Ministry of Trade Partners with EACC and County Governments on Compliance Monitoring of CAIPs Programme.

The Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry, in partnership with the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), the Council of Governors and County Governments, has launched a compliance monitoring exercise on the development and implementation of the County Aggregation and Industrial Parks (CAIPs) Programme.

The compliance monitoring exercise will be undertaken by a multidisciplinary EACC team tasked with assessing procurement processes, financial management, governance structures, and overall project implementation. The review will also identify potential weaknesses that may expose the programme to corruption risks and provide recommendations to strengthen institutional systems and controls.

The initiative aims to strengthen transparency, accountability and proper utilization of public resources committed to the programme, which is a key intervention in advancing Kenya's industrialization agenda.

The County Aggregation and Industrial Parks Programme is designed to accelerate agro-processing by facilitating aggregation, storage, processing and value addition of agricultural produce at the county level. The programme supports Kenya's development blueprint, Vision 2030, and aligns with the Government's Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA), which prioritises agriculture and manufacturing as drivers of economic growth, job creation and increased export earnings.