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    "id": 1623079,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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    "content": "As we talk about the figure of Ksh465 billion, let us also consider the total amount of Ksh474 billion that is going to our county governments. This includes the shareable revenue through the Division of Revenue, as well as additional county allocations and grants, totalling Ksh 69.8 billion. Even as we mediate these matters, we should do so with a sense of balance and rationalisation, so that we do not sink our country into further debt. Hon. Temporary Speaker, in support of our Judiciary, the Budget and Appropriations Committee has been very magnanimous in its support for the other arms of government. A significant amount of funding is being allocated to the Executive, the Judiciary and Parliament. The Budget and Appropriations Committee has made rational decisions to ensure that the Judiciary is adequately resourced to fulfil its role of delivering justice to Kenyans. They have allocated approximately Ksh 27 billion to the Judiciary, of which about Ksh 0.8 billion is designated for the Judicial Service Commission. The allocation comprises Ksh23.8 billion for recurrent expenditure and an additional Ksh2 billion for development purposes. The development funding aims to ensure the completion of all the Court buildings that have stalled across the country. Since I mentioned Honourable Doctor Nyikal, who is among the most diligent Members of this House and serves as the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health, I would like to highlight some of the challenges that have hindered the Social Health Authority and the implementation of Taifa Care. Hon. (Dr) Nyikal will tell you that these challenges have primarily stemmed from inadequate resources allocated to the primary healthcare fund. I am happy to see that in these estimates, Ksh13 billion has now been earmarked for the primary health care fund. Furthermore, Ksh10 billion is allocated to the Emergency Chronic and Critical Illnesses Fund, Ksh23 billion for global funds related to HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria, Ksh16.6 billion for the coordination of universal health coverage, and Ksh10 billion to support national immunisation efforts. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I mention these figures because of the situation in the United States of America and the global funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). We have ensured that we are adequately resourcing our Ministry of Health to guarantee that our programmes addressing HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, and the coordination of national immunisation efforts do not falter due to a lack of funding from our donor community. These amounts have been set aside to cushion the health sector. In closing, I would like to confirm that universal health coverage under Taifa Care is functioning effectively. I am so happy that today, Kenyans do not need to be told by politicians if SHA is working; they are testifying in their villages about how their neighbours and relatives have had their bills catered for. I want to tell Kenyans that with an additional Ksh13 billion allocated to the primary healthcare fund, all they need to do is visit their primary healthcare facility, provided that their governor has enrolled that facility under the Social Health Authority."
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