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    "id": 1254202,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1254202/?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": "Police Service, Ksh44.3 billion for the National Intelligence Service and Ksh31.3 billion for the Prison Services. I have also proposed Ksh8.8 billion for leasing police motor vehicles. To better equip the National Police Service, I have proposed an initial allocation of Ksh500 million for the police modernisation programme. I will later be requesting this august House for enhanced funding approval once the ongoing discussions on a comprehensive police modernisation programme are concluded. In addition, to step up the war on crime and enhance support to the administration of justice, I propose to the National Assembly to effect a budget allocation of Ksh856 million to equip the National Forensic Laboratory. The improvement of the welfare of our disciplined forces is at the centre of the Kenya Kwanza Administration. To improve housing and accommodation for our Defence Forces, we shall fast track the delivery of staff houses through the Public Private Partnership (PPP) framework. We have already allowed the Kenya Defence Forces to retain the Ksh534 million currently collected from rental income, and apply it towards repayment of houses once complete. In addition, as you are aware, His Excellency the President appointed a task force to review the terms and conditions of service of police officers, the Kenya Prisons Service, and the National Youth Service. We shall be presenting a funding proposal to this House once the discussions are concluded and adopted within government. Other proposed allocations include Ksh2.9 billion for group personal insurance for the National Police Service, the Kenya Prisons Service, and Ksh5.8 billion for medical insurance for the National Police Service and the Kenya Prisons Service. Hon. Speaker, I will now move to protecting vulnerable groups. At the heart of the Government’s development agenda is inclusion in society and employment opportunities for vulnerable members of society. In this regard, I propose to the National Assembly to effect a Budget allocation of Ksh38.2 billion for social protection and affirmative action in this Budget. Out of this proposed allocation, Ksh18 billion will cater for cash transfers to elderly persons, Ksh7.9 billion for orphans and vulnerable children, and Ksh1.2 billion for persons with severe disabilities. To ensure the elderly and other vulnerable groups under the Cash Transfer Programme do not take long waiting for their cash, we will prioritise payment by cash transfers alongside monthly Government payrolls as and when it is due. The proposed allocation to vulnerable members of our society also includes Ksh5.6 billion for the Kenya Hunger Safety Net Programme and Ksh3.3 billion for the Kenya Social and Economic Inclusion Project. In addition, Ksh900 million will go to the Child Welfare Society of Kenya, Ksh400 million to the Presidential Bursary Fund for Orphans, and Ksh459 million for the National Development Fund for Persons with Disabilities. These allocations shall remain ring-fenced from any budgetary rationalisation. They will be fully funded in order to achieve the desired results. Hon. Speaker, let me turn to equity, poverty reduction, women and youth empowerment programmes. The most pressing challenge in our country at the moment is lack of job opportunities for the youths. This has been exacerbated by the hard economic times following several negative shocks explained earlier in this Statement. In order to empower the youth and support businesses owned by youths and women, I propose to the National Assembly to effect a budget allocation of Ksh81.9 billion for these initiatives. The proposed allocations include Ksh13.1 billion for the National Youth Service; Ksh602 million for the Kenya Youth Empowerment and Opportunities Project; Ksh300 million for establishment of Youth Empowerment Centres, and Ksh229.7 million to implement the Vijana Vuka na Afya (VIVA) Youth Programme. To support the film industry, I propose to the National Assembly to effect budget allocations of Ksh100 million to strengthen the film industry in Kenya, Ksh49 million for film location mapping, and Ksh100 million for the Kenya Film School. 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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