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    "id": 1438665,
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    "speaker_name": "Prof. Njuguna Ndung’u",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning",
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    "content": "million for the construction of industrial research laboratories and Ksh114.3 million for the Constituency Industrial Development Centres. I will now turn to improving security. Enhanced national security creates an enabling environment for businesses to thrive, while aiding faster economic recovery. In this regard, I have proposed an allocation of Ksh377.5 billion to support the operations of the National Police Service (NPS), Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), National Intelligence Service (NIS) and Kenya Prisons Service. The proposed allocations include Ksh173.1 billion for KDF, Ksh110.6 billion for NPS, Ksh46.3 billion for NIS and Ksh32.7 billion for Kenya Prisons Service. I have proposed an allocation of Ksh13.9 billion to cater for leasing police motor vehicles and the modernisation programme. To step up the war on crime and embrace support to administration of justice, I have proposed Ksh918.4 million to equip the National Forensic Laboratory. As a caring Government, we shall continue to protect the vulnerable members of our society. I have in this regard proposed an allocation of Ksh31.3 billion for social protection and affirmative actions in this Budget. Out of this allocation, Ksh18.6 billion will cater for cash transfers to elderly persons, Ksh7.9 billion for orphans and vulnerable children and Ksh1.2 billion for persons living with severe disabilities. The proposed allocation includes Ksh1.5 billion for the Kenya Hunger Safety Net Programme and Ksh1.9 billion for the Kenya Social and Economic Inclusion Project. In addition, Ksh815 million will go to Child Welfare Society of Kenya, Ksh400 million to the Presidential Bursary for the Orphans, Ksh600.1 million for National Council for Persons Living with Disabilities, Ksh100 million for the National Albinism Support Programme and Ksh100 million for National Autism Support Programme. Let me turn to equity, poverty reduction, women and youth empowerment. Hon. Speaker, the most pressing challenge in our country at the moment is lack of job opportunities for the youth. This has been exacerbated by the multiple shocks that have hit our economy. In order to empower the youth and support businesses owned by the youth and women, I have proposed Ksh89.5 billion for those initiatives. This allocation includes Ksh10.4 billion for the National Youth Service (NYS), Ksh1.1 billion for the Kenya Youth Empowerment Programme, Ksh200 million for the Youth Enterprise Development Fund, Ksh162.5 billion for the Centre for Entrepreneurship, Ksh230 million for the establishment of youth empowerment centres and Ksh2.7 million to National Youth Opportunity Towards Advancement (NYOTA). In addition, I have proposed Ksh649.8 million to strengthen the film industry in Kenya. The Government is committed to ensuring increased income for our women through employment creation and supporting women-led enterprises. To empower our women further, I have proposed Ksh182.8 million to the Women Enterprise Fund (WEF) and Ksh3.5 billion for the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF)."
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