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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": "148,465 units under active construction across the remaining 43 counties. As part of the programme, the Government is also supporting the development of institutional housing for the uniformed services and students. These efforts have created over 250,000 direct and indirect jobs for Kenyans. In addition, over Ksh11 billion has been ring-fenced for Jua Kali and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to support local fabrication of steel doors, windows and other construction materials. Sixthly, to drive digital transformation and inclusion, the Government has expanded the last mile fibre-optic connectivity to 13,590 kilometres in 2025 up from 8,900 kilometres in 2022, which is an increase of 53 per cent. The government has also established 285 digital hubs across the country, and increased the number of digitised Government services from 350 in 2022 to 20,985 in 2025 through integration with the e-Citizen and mobile platforms, ensuring seamless access for all Kenyans. Seventh, to promote access to reliable and competitive energy, the Government has expanded energy generation by installing an additional 167 megawatts of electricity from 3,076 megawatts in 2022 to 3,243 megawatts in 2025. This has enabled the connection of 932,839 more customers to electricity. The system peak has increased from 2,149 megawatts of electricity in July 2022 to 2,316 megawatts of electricity in February 2025. The total number of customers connected to electricity has increased to 10 million in 2025 from 8.9 million in 2022. Eighth, to boost education and training outcomes in the country as a tool for creating equality in society, the Government has invested significant resources and implemented radical changes in the education sector, including: 1. Resolving the uncertainty surrounding the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). 2. Launching of the Kenya Education Management Information System to consolidate all existing student registers from early childhood development to institutions of higher learning into a single centralised database. 3. Rolling out a new student-focused higher education model with special emphasis on students from vulnerable families. 4. Recruitment of 76,000 teachers, including for Junior Secondary School, to improve the teacher-student ratio. Ninth, to enhance domestic and regional connectivity, boost rural productivity, improve urban informal settlements and reduce urban congestion, the Government has constructed an additional 1,574 kilometres of roads and 129 bridges from 2022 to April 30, 2025. Further, the Government has rehabilitated an additional 212 kilometres of roads and periodically maintained 126,177 kilometres of roads. Tenth, the Government has also made significant progress in expanding social protection through the Inua Jamii cash transfer programme. From 2022 to 2025, the number of households with orphans and vulnerable children receiving support has increased by 65 per cent to 428,421. Additionally, persons living with disabilities registered for support grew by 34 per cent to 59,637. The number of senior citizens aged 70 years and above registered for social protection also rose by 66 per cent to over 1.2 million. These efforts have provided stable incomes to the beneficiaries and reduced their dependency on relatives, enhancing their dignity and quality of life. Hon. Speaker, notwithstanding these achievements, we are aware that a lot remains to be done to address the pressing challenges facing Kenyans. In this year's budget-making process, we accorded Kenyans an opportunity to share their views on how to address the economic challenges facing our country. In my various engagements at open barazas and in the media, Kenyans have been very resolute in voicing their concerns that include over-taxation and high cost of living, unemployment, need for protection of the poor and vulnerable, and 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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