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    "id": 1155802,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1155802/?format=api",
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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 an immense privilege for me to present to this august House and the people of the Republic of Kenya, the Budget Statement that highlights the budget policies and the revenue-raising measures for the 2022/2023 Financial Year. The presentation of this Statement is in fulfilment of the requirements of Section 40 of the Public Finance Management Act and Standing Order No.244 of the National Assembly. Our Partner-States in the East African Community have agreed that Kenya can proceed with early presentation of the Budget Statement this month. This aligns the budget calendar with the time for the General Elections scheduled for August 2022. His Excellency the President, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, took office in 2013. At that time, the country had just completed implementation of the First Medium Term Plan of the Kenya Vision 2030 and was on the third year of the implementation of the 2010 Constitution. During the first five years, his administration designed and implemented an Economic Transformation Agenda under the Second Medium Term Implementation Plan of Vision 2030. The agenda focused on five key pillars: one, improving the business climate by promoting macroeconomic stability, addressing security challenges, and reducing the cost of doing business; two, closing the infrastructure gaps; three, promoting investment in key sectors such manufacturing, agriculture and tourism; four, sharing prosperity by investing in pro-poor programmes in health, education and social welfare; and five, fostering the devolved system of government to enhance service delivery. Building on the progress made under the Economic Transformation Agenda, the Government initiated the Big Four Agenda anchored on the Third Medium Term Plan of Vision 2030. The Government focused of transforming the lives of Kenyans through strategic interventions on food and nutritional security, affordable housing, manufacturing for job creation, and universal health coverage. 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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