President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed Dr Julius M. Muia as the new Director General (DG) of the Kenya Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat for a period of three years. Dr Muia replaces Mr Mugo Kibati whose term ended in 2013 after serving for years.
The announcement was made by the Chairman of the Vision 2030 Delivery Board Dr James Mwangi. “On behalf of the board, I am very happy to announce the appointment of Dr Julius Muia as the Director General of the Kenya Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat. He is one of the outstanding leaders in our country with a distinguished career in private and public service. He is not only a great scholar but an experienced administrator and a gifted visionary with a reputation for representing great ideas,’’ said Dr Mwangi as he made the announcement.
Dr Muia has previously served as the Chief Operating Officer at HF Group, formerly Housing Finance, Unga Group Limited, and Lonrho Hotels Group among many other roles in a career spanning three decades.
In his new role, the Director General will be responsible for driving Kenya towards the realization of Vision 2030. The Kenya Vision 2030 is the national long-term development policy that aims to transform Kenya into a newly industrialized, middle-income country providing a high quality of life to all its citizens by 2030 in a clean and secure environment. The Vision comprises of three key pillars and a foundation: Economic; Social; Political and Enablers and Macro.
Adding to his comments on the new appointment, Vision 2030 Delivery Board Chairman Dr James Mwangi said “Dr Muia brings valuable know-how to the Secretariat and will be an asset to the coordinating team. His knowledge of economic affairs and hands-on experience will be invaluable as we look to define more transformative and impactful solutions as we maintain our successes.”
The new DG is taking over as the Second Medium Term Plan (MTP II) is coming to a close next year, having started in 2013 as the second series of five-year medium term plans of the Kenya Vision 2030. The plan was prepared and implemented under the Kenya Constitution 2010 which significantly altered the governance structure by creating a two-tier government – a National Government and 47 county governments.