This archive report was first published on 26 September 2019.
On September 26, 2019, President Uhuru Kenyatta emphasized that Kenya is making steady progress towards the attainment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The President noted that the country has fully aligned its national development strategies, including Vision 2030, with the SDGs.
During a leaders' dialogue on accelerating the implementation of SDGs, President Kenyatta called for increased partnerships and support from the private sector and development partners to achieve the 17 global development goals.
“Although Kenya’s progress is overall positive, sustained support from the international community and private sector is essential to Kenya’s realization of the SDGs,” he said.
President Kenyatta highlighted several milestones achieved by Kenya in education and other sectors, including the introduction of free and universal primary education by 2015 and the guarantee of free secondary education for day scholars.
He also noted that Kenya’s economic growth has been robust over the last eight years, averaging 5.9 percent annually, which has lowered the number of people living under one US dollar per day from 46 to 36 percent.
The President emphasized that the Big 4 Agenda focus areas of food and nutrition security, Universal Health Coverage (UHC), affordable housing, and manufacturing are tailored to address most of the SDGs.
He also highlighted the importance of public participation and ownership of development projects in accelerating the process towards attainment of SDGs.
President Kenyatta expressed his gratitude for the Global Pilot Programme on Science, Technology, and Innovation (ST&I) Roadmaps for SDGs, in which Kenya is a beneficiary, and called on world leaders to prioritize global knowledge sharing, capacity building, science, appropriate technology, and innovation as accelerators of SDGs.
