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"speaker_name": "Hon. John Mbadi",
"speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for The National Treasury and Economic Planning",
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"content": "Development Fund (NG-CDF), Ksh9.6 billion for the Equalisation Fund to finance programmes in identified marginalised areas and Ksh15.9 billion for the Kenya Devolution Support Programme II. To stimulate tourism growth, sports, culture, recreation and arts in order to harness national pride, empower the youth and position Kenya as a regional beacon of talent and heritage, I have proposed an allocation of Ksh29.7 billion to support sports, culture, recreation as well as tourism. This proposed allocation includes Ksh13.5 billion for the Sports, Arts and Social Development Fund, Ksh2.3 billion to establish an automation and digitisation system for the Sports Registrar, Ksh241 million for the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) to enable Kenya to remain competitive in athletics and other sports, Ksh402 million for Sports Kenya, Ksh245 million for the Kenya Academy of Sports, Ksh8.2 billion for the Tourism Fund and Ksh4.8 billion for the Tourism Promotion Fund. On environmental protection, water and natural resources, to safeguard natural ecosystems, ensure sustainable water use and tackle the impact of climate change, I have proposed an allocation of Ksh10.7 billion for forest resources conservation and management, Ksh1.6 billion for forest research and development, Ksh3.7 billion for environment management and protection, Ksh11.5 billion for the Kenya Financing Locally-Led Climate Action Project (FLLOCA), Ksh1.6 billion for the Kenya Meteorological Service, Ksh13.2 billion for wildlife security, conservation and management and Ksh953 million for wildlife research and development. In addition, I have proposed an allocation of Ksh1.1 billion for human-wildlife conflict compensation and Ksh950 million for wildlife insurance. I have also proposed an allocation of Ksh26.8 billion for water and sewerage infrastructure development. Out of this, Ksh16.5 billion will go to water resource management and Ksh1.9 billion for water storage and flood control. In addition, I have proposed Ksh15 billion for irrigation and land reclamation and Ksh266 million for water harvesting and storage for irrigation. To improve governance and sustain the fight against corruption to enhance good governance, intensify the fight against corruption and entrench integrity and accountability in public service delivery, I have proposed Ksh4.5 billion for the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), Ksh4.5 billion for the Office of Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), Ksh5.3 billion for the State Law Office and Ksh8.7 billion for the Office of the Auditor- General. In addition, to enhance the oversight and legislative role of Parliament, I propose an allocation of Ksh48 billion for Parliament. To enable administration of justice, I propose an allocation of Ksh27.8 billion for the Judiciary. Let me turn to allocation to county governments. To support devolution, county governments will receive Ksh405.1 billion in the 2025/2026 Financial Year as the equitable share of revenue raised nationally, an increase of Ksh17.6 billion from Ksh387.4 billion in the 2024/2025 Financial Year. The Ksh405.1 billion represents 25.8 per cent of the most recently audited revenues for the Financial Year 2020/2021, way higher than the minimum of 15 per cent prescribed in Article 203(2) of the Constitution. In order to ensure food and nutrition security, infrastructure development, improved water and sanitation systems, among others, the county governments will receive an additional Ksh69.8 billion as additional allocations."
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