The Induction Meeting of Governors and Deputy Governors

The Induction Meeting of Governors and Deputy Governors Effects of regional integration on County Governments planning Alice J. O. Yalla, Ph. D Deepen and Widen East African Integration for Sustainable Development and improved livelihoods of all Kenyans State Department of East African Affairs ps@meac. go. ke www. meac. go. ke

Sub-title FR 11 TH MAR Introduction EAC HEALTH PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES STAKEHOLDERS SENSITIZATION WORKSHOP • Regional integration has increasingly become an important component in Kenya’s development agenda • The regional economic groupings which Kenya participates in are anchored on market based policies, mainly Market liberalization Harmonization and convergence of macroeconomic policies and trade facilitating instruments Deepen and Widen East African Integration for Sustainable Development and improved livelihoods of all Kenyans State Department of East African Affairs ps@meac. go. ke www. meac. go. ke

Sub-title FR 11 TH …. Introduction MAR Sub-title • • • EAC HEALTH PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES STAKEHOLDERS SENSITIZATION WORKSHOP Expansion of investment opportunities Corridor based infrastructural connectivity Expansion of productive capacities Diversification into trade in services Wide public, civil society and private stakeholder involvement Deepen and Widen East African Integration for Sustainable Development and improved livelihoods of all Kenyans State Department of East African Affairs ps@meac. go. ke www. meac. go. ke

Sub-title FR 11 TH EAC HEALTH PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES STAKEHOLDERS SENSITIZATION WORKSHOP MAR Legal framework for Regional Integration in Kenya • Article 2 (5) and (6) of the Constitution of Kenya, provides that the general rules of international law, treaties or conventions ratified by Kenya shall form part of the Kenyan laws • The EAC Cooperation which is guided by a legal framework that encompasses the Treaty, Protocols, Laws, Regulations and Directives, covers all sectors Deepen and Widen East African Integration for Sustainable Development and improved livelihoods of all Kenyans State Department of East African Affairs ps@meac. go. ke www. meac. go. ke

Sub-title FR 11 TH MAR EAC HEALTH PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES STAKEHOLDERS SENSITIZATION WORKSHOP Where is Kenya at in Regional integration Deepen and Widen East African Integration for Sustainable Development and improved livelihoods of all Kenyans State Department of East African Affairs ps@meac. go. ke www. meac. go. ke

Sub-title FR 11 TH MAR EAC HEALTH PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES STAKEHOLDERS SENSITIZATION WORKSHOP Objectives of the Customs Union • Promote intra-regional trade in goods • Promote efficiency in production • Enhance domestic, cross border and foreign investment • Promote economic development and diversification in industrialization Deepen and Widen East African Integration for Sustainable Development and improved livelihoods of all Kenyans State Department of East African Affairs ps@meac. go. ke www. meac. go. ke

Sub-title FR 11 TH MAR Principles EAC HEALTH PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES STAKEHOLDERS SENSITIZATION WORKSHOP guiding Kenya’s Regional Integration engagements In negotiating the laws and regulatory frameworks we are guided by the following broad policies • Frameworks and laws that enhance trade and investment opportunities in Kenya’s interests • interventions and programmes that ensure maximum utilization of the opportunities in trade and investment • interventions to address challenges that hinder Kenya’s competitiveness in the region • Create opportunities for employment and poverty reduction and wealth creation • Ensure Positive neighbourhood effects for enhanced trade and investment Deepen and Widen East African Integration for Sustainable Development and improved livelihoods of all Kenyans State Department of East African Affairs ps@meac. go. ke www. meac. go. ke

Sub-title FR 11 TH MAR What EAC HEALTH PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES STAKEHOLDERS SENSITIZATION WORKSHOP does Kenya need to do? In order to maximize and utilize the opportunities offered by these regional arrangements we need • strong and efficient institutional infrastructure • adequate enforcement machinery and sanction mechanisms • access to information on opportunities that exist at regional level • coherent national institutional frameworks • adequate supply capacity and efficient trade logistics Deepen and Widen East African Integration for Sustainable Development and improved livelihoods of all Kenyans State Department of East African Affairs ps@meac. go. ke www. meac. go. ke

Sub-title FR 11 TH MAR EAC HEALTH PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES STAKEHOLDERS SENSITIZATION WORKSHOP Effects of regional integration on County planning Administrative • Corridor and border based counties to manage cross border relations and programmes • Espouse the principles of integration o Non-discrimination of nationals of other Partner States on grounds of nationality o National Treatment o Transparency o Sharing of information Deepen and Widen East African Integration for Sustainable Development and improved livelihoods of all Kenyans State Department of East African Affairs ps@meac. go. ke www. meac. go. ke

Sub-title FR 11 TH MAR EAC HEALTH PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES STAKEHOLDERS SENSITIZATION WORKSHOP Effects of regional integration on County planning Policy implications • Formulate policies and enact laws that are consistent with our regional obligations • Escalate policy gaps and implementation challenges through national government coordinator, line agencies and SDEACI Deepen and Widen East African Integration for Sustainable Development and improved livelihoods of all Kenyans State Department of East African Affairs ps@meac. go. ke www. meac. go. ke

Sub-title FR 11 TH MAR EAC HEALTH PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES STAKEHOLDERS SENSITIZATION WORKSHOP Effects of regional integration on County planning Effects of regional integration on Count • Develop the supply side Leverage on use of simplified certificates of origin for consignments of goods up to US$ 2, 000 to bring “informal” small-scale lowvalue cross-border traders into the mainstream of regional trade Deepen and Widen East African Integration for Sustainable Development and improved livelihoods of all Kenyans State Department of East African Affairs ps@meac. go. ke www. meac. go. ke

Sub-title FR 11 TH MAR EAC HEALTH PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES STAKEHOLDERS SENSITIZATION WORKSHOP Effects of regional integration on County planning • Trade facilitation measures Supplement National Government efforts by providing the necessary infrastructure such as feeder roads, border markets, drainage, disaster management system, parking bays, street lights and undertake comprehensive spatial planning at border posts in order to create certainty, predictability and conducive Deepen and Widen East African Integration for Sustainable Development and improved livelihoods of all Kenyans State Department of East African Affairs ps@meac. go. ke www. meac. go. ke

Sub-title FR 11 TH MAR EAC HEALTH PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES STAKEHOLDERS SENSITIZATION WORKSHOP ACCESSING EAC INFORMATION RESOURCES 1. 2. Open EAC Website: https: //www. eac. int. 3. Click on Resources Click on E-Resources • • Click E-Library Click information resources Click on either e-resources or repository Click on any of the items in the communities • EAC Documents • Click EAC Document sections Deepen and Widen East African Integration for Sustainable Development and improved livelihoods of all Kenyans State Department of East African Affairs ps@meac. go. ke www. meac. go. ke

Sub-title FR 11 TH MAR EAC HEALTH PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES STAKEHOLDERS SENSITIZATION WORKSHOP Thank You! Deepen and Widen East African Integration for Sustainable Development and improved livelihoods of all Kenyans State Department of East African Affairs ps@meac. go. ke www. meac. go. ke