. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/MIN(05)/ST/7 
14 December 2005 
 (05-5945) 
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE 
Sixth Session Hong Kong, 13 - 18 December 2005 Original:   English 
 
  
KENYA 
 
Statement by HE Dr Mukhisa Kituyi
 
Minister for Trade and Industry  
  
 On my own behalf and that of the Kenyan  delegation, I wish to thank the Special 
Administrative Authority and the people of Hong Ko ng, China for the warm re ception accorded to me 
and my delegation and the excellent facilities put at our disposal to facilitate the Conference. 
  I commend the Chair of the General Council, the Director-General and the Secretariat of the 
World Trade Organization for their tireless efforts in  the preparation of the Draft Ministerial text. 
  The Sixth Session of this Ministerial Conference affords a unique opportunity to finally make 
concrete progress in the Doha Development Age nda and thereby entrench development in the 
on-going negotiations.  It is a litmus test on the le vel of preparedness by Ministers to make the 
necessary decisions that would enable the conclusi on of the negotiations by end of 2006.  As we 
continue reflecting on these issues we must recall th at the Doha Round is centred on development and 
indeed the success of this Conferen ce will be largely judged by it's development deliverables.  It is 
imperative therefore that we maximize harvests of emerging convergence in the main negotiating 
areas while making concrete proposals in the areas of divergence.   Indeed it is critical that we make progress on issues that are of importance to developing and least developed countries while at the same time recognizing the progress that our countries have made in regional economic a nd political integration. 
 
 Allow me to welcome "Aid for Trade" which has been captured as an element of the draft 
text.  This is a positive development that mu st be encouraged and harnessed.  However if "Aid for 
Trade"  is to add value to our own efforts, it must be long term, sustainable, predictable and must 
come from new resources.  It must be targeted to priority areas including improving our 
competitiveness.  In this regard emphasis will have to be placed on productivity  and product quality to 
access the global supply chains.   I believe that time has come to establish an a ppropriate mechanism within which aid and trade 
can be nurtured and grown to full fruition.  We see trade as a development tool which should be given 
special consideration and not rele gated into other aid related prog rammes that were not designed for 
that purpose.   Many of our countries have invested heavily in the negotiations for the last four years.  This 
investment which is drawn from public coffers has not  seen any real or other returns.  We have not 
served them well.  In fact we have not been honest  to our people.  We will be held to account unless 
we remain focused to bring this Round to a c onclusion and deliver the development promise.  
Therefore, we all stand challenged and must live up to the expectations of millions of poor people WT/MIN(05)/ST/7 
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 whose livelihood depends on trade and, would improv e with enhanced market  access, balanced rules 
of trade and capacity support.   In conclusion let me also welcome the recen t agreement to amend the TRIPS Agreement in 
order to incorporate public health concerns.  We all know that the road to the amendment has not been 
easy and I therefore wish to thank all the parti es involved in the whole process for bringing to a 
successful conclusion on this complex and most difficult amendment that had seen several set deadlines missed in the past.   I urge all parties, the developed and developing countries to show the same commitment in 
order to deliver the Doha Deve lopment Agenda to our people. 
 
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