- The average wholesale price of maize per bag also dropped from Sh4,729 to Sh3,980, representing a 25.8 per cent reduction.
- Further, the state removed VAT on the government on tea purchased from local factories for value addition.
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The Kenya Kwanza administration has delivered 94,128 housing units, distributed 7.2 million bags of subsidised fertiliser and digitised 20,505 more government services in two years.
The achievements are contained in the BETA Pillar Scorecard Report on President William Ruto’s track.
It was released by the office of Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of Performance and Delivery Management Eliud Owalo.
In the report obtained by the Star two days before the President marks two years in office on Friday, the administration has detailed achievements in critical areas including agriculture, SMSE, health and infrastructure.
The attainments, the state says, have reduced the cost of living and created jobs, making life bearable for many Kenyans.
The government has registered 5.95 million farmers through digital platforms, pushing the number to 6.15 million today.
“The data has provided vital information for the provision of low-cost fertiliser, providing planning data and enabling the provision of other mission-critical services to farmers,” the report states.
Since the launch of the programme, the number of fertiliser bags distributed to farmers has risen by 7.2 million bags from 1.4 million in 2022 to 8.6 million by 2024, representing a 514 per cent increase.
The cost per bag of fertiliser has decreased by Sh3,500 per bag from Sh6,000 in 2022 to Sh2,500 in 2024, representing a 58 per cent cost reduction.
Consequently, maize production increased by 24 million bags from 61.74 million bags in 2022 to 85.7 million in 2023, representing a 38.9 per cent rise in production of a 50kg bag of maize.
“The subsidy programme has lowered flour shelf costs by an average of Sh39.5, with the price of a 2kg packet of maize flour falling from an average of Sh169.9 in 2022 to Sh130.38 in 2024 representing a 23.3 per cent reduction,” the report says.
The average wholesale price of maize per bag also dropped from Sh4,729 to Sh3,980, representing a 25.8 per cent reduction.
Further, the state removed VAT on the government on tea purchased from local factories for value addition.
The government has supported MSMEs by providing equipment for production.
These efforts have increased smallholder farmer earnings by 15.8 per cent, from Sh59.2 in 2022 to Sh64 in 2024.
To reduce imports and reduce the cost of edible oil, the government has distributed 556 tonnes of sunflower seeds to 34 counties.
This has resulted in an 8.3 per cent increase in the acreage under sunflower farming, from 60,000 acres in 2022 to 64,980 acres in 2024.
The government has raised the guaranteed minimum price for milk from Sh37 in 2022 to Sh50 per litre in 2024, representing a 35 per cent increase.
As a result, milk production has grown by 13 per cent from 4.6 billion litres in 2022 to 5.2 billion litres in 2024.
Under the affordable housing programme, the number of units has increased from 8,872 in 2022 to 103,000 in 2024.
This is an increase of 94,128 units representing a 1,061 per cent increase since 2022.
“The construction of the affordable housing units is currently ongoing in 40 counties with Nairobi leading with 33,810 units. Plans are underway to extend the units to all the 47 counties,” the report says.
The state says the total number of jobs created in the affordable housing project has increased from 26,616 in 2022 to 140,610 in 2024.
“The number of mortgages refinanced has increased from 2,522 in 2022 to 3,527 in 2024. This is an increase of 1,005 mortgages representing a 40 per cent increase since 2022,” the government said.
To support the micro, small and medium enterprises, the state refurbished and equipped 21 county industrial development centres between 2022 and 2024.
They include leather value chains in Suneka, Isiolo South, Malindi, Runyenjes and Banisa.
Others are textile value chains in Mwea, Kitale, Olkalau and Embakasi North.
The government has also commenced the process of constructing 19 county aggregation industrial parks countrywide.
The state has also distributed Sh54.9 billion through the hustler fund to 21.87 million individuals who have since saved Sh3.1 billion in the process.
“Additionally, 673,340 groups have so far subscribed and are benefiting from the fund which has disbursed Sh185.8 million to them,” the report states.
In health, the administration has established and operationalised the Social Health Authority replacing the National Health Insurance Fund.
The state has increased the number of community health promoters from 89,000 in 2022 to 107,000 in 2024, an increase of 18,000.
“The number of Level 4 hospitals has increased by six from 357 in 2022 to 363 in 2024, an increase of 1.7 per cent.
The new Level 4 hospitals are in Naro Moru, Ugenya, Keroka, Endebes, Kibugwa and Lusigetti.
The number of Level 5 and 6 hospitals has increased by two from 13 in 2022 to 15 in 2024, an increase of 15 per cent. They are Kerugoya (Level 5) and Margaret Kenyatta (Level 6).
“The number of registered medical officers has increased by 4,939 from 10,882 in 2022 to 15,821 in 2024, an increase of 45 per cent,” the report shows.
On digital expressway and creative economy, the government has digitised 20,505 more services from 2022, increasing the revenue by 7.45 billion per month.
The number of youths being employed through the Ajira and Jitume digital jobs programmes, has increased by 122,711. This is from 30,000 in 2022 to 152,711 in 2024 an increase of 409 per cent.