On his way from the Cadets Passing-out Parade at the Kenya Prisons Staff Training College, His Excellency the President made a brief stopover in Ruiru Town to acknowledge greetings from residents who turned out in large numbers to receive him.
In his address, the Head of State cautioned Ruiru town residents against divisive and empty political rhetoric saying his focus was achieving his development agenda for the country.
The head of state commended the Kenya Prisons Service for initiating several projects that support the achievement of the Government’s Big 4 Agenda especially the food security and manufacturing pillars.
In food security, the President said Kenya Prisons Service (KPS) had put 1,400 acres of its land under commercial maize cultivation and was in the process of setting up a 30 tons per day flour mill at Naivasha Prison.
He added that the correctional institution’s Mwea farm was being expanded to 200 acres as part of ongoing transformation into a model rice production entity.
The Head of State spoke on Friday at the Prisons Staff Training College (PSTC) in Ruiru, Kiambu County where he presided over the passing-out-parade of Prisons Cadet Officers.
Besides presiding over the Cadet Officers pass out parade at the Kenya Prisons Staff Training College in Ruiru, Kiambu County, the Head of State inaugurated the institution’s 10,000 litre per day capacity water bottling plant and commissioned the construction of the Kenya Prisons Service Hospital.
The president asked the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to collaborate with other agencies within the multi-agency framework to fight illicit trade and ensure that no single cent of revenue is lost through tax evasion.
The President emphasized that paying taxes enables Kenyans to take ownership of the country’s governance and actualization of shared development aspirations.
“I must emphasize that to achieve the better Kenya we desire, we must all be ready and willing to reciprocate by paying our tax dues and on time. “Each eligible taxpayer must realise that paying their fair share of taxes is not only an obligation but it is a demonstration of patriotism,” the President said.
President Kenyatta spoke in Nairobi on Friday when he presided over the 2021 National Taxpayers’ Day where he saluted all the taxpayers who discharged their civic duty by promptly paying their rightful tax dues.
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday evening held talks with French Deputy Minister for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness Franck Riester who paid him a courtesy call at State House, Nairobi.
The Head of State and the Deputy Minister discussed several matters of mutual interest to Kenya and France among them cooperation in infrastructure development, health, green energy, blue economy, trade, education and people-to-people exchanges.
Head of Public Service Dr Joseph Kinyua, Foreign Affairs CS Raychelle Omamo and the French Ambassador to Kenya Aline Kuster-Menager attended the meeting.
