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    "id": 1155857,
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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": "Konza Data Centre and Smart City Facilities. Other proposed allocations include Kshs2.7 billion for maintenance and rehabilitation of last mile connectivity network, Kshs1.2 billion for maintenance and rehabilitation of the National Optic Fibre Backbone Phase II Expansion Cable, and Kshs1.4 billion for installation and commissioning of Eldoret-Nadapal Fibre Optic Cable. Hon. Speaker, to further support sports development and tourism recovery, I have proposed an allocation of Kshs15.8 billion for the Sports, Arts and Social Development Fund, Kshs3.2 billion for the Tourism Fund, Kshs1.8 billion for Tourism Promotion Fund, and Kshs125 million for refurbishment of the regional stadia. Hon. Speaker, environmental protection and access to adequate supply of clean water is fundamental for the achievement of the socio-economic development envisioned by the Kenya Vision 2030. To expand access to clean and adequate water for domestic and agricultural use, I have proposed an allocation of Kshs45.9 billion for water and sewerage infrastructure development, Kshs16.0 billion for water resources management, and Kshs9.8 billion for water storage and flood control. In addition, I have set aside Kshs8.5 billion for irrigation and land reclamation and Kshs2.1 billion for water harvesting and storage for irrigation. In order to support environment and water conservation, I propose to set aside Kshs10.2 billion for forests and water towers conservation, Kshs3.1 billion for environment management and protection, Kshs1.5 billion for Meteorological Service, and Kshs7.0 billion for wildlife conservation and management. Stronger institutions and effective policy implementation and management of resources improves service delivery, transparency and accountability. We shall continue to seek better public service delivery by building and sustaining strong, efficient and accountable institutions. In order to enhance good governance and scale up our fight against corruption, I propose an allocation of Kshs3.6 billion for the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, Kshs3.4 billion for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Kshs8.4 billion for the Criminal Investigations Services, and Kshs6.4 billion for the Office of the Auditor General. Additionally, to enhance the oversight and legislative role of Parliament and access to justice, I propose an allocation of Kshs50.2 billion to Parliament, and Kshs18.9 billion to the Judiciary. Funding of the 2022 General Elections. In order to facilitate the 2022 General Elections, we allocated Kshs22.9 billion in the current FY 2021/22 and propose a further allocation of Kshs21.7 billion in the Financial Year 2022/23 to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). The county governments will receive a proposed allocation of Kshs370.0 billion as equitable share in the Financial Year 2022/23. This represents 27.3 per cent of the most recent audited and approved revenue raised nationally. In addition to the equitable share of revenue raised nationally, the county governments will receive recommended conditional allocations amounting to Kshs37.1 billion, bringing the total allocation to the county governments in the Financial Year 2022/23 to Kshs407.0 billion. We have also complied with the High Court ruling on conditional grants to county governments. In this regard, conditional grants have now been excluded from the Division of Revenue Bill 2022, unlike in the case of last financial year. I note with appreciation that this House has unlocked the stalemate on the County Governments Grants Bill. This Bill will provide a legal framework for transferring conditional grants to the county governments. With regard to the transfer of functions between the national Government and county governments, in order to ensure that the process of transfer of functions between the national and county governments is clearly provided for in law, we are developing a legislation to operationalise 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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