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"speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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"content": "As we talk about the figure of Ksh465 billion, let us also consider the total amount of Ksh474 billion that is going to our county governments. This includes the shareable revenue through the Division of Revenue, as well as additional county allocations and grants, totalling Ksh 69.8 billion. Even as we mediate these matters, we should do so with a sense of balance and rationalisation, so that we do not sink our country into further debt. Hon. Temporary Speaker, in support of our Judiciary, the Budget and Appropriations Committee has been very magnanimous in its support for the other arms of government. A significant amount of funding is being allocated to the Executive, the Judiciary and Parliament. The Budget and Appropriations Committee has made rational decisions to ensure that the Judiciary is adequately resourced to fulfil its role of delivering justice to Kenyans. They have allocated approximately Ksh 27 billion to the Judiciary, of which about Ksh 0.8 billion is designated for the Judicial Service Commission. The allocation comprises Ksh23.8 billion for recurrent expenditure and an additional Ksh2 billion for development purposes. The development funding aims to ensure the completion of all the Court buildings that have stalled across the country. Since I mentioned Honourable Doctor Nyikal, who is among the most diligent Members of this House and serves as the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health, I would like to highlight some of the challenges that have hindered the Social Health Authority and the implementation of Taifa Care. Hon. (Dr) Nyikal will tell you that these challenges have primarily stemmed from inadequate resources allocated to the primary healthcare fund. I am happy to see that in these estimates, Ksh13 billion has now been earmarked for the primary health care fund. Furthermore, Ksh10 billion is allocated to the Emergency Chronic and Critical Illnesses Fund, Ksh23 billion for global funds related to HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria, Ksh16.6 billion for the coordination of universal health coverage, and Ksh10 billion to support national immunisation efforts. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I mention these figures because of the situation in the United States of America and the global funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). We have ensured that we are adequately resourcing our Ministry of Health to guarantee that our programmes addressing HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, and the coordination of national immunisation efforts do not falter due to a lack of funding from our donor community. These amounts have been set aside to cushion the health sector. In closing, I would like to confirm that universal health coverage under Taifa Care is functioning effectively. I am so happy that today, Kenyans do not need to be told by politicians if SHA is working; they are testifying in their villages about how their neighbours and relatives have had their bills catered for. I want to tell Kenyans that with an additional Ksh13 billion allocated to the primary healthcare fund, all they need to do is visit their primary healthcare facility, provided that their governor has enrolled that facility under the Social Health Authority."
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"content": "(Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah’s microphone went off)"
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"speaker_name": "Hon. Farah Maalim",
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"content": " Kindly add him a minute."
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"content": " Any county governor who has enlisted a primary healthcare facility, be it a Level 1, 2 or 3 hospital under the Social Health Authority, allows any Kenyan within that locality to walk into that dispensary, receive treatment and go home without paying a single coin. This Ksh13 billion is available to provide free treatment at any healthcare facility. Additionally, if someone is involved in an accident, there is another Ksh10 billion allocated to the Emergency, Chronic, and Critical Illnesses Fund. If I am registered under the SHA, I will now receive free treatment for emergencies or chronic illnesses 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": "in dispensaries or health centres up to Level 4 facilities. All of this is outlined under the SHA platform. With that, I beg to support and urge members to support these Budget Estimates, even as we look forward to considering the revenue estimates when the Finance Bill is eventually tabled before us by the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning. I would also like to congratulate our Budget and Appropriations Committee for the good work and the huge effort that they put into rationalising our expenditures with our revenue estimates to give us a product that will be good for the economy, even as we continue to grow our economy from the bottom up through the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda. With those remarks, I beg to second."
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"speaker_name": "Hon. Farah Maalim",
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"content": " Hon. Aseka."
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"speaker_name": "Khwisero, ODM",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let me join my colleagues and my Chairman in supporting the Budget Estimates for the Financial Year 2025/2026. This Budget provides for approximately Ksh4.3 trillion, with Ksh405 billion allocated to our counties, Ksh1.3 trillion allocated to Consolidated Fund Services (CFS), and approximately Ksh10 billion allocated to the Equalisation Fund. So, if you look at this Budget, key programmes that support the development of this country have been captured. The Budget provides funds for the subsidised fertiliser, which will go a long way in addressing food insecurity. This Budget also provides funds for the recruitment of approximately 20,000 intern teachers who will assist us in our Junior Secondary School (JSS) centres. This Budget provides approximately Ksh6 billion in funds to help employ our Universal Health Care (UHC) nurses on a permanent and pensionable basis. As we consider this Budget, we must also ask ourselves some serious questions about its implementation. It is not about figures. A good budget must be implementable. It is not about passing a Budget that cannot be implemented. With a deficit of Ksh 786 billion, we need to ask ourselves how we will raise these funds and ensure that this Budget is implemented. On the county allocations, it is important to note that accountability is key, as the Leader of the Majority Party has said. I come from Kakamega County. Over the last three years, I have not seen any projects undertaken by the county government, not even a one-door toilet. We must call our governors to order and tell them to stop stealing, to stop taking Kenyans for a ride, and to stop pursuing their own interests and the appetite for looting government resources. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I call upon the National Treasury to ensure that it provides resources and funds for the payment of pending bills. It is very discouraging that many of our suppliers and contractors are languishing in the streets because of non-payment of pending bills. If these bills are not paid, they hinder the growth of the economy of this country. I urge all Members to support this and ensure that we have a robust implementation matrix to ensure that this Budget is implemented to the letter. Thank you, and I support."
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"content": " Hon. Pukose."
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"speaker_name": "Endebess, UDA",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. At the outset, I support these Budget Estimates for Financial Year 2025/2026. I am the Vice- Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, and I thank my Chairman and colleagues from the Committee for the time and effort they put into analysing this Budget and listening to the various Chairpersons of the other committees. Some of the Chairpersons are here, including Hon. Murugara, Hon. Bowen, Hon. Tongoyo, and Hon. KJ of the Departmental 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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