CAIRO – 10 March 2026: Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly held a meeting on Tuesday to review the executive and financial status of the first phase of the presidential initiative, Haya Karima (Decent Life), aimed at developing Egyptian rural villages.
The meeting was attended by Randa El-Menshawy Minister of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities, Salah Soliman Gomblatt Minister of State for Military Production, Dr. Ahmed Rostom Minister of Planning and Economic Development, and Lieutenant General Mohamed Farid Hegazy Advisor to the President for the "Decent Life" Initiative.
Also in attendance were Major General Mokhtar Abdel Latif Chairman of the Arab Organization for Industrialization, Engineer Ahmed Omran Deputy Minister of Housing for the Utilities Sector, and representatives from the Armed Forces Engineering Authority, the project consultant Dar Al-Handasah, and various contracting companies.
The Prime Minister opened the meeting by reaffirming the state's commitment to the presidential initiative, emphasizing the goal of swiftly completing the first phase. This stage encompasses projects across 20 governorates, 52 districts, 333 local units, and 1,477 villages, benefiting approximately 20 million citizens.
"We have received directives from President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to monitor the remaining work on the first phase of this national project and to overcome all obstacles to ensure its rapid completion and handover," Madbouly stated. "As a government, we are determined to press forward to finalize this phase as soon as possible."
Counselor Mohamed El-Homsany, the official spokesperson for the Cabinet, stated that the meeting addressed the latest implementation developments for all relevant entities.
He explained that the progress of both main and subsidiary executive bodies was reviewed, with a specific focus on distributing remaining projects across 11 priority governorates to ensure completion within a strict timeframe.
The spokesperson added that the meeting also reviewed financial allocations to date, assessing actual spending rates across various sectors and identifying the funding necessary to conclude the first phase.
The discussions highlighted progress in infrastructure and service projects, including upgrading drinking water and sanitation networks, enhancing electricity and road networks, developing educational and health facilities, establishing service and agricultural complexes, and improving housing quality and basic village services.
The Prime Minister also reviewed the weekly implementation rates of projects managed by the Ministries of Housing and Military Production, the Armed Forces Engineering Authority, and the Arab Organization for Industrialization. The meeting concluded with the Prime Minister emphasizing the need for the immediate commencement of priority service projects essential to the daily lives of citizens.
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