Kenya’s Development Agenda proved management of the marketing systems. Health: Kenya has made major gains in health care, especially in tackling communicable diseases such as HIVAIDs, T.B and malaria. However, a lot still needs to be done to improve the overall health care system. The Government will put emphasis on universal access to health care, preventive and primary health care, clean water, management of communicable disease, maternal and child health, and non-communicable diseases. It will also invest in medical research, pharmaceutical production and health tourism as a means of diversifying external revenue sources and serve as a regional hub for health services. Education: Significant progress was made under First MTP but several challenges persist and in particular, quality. The Government will, therefore, focus on addressing low enrollment in areas that remain below the national average, retain students in school up to 18 years, provide education more effectively through a digital platform, and match education and training with the demand for the skills required in the workplace. In addition, the Government will hire additional teachers in order to lower pupil-teacher ratio and improve quality as well as ensure that teachers devote the required time to teaching and learning. Infrastructure: The Second MTP will build on successes of the First MTP. New investments will include cheaper and adequate electricity; local and regional rail and road networks that provide safe, efficient and cost effective transport; adequate water for households and industry; affordable quality housing and sustainable environmental management. Industrialisation: The Kenyan economy is still reliant primarily on agriculture and services. The growing consumer demand for manufactured goods has been met mainly by imports. The government will facilitate growth of the manufacturing sector; make agriculture competitive and diversify the economy for employment creation. The Government will also support local entrepreneurs to increase their share in local and external markets through better supply chain and making local enterprises more price-competitive in order to serve a growing local, regional and continental market. Improved trade: The country will focus on expanding trade to increase its share in the fast expanding regional and other emerging markets. Trade in the broader region will be backed by joint infrastructural investments with neighboring countries. During the plan period, the Government will facilitate research in business development and entrepreneurship under a new entity called “Biashara Kenya” to provide funding and leverage investment from local banks. This will develop capacity and productivity of local manufacturing geared to competitively priced quality exports to Africa and the global market. Investment to support growth: The strategies in the Second MTP are designed to increase investment to GDP ratio by investing prudently in key sectors. Land reforms and registration will be undertaken to make land a productive asset. In addition, new initiatives will be undertaken to encourage the financial sector mobilize savings and improve resource allocation to key growth sectors. Competitiveness and rebalancing growth: To make Kenya globally competitive, the Government will increase investment in expansion, development and modernisation of roads, rail, ports, ICT and telecommunications in order to make Kenya a top logistics hub. In addition, priority will be given to development of the Lamu Port, Southern Sudan and Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) corridor and the oil, gas and other mineral resources sector to spur higher economic growth. Priority will also be given to implementing the National ICT Master Plan (20132017) and the implementation of reforms to improve World Bank. The PPP Act will be operationalised to facilitate private sector investment in infrastructure in order to enhance efficiency and competitiveness of the economy. Strengthening social protection: The Government will deepen the effectiveness of social protection by bringing more areas and groups under social protection coverage. This will be done by enhancing social assistance, social security and health insurance. Governance and public financial management reforms: The Public Financial Management Act (2012) will be implemented with the aim of exercising controls in public spending and improving the quality of public expenditure through full implementation of the Integrated Public Financial Management Systems (IFMIS) at national and county levels. Further training of public officials involved in budgeting and expenditure at both levels of government will be 15