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"speaker_name": "Amb. Ukur Yatani",
"speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary, National Treasury and Planning",
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"content": "Let me now turn to the highlights of the Government spending priorities in the coming financial year. In light of the revenue challenges and significant expenditure demands, spending in the FY 2022/23 will focus on supporting economic recovery and the Big Four Agenda to ensure the highest impact to the wellbeing of Kenyans. The proposed total programme spending for the FY 2022/23 amounts to Kshs3.3 trillion. As I mentioned earlier, the Government is implementing the third Economic Stimulus Programme of Kshs30.1 billion to accelerate the pace of economic growth realised so far. To further enhance the ongoing, I propose a total of Kshs20.6 billion in this Budget to support implementation of various activities. Out of this, Kshs2.1 billion is for youth empowerment and employment creation under the Kazi Mtaani Programme, Kshs8.2 billion for improving education outcomes, Kshs1.3 billion for improving health outcomes, Kshs5.8 billion for improving environment, water and sanitation facilities, Kshs1.5 billion for fertiliser subsidy, and Kshs1.6 billion for enhancing liquidity to businesses. To support implementation of the projects and programmes under the Big Four Agenda, I have proposed a total of Kshs146.8 billion. We have continued to strengthen our health care systems in our quest for universal health coverage. Better health outcomes depend on the coverage. Better health outcomes depend on the availability, accessibility, and capacity of health workers to deliver quality services anchored on well-equipped and provisioned health care facilities. Towards this end, the Government has implemented various initiatives in laying ground for achieving the goal of 100 per cent health insurance coverage. Key among these initiatives are the free maternity programme dubbed Linda Mama, which currently benefits over one million mothers annually, increasing the total number of health workers in the public and private sector, investment in health infrastructure and development of a digital health platform to support effective monitoring of the health sector. In addition, the Government enacted the NHIF (Amendment) Act which provides for establishment of a centralised healthcare provider management system to ensure efficient management and payment of claims as well as data collection. To further enhance the realisation of the Universal Health Coverage, I propose to allocate Kshs146.8 billion to the health sector to support various programmes aimed at improving health outcomes. Of this amount, Kshs62.3 billion will fund activities and programmes for the attainment of Universal Health Coverage. Specific allocations for various activities and programmes include Kshs7 billion for purchase of COVID-19 vaccines and related expenditures, Kshs4.1 billion for free maternity health care, Kshs5.2 billion for the managed eequipment services as well as Kshs1.8 billion to provide medical cover to the elderly and severely disabled persons in our society. To lower cases of HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis in the country, Kshs16.2 billion has been recommended for the purpose. To enhance vaccines and immunisations programme, I propose allocation of Kshs5.2 billion. To further improve health service delivery, Kshs18.1 billion has been proposed for the Kenyatta National Hospital, Kshs11.7 billion for the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kshs7.7 billion for the Kenya Medical Training College, Kshs2.9 billion for the Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kshs1.1 billion for the construction of the Kenya National Hospital Burns and Paediatric Centre, Kshs1.2 billion for procurement of family planning and reproductive health commodities, Kshs300 million for procurement of cyber knife radiotherapy equipment, Kshs1.3 billion for construction of cancer centre at Kisii Level 5 Hospital, and Kshs619 million for procurement of equipment at the National Blood Transfusion Services. In 2013, the Government embarked on a plan to provide decent and affordable houses for Kenyans. This was envisaged to create additional jobs, provide market for manufacturers as well as suppliers and raise the contribution of real estate and construction sectors to the GDP. To 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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