Addis Ababa: President Sahlework Zewde, Prosperity Party Vice President Temesgen Tiruneh and other high ranking government officials visited the East Africa Pastoralist Expo in Addis Ababa.
The expo is organized by the Ministry of Irrigation and Lowlands and Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) under the theme of “Pastoralist: The East African Mosaic.”
The expo provides a platform for dialogue, collaboration, and policy advocacy to enhance the well-being of pastoralists in the region.
The main objective of the expo, which drew more than 1,200 pastoralists from the IGAD region, is to promote trade and regional developmental integration.
The expo also aims at ensuring shared and mutual development among countries in the region by mitigating the challenges of the pastoral communities.
Furthermore, the expo celebrates the rich cultural heritage, resilience, and sustainable development of pastoral communities in addition to showcasing new heights of collaboration representing a crucial step towar
ds greater regional integration.
The expo is meant to recognize the effect of pastoralists in the horn of Africa in terms of production and sustainable management of ecosystems and vast dry land, it was learned.
Source: Ethiopian News Agency
The Office of the Attorney General and Department of Justice (OAGandDOJ) has conducted a stakeholder’s forum at KICC to validate its 2023-2027 Strategic Plan.
The input of the stakeholders will be considered and incorporated into the Plan to meet and exceed the expectations of its internal and external stakeholders, as well as the general public.
As an enabler to all government entities in realizing the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA), the Solicitor General (SG), Shadrack J. Mose, who officially opened the forum, committed that in line with its mandate, OAGandDOJ, will review and draft laws touching on BETA priorities.
He informed stakeholders that the OAGandDOJ had identified four (4) key result areas for the performance metrics that have critical impact on the achievement of the overall strategic mission for the OAGandDOJ.
The Solicitor General said identified key result areas include Legal Services; Governance, Legal Training and Constitutional Affairs; Leadership and Integrity; and Ge
neral Administration, Planning and Operations.
He added that the Office had also identified ten (10) other strategic objectives and specific strategies, as well as, specific activities to be implemented in the plan period.
The validation forum was attended by representatives from MDAs, Civil Society Organizations and Heads of Departments from the OAGandDOJ.
The stakeholders have up to 28th of February, 2024, to provide their input to be considered and incorporated into the Strategic Plan, before it is launched.
Source: Kenya News Agency