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"content": "THE APPROPRIATIONS BILL (National Assembly Bill No.23 of 2025)"
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"content": " Mover."
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"speaker_name": "Alego Usonga, ODM",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to move that the Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No.23 of 2025) be now read a Second Time. This Bill authorises the issuance of funds from the Consolidated Fund to finance the national Government expenditure for the 2025/ 2026 Financial Year. It was introduced here in the National Assembly and read a First Time yesterday, 17th June 2025. It is a cornerstone of Kenya's annual budget process, enabling the Government to implement its spending priorities for the fiscal year. This Bill follows the approval of the Budget Estimates by this House. If you remember, we approved a total budget of approximately Ksh4.23 trillion, which is equivalent to 22.3 per cent of our national Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The Budget Estimates include Ksh1.8 trillion for ministerial current expenditure, Ksh1.3 trillion for interest payments on debt and pensions, and Ksh472.5 billion for ministerial development expenditure. Additionally, Ksh2 billion has been set aside for a contingency fund, and Ksh405.1 billion has been allocated as an equitable share to county governments. Just to comment on the county allocations, it is to report that following the conclusion of the mediation process this afternoon, in which the report has already been tabled in the House, the county share allocations is no longer Ksh405 billion. I need to clarify that we have allocated Ksh415 billion as shareable revenue to counties. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I also need to make brief comments on the revenue projections. We are projecting to collect Ksh3.3 trillion as total revenue projections. This is inclusive of ordinary revenue, which is Ksh2.7 trillion and Ksh46.6 billion as grants from donors. To address the fiscal deficit, we are going to borrow Ksh923 billion. The fiscal deficit is 4.8 per cent of the GDP. We are going to borrow Ksh635 billion locally, while we are going to borrow another Ksh287 billion from external sources. These allocations will fund multiple development projects across the country. For instance, in the area of agriculture, we have allocated Ksh47.6 billion. Agriculture is a cornerstone of this economy. Over the last two years, inflation has decreased, courtesy to the food production realised in this country and the allocations towards the agricultural sector. We have allocated Ksh8 billion for fertiliser subsidies. This is one of the significant gains that has helped us to support the agricultural sector and increase production. We are allocating Ksh133.4 billion to our health sector. This allocation will assist us in managing primary health care and all other matters affecting our health systems. We have also The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"content": "allocated Ksh62.8 billion to the energy sector, which will help us with all electricity concerns, including rural electrification. The biggest chunk of this budget is going to fund the education sector, where we have allocated Ksh658 billion. The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will take the largest share. I wanted to provide you with a brief overview of some of the critical allocations that we have managed to fund, which this Appropriation Bill, once enacted into law, will allow us to process. The Appropriation Bill is a product of the total estimates that you have already approved here during the processing of the Committee of Supply. I know that Members had the opportunity to discuss the Bill in the Committee of Supply, and there is nothing new that we are introducing. We simply want to pass the Appropriation Bill so that once the Bill is signed into law, the Government can begin spending. This is not a challenging Bill, as most Members have already reviewed it in the Second Reading. Therefore, I will not belabour this point, as the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury was here and provided us with highlights of the critical expenditures. Nothing is new, and so Members should not prolong the discussion on this Bill. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move, and as ask my able Vice-Chairman, Dr Pukose, to second."
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"content": " Hon. (Dr) Pukose."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I stand to second the Appropriation Bill, National Assembly Bill No.23 of 2025. As ably moved by my Chair, we prosecuted most of it during the Budget Estimates and the Committee of Supply. This is the last stage of this Bill, and it will enable the Executive, the Legislature, the Judiciary, and other agencies to access these funds. Just as the Chairman said, we have concluded negotiations with the Senate. Now, through the Division of Revenue Bill, allocations to the Senate have increased. With the new formula read by the Speaker today and forwarded to the Committee, all the counties in the country will be able to access development money following our agreement on the Ksh415 billion allocation. So, counties that previously felt marginalised, like Elgeyo Marakwet, Taita Taveta and others that were not accessing something, will see a substantial increase under the new formula. This is the fourth formula by the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA), which was submitted to the Senate and committed to this House. Hon. Temporary Speaker, we just hope that this money will be used diligently. We request the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and other agencies to do their work and make sure that there are no leakages. When there are leakages and money end up in other people's pockets, then it means that services cannot be delivered. In the Budget Estimates, we provided Ksh13 billion to Primary Healthcare Fund. This means that health facilities in this country, including Level 2, Level 3, and outpatient Level 4, should be accessible to everyone when they are sick. We hope that with the Information Communication Technology (ICT) system in place, counties will ensure that our people access health care services. One should walk into a hospital, get treated and go home with medication. We are also aware that the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) has also been capitalised to the tune of Ksh1.5 billion. The recapitalisation of KEMSA should ensure that we have supplies of medicines without any challenge. With those few remarks, I second."
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"content": " I will give the first chance to Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu because of his rank in these matters."
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"speaker_name": "Kitui Central WDM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu",
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"content": " Thank you so much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. You know we joined this House on the same day, and it is good to appreciate that The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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