PS Agriculture

Dr. Paul Kipronoh Ronoh, Principal Secretary, State Department for Agriculture

1. Dr. Paul Kipronoh Ronoh is the Principal Secretary, State Department for Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development. Previously, he has served as the Principal Secretary in the State Department for Water and Sanitation in the Ministry of Water and Sanitation & Irrigation and the CEO, ICT Authority.
2. He holds a PhD in Leadership and Governance, Masters’ degree in Business Administration and a Bsc in Computer Science. He is a member of Harvard Leaders Excellence Alumni Network, Member of the Institute of Directors of Kenya and Fellow Member of the Computer Society of Kenya.
3. He provides overall administration and strategic policy direction of the Agriculture function in the Ministry with 22 SAGAs handling commercial, research, regulatory, financial and capacity building functions.
4. He is currently working on programmes to promote Agricultural Transformation for sustainable socio-economic development in line with the Bottom Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA), Kenya Vision 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals Especially Goal No. 2 envisioning zero Hunger in Kenya by 2030.
5. Presently, he is overseeing the coordination of 18 National Projects funded by the Government of Kenya and Development Partners within the State Department for Agriculture. The projects have a total funding portfolio of Kshs. —Billion covering all 47 Counties in Kenya
6. He has a keen interest in ICT deployment in Agriculture transformation as well as Youth, People with Disabilities (PWD) and Gender mainstreaming and the role of agriculture in youth, PWD and women empowerment.
7. Dr. Kipronoh Ronoh is a member of the following committees and taskforces:

-Chair, Agriculture & Rural Development Sector Working Group
-Chair to agricultural value chain national committee
-A member of Harvard Leadership Excellence Square
-A member of the Community of Researchers for Global Journals for UK and USA
-A member of the Africa Regional Internet Development Dialogue on Technology in Education.
-Chair of Mama Kitchen Garden Project
-ISACA Associate Certified Member
-CISCO Associate Certified Member

8.  His key achievements in the State Department for Agriculture;

-Under his leadership, the Department has finalized and launched the National Agricultural Sector Extension Policy, National Mechanization Policy, National Agricultural Insurance Policy and the Phytosanitary Policy to address broader national and sector framework policy objectives respoused in the Vision 2030; Bottom Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA); Agriculture Policy; and, the Agricultural Sector Transformation and Growth Strategy (ASTGS).

-Successfully completed the farmer registration exercise where 6.45 million farmers have been registered

-Developed the Agricultural Data Governance Framework under Kenya Agricultural Information Management System

-Successfully led the Department to implement interventions under BETA priority value chains. Notable achievements have been realized under the Maize, Rice, Cotton and Tea Value Chains.

-Led the Department to Organize and Host the National Food Security Exhibition as one of the activities to mark the 61st Madaraka Day Celebrations in Bungoma County on 1st June, 2024.

-Addressed the challenges posed by the policy on minimum tea pricing in the tea industry

-Coordinated Tree Planting Campaigns in Kericho, Samburu and Makueni Counties under the National Tree Planting and Ecosystem Restoration Campaign.