President William Ruto has established a taskforce to spearhead the establishment of the national lottery in line with the government’s Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA).
According to a gazette notice released on 17 February, the 27-member task force will help run the national lottery which will in turn increase the government’s revenue collection.
“To harness the collective synergies among the public in being part of the solution through participating in a national lottery whose proceeds will contribute towards good causes and the amelioration of the plight of persons in need, it is notified that William Samoei Ruto, has appointed a Presidential Taskforce on the establishment of a National Lottery which shall be structured in two tiers, namely; the Steering Committee and the Technical Committee,” read the statement by Head of Public Service Felix Koskei.
“The Administration’s Transformative Plan for the Nation espoused as Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA), posits a national lottery as part of the institutional framework to mobilize resources to supplement the Government’s efforts towards addressing various social causes and needs.”
The appointed members were divided into two groups, 14 for a steering committee and 10 for a technical committee.
The first batch of six members of the steering committee includes four Principal Secretaries (PS) or their representatives, the Solicitor-General or his representative and a representative of the council of governors.
Dr Narendra Raval was appointed the chairperson while Gideon G. Thuranira is his deputy.
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The 10 members of the technical committee which would be chaired by Dr Linda Musumba are Wanjiku Wakogi, Dr Eric Aligula, Collins Kiprono, Peter Mbugi, Fred Mbasi, Geoffrey Malombe, Eric Korir, Wilson Njenga, Catherine Ochanda and Murimi Murage.
Clinton Mwita and Margaret Githaiga were selected to be the Joint Secretaries in the committee.
Other members are Paul Russo, Judith Karigu Kiragu, Anne Wakathiru Njenga, Grace Kamau, Abdillahi K. Mutwafy and Jackline Chelangat Tonui.
Key roles include undertaking a comprehensive review of the best practices on the establishment of national lotteries and to develop the policy and implementation plan that will guide the operationalization of the National Lottery in Kenya.