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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Amb. Ukur Yatani",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary, National Treasury and Planning",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, it is once again a privilege for me to present to this Hon. House and to the people of Kenya highlights of the budget policy and the revenue raising measures for the Financial Year 2021/22. This Statement is in fulfillment of the requirements of Section 40 of the Public Finance Management Act and the Standing Order Number 241 of the National Assembly. I do this in performing my fiduciary duty to Kenyans. Before I proceed with the rest of the Statement, allow me to state that during the preparation of this Budget, I had very fruitful engagements with diverse stakeholders and received valuable feedback. The breadth of the stakeholders spanned from Government Ministries, departments and agencies, county governments, committees of this House, development partners, private sector and Kenyans from all walks of life. I extend my sincere gratitude to them for their views and useful suggestions which informed the priorities of this Budget. Hon. Speaker, pressing concerns raised by Kenyans during the consultation process revolved around the impact of COVID-19 and its containment measures. Kenyans were concerned about the high cost of COVID-19 treatment and availability of vaccines, in addition to food security, high cost of living and unemployment levels among the youth. In addition, Kenyans 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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