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    "content": "As Kshs1.26 billion has been allocated for that component of the ESP, more secondary schools will be able to benefit from that project. Mr. Speaker, Sir, much like the ESP, the implementation of the Kazi kwa Vijana Programme or KKVP, has been slow. I regret it because the KKVP is another major undertaking of the Government to provide jobs to the youth and, hence, stimulate the economy. Although there were some problems in its implementation, the programme was popular among the youth and was contributing to reducing crime in some areas. The problem was the release of the funds by the Treasury for the KKVP, which ceased in June, 2009. The funds that were released in 2008/2009, but not utilized by the end of the fiscal year, were not re-voted until 30th October, 2009. Moreover, there were no provisions for the KKVP in the 2009/2010 Budget. There was not even a code for the KKVP project in the Budget. Thus, the KKVP Project virtually came to a halt in July, 2009. The Treasury began releasing funds in September, but the implementing Ministries were unable to access them because of the absence of the budget codes for KKVP. It was in late October that the Treasury issued a circular to the implementing Ministries giving them authority to draw the released funds below the line. That allowed most Ministries to finally restart KKVP activities in November, 2009. The circular also authorized the Ministries to rationalize their budgets for the Financial Year 2009/2010 and reallocate agreed amounts to KKVP activities. That brought the funds available for KKVP in this financial year to Kshs7.4 billion, consisting, one, Kshs2.3 billion for new provisions to be rationalized in the Supplementary Budget and, two, Kshs0.8 billion of carry-over from the last financial year and; three, Kshs4.3 billion to be rationalized from this financial year’s Budget. Those funds have been fully released in several steps by February, 2010. A breakdown of the releases by the implementing agencies is given in Table 2, which I will be tabling right now. Mr. Speaker, Sir, since the KKVP got back to action, the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife has, to date, replanted a total of 6,400 hectares of land and completed 616 kilometers of boundary clearing. The Ministry of Public Works is constructing 75 foot"
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