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    "content": "He also embraced self-reliance by increasingly funding the national budget from internally- generated resources such as increased tax revenue collection, hence reducing Kenya's dependence on donor aid. The late retired President Mwai Kibaki made momentous contribution to infrastructure development. He shall be remembered for ambitiously rebuilding, modernising and expanding Kenya’s infrastructure. During his tenure, he accomplished flagship infrastructure projects such as the Thika Super Highway and various bypasses around Nairobi City. He also initiated other key projects like the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia-Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor Project and the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), later successfully implemented by the current administration. The late retired Third President will also be remembered for his progressive economic policies that led to an exponential rise in micro-finance institutions and access to financing, which spurred economic development. It was also during his tenure that the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF), with the full support of the 9th Parliament, was introduced and today, as the forerunner to the devolved fund, the NG-CDF has immensely improved the quality of lives of many people in the country. This is particularly noticed in many regions that were deemed marginalised in the past. The late retired Third President will also be remembered for the boom in the telecommunications sector. It was during his time that he laid the foundation for growth in mobile telecommunications and internet connectivity that has positioned Kenya as a mobile and ICT innovations hub. In the education sector, the late retired President Kibaki will forever be celebrated for introducing Free Primary Education (FPE) in 2003, during which year, about two million new pupils, who would have otherwise not gone to school, were enrolled into primary schools. The progressive implementation of FPE immensely contributed to the realisation of universal primary education in the country and laid the firm foundation for the roll out of tuition-free day secondary education, which presently guarantees 100 per cent transition from primary to secondary schools. His administration also expanded access to university education by granting charters to several university-colleges across the country to become full-fledged universities. The late retired President Kibaki will also be remembered for his role in the constitution- making process in Kenya. Despite the failed attempt in 2005, the late retired Third President remained resilient, successfully navigated the divergent constitutional views and bequeathed Kenya a new Constitution which was promulgated on 27th August 2010. In order to consolidate the social, economic and political gains made during his presidency and provide a development road-map for posterity, the late retired President Kibaki developed the 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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