VP IN CAYMAN

Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka, who is in the Cayman Islands, met with Prime Minister Bush Mackeeva before meeting Kenyans living in the tiny Caribbean island.

While addressing a reception in honour of the VP, the Cayman PM said his country, which adapted a new constitution last year giving it greater autonomy from Britain, would continue to diversify its economy.

Of particular interest, Mackeeva said, the country will diversify into tourism and shipping service provision as well as improving its financial services to remain competitive.

He pledged to promote trade and skills transfer between Kenya and Cayman Islands.

Kalonzo later met and addressed 100 Kenyans living and working in Cayman Islands mostly as accountants, and urged them to continuously improve their skills.

He lauded the Cayman Islands for the introduction of a strict code of conduct in the civil service that ensure public servants who break the standards regulations are denied pay for not meeting performance contracts targets.

He pointed out that Kenya might need to emulate the island to instill discipline in the civil service.

The VP also visited the Legislative Assembly headed by Speaker Mary Lawrence and the country’s prison facilities.

The women’s prison has 15 inmates served with a gym, a computer room and comfortable beds.