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President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday held the first Cabinet meeting this year and approved the construction of a Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Centre (C-IED Centre) and the 23rd session of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)/World Health Organization (WHO) Coordinating Committee meeting.
Kenyatta, stated that the C-IED Centre would be set up at the Embakasi Garrison in Nairobi.
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President Uhuru Kenyatta Chairs first Cabinet meeting in 2019 (Twitter)
The new center is set to be a constituent college of the International Peace Support Training Centre that will equip the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) personnel with the knowledge and technology to effectively detect and safely disarm IEDs.
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The President accepted an offer from Germany, who had donated 1.8 million euros (Sh208 million) to facilitate the building of the C-IED Centre.
According to Kenyatta, the infrastructure would offer support during the period that the KDF will remain in Somalia where IEDs are constantly used by the Al-Shabaab terror group.
Uhuru's Big 4 agenda
The FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee meeting will take place on September 2 to 6 in Nairobi and is noted boost Kenya’s Big 4 Agenda especially the food security and nutrition pillar.
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President Uhuru Kenyatta
The meeting will offer Kenya’s food industry players a platform to display their products.
The leaders further highlighted that international gathering will act as a platform for Kenya’s tourism sector which will strengthen the country's position as a preferred tourist destination on the continent.