'I came, I saw, I conquered': Moses Kuria highlights 12 achievements as he exits Trade ministry

Outgoing Investments, Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has highlighted his accomplishments in the docket as he readies himself to officially assume his new role in the Public Service, Performance and Delivery Management ministry.

In a statement on X, formerly Twitter, Kuria shared a poster of his 12 most notable achievements at the Trade docket with the caption ‘Veni, Vidi, Vici,’ a Latin phrase which translates to ‘I came, I saw, I conquered.’

Kuria says that during his 11 months and 6 days tenure as Trade CS, he implemented the exports and promotion levy to discourage unnecessary imports and introduced a pipeline of 26 mega deals from the Gulf region and Indonesia.

He likewise underscored that he successfully negotiated an investment of Ksh.450 billion from Afriexim Bank in E-Mobility, Special Economic Zones and Export Processing Zones, as well as finalising an economic partnership agreement with the European Union.

The controversial CS also added to his list of achievements industrial parks launched in 13 counties perceived as the opposition Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition strongholds, and others in three Kenya Kwanza counties.

The rest of the achievements are as in the poster he shared below:

This comes after Kuria on Thursday brushed off critics claiming that his redeployment from the Trade ministry to the Public Service docket by President William Ruto was a demotion.

Speaking during the launch of Garissa Industrial Park, Kuria, in typical fashion, unleashed a no-holds-barred attack on persons he described as “enemies” who are celebrating this move.

The CS instead maintained that he is ready to serve in his new docket which he says has the mandate to ensure service delivery to Kenyans by all other ministries.

Kuria went on to mock his so-called enemies, saying they would soon be baffled by his outstanding performance so much so that they would return to the President to ask for his redeployment again.