DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF KENYA
2007 MANIFESTO
Umoja na Haki
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION but no BACKGROUND
1.1. The Party
1.2. The Vision
1.3. The Mission
1.4. Core Values and Believes
1.5. The National Values
1.6. Socio-Political, Economic Performance and Prospects
1.7. Current Challenges
2. WHAT WILL THE DP DELIVER TO THE PEOPLE
2.1. Poverty
2.2. Health and Sports Development
2.3. Education, Labour and Industrial Relations
2.3.1. Education
2.3.2. Labour and Industrial Relations
2.4. MORAL PRINCIPLES AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
2.4.1. Moral Principles
2.4.2. Religious Organisations
2.5. Security
2.6. Taxation
2.7. Land Policy
2.8. Corruption
2.9. Reforms
2.10. Fundamental Freedoms
2.11. Youth in Development
2.12. Affirmative Action
2.13. Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Information Technology
2.14. Infrastructure Development and Housing
2.15. Regional and International Relations and Regional Policy
2.16. Environment and Natural Resources
2.17. Jua Kali and Small Scale Enterprises
2.18. Crop, Livestock Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives
2.19. Arid and Semi Arid Land
2.20. Disaster Management
3.1. Provide free secondary and targeted technical Education
3.2. Provide free Basic Health Servbices
3.3. Devolve the management of the government
3.4. Poverty and Unemployment
3.5. Undertake Comprehensive Constitutional Reforms
3.6. Infrastructure Development
3.7. Provide Water for all
3.8. Disaster Preparedness and Early Warning Systems
3.9. Deepening Democratic Sphere in the country
4. SOCIAL CAPITAL AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS
4.1. Participatory Development
6. REGIONAL, GLOBAL AND DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
7. SECURITY
8. INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT)
9. TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
10. LAND, WATER HOUSING AND SETTLEMENT
10.1. Land
10.2. Water
10.3. Housing and Settlement
11. EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL TRAINING
11.1. Kenya Education Policy Research Institute
12. SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
13. PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
13.1. Transport Infrastructure
13.2. Oil Pipeline
13.3. Road
13.4. Marine Transport
13.5. Air Transport
13.6. Rail Transport
13.7. Energy
14. LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
16. BANKING, VENTURE CAPITAL AND CREDIT
17. AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY
17.1.1. Sugar Production
17.1.2. Rice Production
17.1.3. Cotton Production
17.1.4. Bixa Production
17.1.5. Cashewnuts
17.1.6. Coffee
17.1.7. Tea
17.1.8. Maize
17.1.9. Pyrethrum
17.1.10. Other Crops
17.2. Food Security and Nutrition
17.3. Food Imports
17.4. Livestock
17.5. Fisheries
18.1. Tourism Development
19.1. 19 1 HIV/AIDS and Development
20. NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
21. SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF DEVELOPMENT
21.1. Consumers in Development
21.2. Religious Organizations
21.3. Labour and Industrial Relations
21.4. The Physically and Mentally Challenged
21.4.1. Persons and Development
21.5. Sports and Development
21.5.1. Future of Sports in Kenya
21.5.2. Leisure and Entertainment
21.6. Women in Development
21.7. Youth in development
21.8. The Elderly in Development
21.9. Culture and Development
22. DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND EARLY WARNING SYSTEM CROSS CUTTING ISSUES
23. Relationship Between Population Unemployment, Poverty and Environment
25. POLICY AND STRATEGY COMMITTEE
ACRONYMS
ASAL - Arid and Semi Arid Land
AG - Attorney General
AU - African Union
CDF - Constituency Development Fund
CBK - Central Bank of Kenya
CMA - Capital Markets Authority
C.H.E. - Commission for Higher Education
CMA - Capital Markets Authority
CRF - Coffee Research Foundation
CDA - Coast Development Authority
COTU - Central Organization of Trade Unions
COMESA - Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
DP - Democratic Party of Kenya
DPI - Disaster Preparedness Institute
EAC - East African Community
EU - European Union
EPA - Economic Partnership Agreements
EPC - Export Promotion Council
FKE - Federation of Kenya Employers
FBO - Faith Based Organizations
GDP - Gross Domestic Product
HE - His Excellency
HCDA - Horticultural Crops Development Authority
ICIPE - International Centre for Insects Physiology and Ecology
ILRI - International Livestock Research Institute
IMF - International Monetary Fund
ILO - International Labour Organization
ICT - Information Communications Technology
KIA - Kenya Investment Authority
KEPSA - Kenya Private Sector Alliance
KWS - Kenya Wildlife Services
KFS - Kenya Forests Services
KEBS - Kenya Bureau of Standards
KCC - Kenya Co-operative Creameries
KTB - Kenya Tourism Board
KTDC - Kenya Tourism Development Corporation
KATO - Kenya Association of Tour Operators
KEMRI - Kenya Medical Research Institute
KARI - Kenya Agriculture Research Institute
KEFFRI - Kenya Forests Research Institute
KEPHIS - Kenya Plant Health Inspection Services
KIBT - Kenya Institute of Business Training
KAM - Kenya Association of Manufactures
KNCCI - Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
KIRDI - Kenya Industrial Research Development Institute
KNEC - Kenya National Examinations Council
KMC - Kenya Meat Commission
KCPE - Kenya Certificate of Primary Education
KACA - Kenya Anti-Corruption Authority
KRA - Kenya Revenue Authority
KSHS - Kenya Shillings
LATF - Local Authority Transfer Fund
MDGs - Millennium Development goals
MLG - Ministry of Local Government
MJCA - Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs
MOE - Ministry of Education
MOY - Ministry of Youth
MOLS - Ministry of Lands and Settlement
MOTI - Ministry of Trade and Industry
MOH - Ministry of Housing
MCD - Ministry of Cooperative Development
MED - Ministry of Education
MOLFD - Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development
MOA - Ministry of Agriculture
MFAIC - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
MPND - Ministry of Planning and National Development
MLS - Ministry of Lands and Settlement
MPWH - Ministry of Public Works and Housing
MLG - Ministry of Local Government
MOF - Ministry of Finance
MLHRD - Ministry of Labour and Human Resource Development
MOH - Ministry of Health
MCSSS - Ministry of Culture Social Services and Sports
MENR - Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
NARC - National Rainbow Coalition
NSSF - National Social Security Fund
NCCK - National Council of Churches of Kenya
NHIF - National Hospital Insurance Fund
NOCK - National Olympic Committee of Kenya
NTBs - Non-Tariff Barriers
NSE - Nairobi Stock Exchange
NACC - National AIDS Control Council
NEMA - National Environment Management Authority
OP - Office of the President
OVP/HA - Office of the Vice President and Ministry of Home Affairs
OPEC - Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
PCPB - Pest Control Products Board
PSC - Policy and Strategy Committee.
SMEs - Small and Medium Enterprises
SACCO - Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies
TI - Transparency International
UN - United Nations
WTO - World Trade Organization