administration of large income tax
    payers and customs due to reduced oil imports following increased
    production of geothermal energy;
    (ii) Domestic borrowing - expectations in decline of interest rates
    resulted in less appetite for Government securities; and
    (iii)

    Expenditure pressures we have received requests for

    additional funding to cater for emerging priorities related to


    security operations, forthcoming international conferences and
    summits, Catholic Nun (Sister Irene) Beatification process, slum
    upgrading and youth empowerment.

    To address the challenges above, Cabinet approved additional spending


    amounting to Ksh.48.3billion under supplementary No. 2 and approved
    measures to close the financial gap of Kshs.74.3million.
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    3. Cholera Outbreak as at 21st May, 2015


    Cabinet was briefed on status of the cholera outbreak since 26th December,
    2014. Cabinet noted that cholera outbreak had so far affected 11 counties.
    To date a total of 3,234 cases and 65 death have been reported.
    Cabinet noted that the contributing factors are:
    a) Poor environmental sanitation and hygiene practices, especially in the
    informal settlement areas of the affected counties;
    b) Contaminated water sources resulting from damaged sanitation
    facilities due to the ongoing heavy rains in some parts of the country;
    c) Contaminated food especially in informal settlements.
    Cabinet directed the Cabinet Secretary for Health to:
    a) Immediately take measures to stem further spread of cholera in the
    country, and also urged County Governments to institute measures to
    contain the disease in their respective counties by enhancing health
    education to members of the public on prevention of cholera
    outbreaks;
    b) Develop a strategy for control of cholera in country by incorporating
    all the counties since the management of health is a devolved
    function.
    c) Finalize risk mapping of the affected counties;

    CABINET OFFICE
    NAIROBI
    21st May, 2015

    END

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