The Cabinet on Tuesday, January 21 approved a proposal to dissolve nine state corporations whose mandates can be performed by their parent ministries.
The decision followed an assessment of 271 state corporations by the National Treasury, excluding those earmarked for privatisation.
The nine include the Kenya Tsetse Fly and Trypanosomiasis Eradication Council, Kenya Fish Marketing Authority, Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Africa, President's Award – Kenya and Nuclear Power and Energy Agency.
Others are Kenya National Commission for UNESCO, Kenya Film Classification Board, National Council for Nomadic Education and LAPSSET Corridor Development Authority.
The decision was reached during the first Cabinet meeting of 2025 held at State Lodge, Kakamega, and chaired by President William Ruto.