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    "id": 1254192,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1254192/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Njuguna Ndung’u",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary, National Treasury and Economic Planning",
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    "content": "The Kenya Kwanza Administration is committed and determined to realise the constitutional rights to health in the shortest time period by delivering a Universal Health Coverage (UHC) system. This entails promoting access to quality and affordable healthcare through the UHC programme. Towards this end, I propose to the National Assembly to effect a budget allocation of Ksh141.2 billion to the health sector to support various programmes aimed at supporting UHC. Specific proposed allocations for the various activities and programmes include Ksh18.4 billion for the UHC, Ksh3.7 billion for the Kenya COVID-19 Emergency Response Project, Ksh4.1 billion for Free Maternity Healthcare, Ksh5.9 billion for the Managed Equipment Services (MES) as well as Ksh1.7 billion to provide medical cover for the elderly and severely disabled persons in our society. To lower cases of HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, Ksh24.8 billion is proposed under the Global Fund, and Ksh4.6 billion to enhance vaccines and immunisation programmes. To promote early diagnosis and management of cancer and reduce the burden of treatment among Kenyans, I propose to the National Assembly to effect a Budget allocation of Ksh1.9 billion for construction of Cancer Centre at Kisii Level 5 hospital, Ksh500 million for strengthening of cancer centre management at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), and an additional Ksh155 million is proposed for the establishment of regional cancer centres."
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