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"speaker_name": "Mr. Kimunya",
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"content": "We will also strengthen our financial and debt management system and improve efficiency in public procurement through price-referencing and cost-benchmarking to ensure value for money. On our strategy to reduce insecurity, to strengthen property rights and protect the lives and 1144 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES June 12, 2008 property in order to facilitate private sector growth, this Budget allocates additional funds to the Police Force for purchase of modern crime fighting equipment, recruitment of additional officers and for upward salary adjustments. To further compliment the efforts of police in fighting crime, we will also introduce to this House the Organized Crimes Bill to contain the emergence of organised groups, gangs and militia which bode ill for our society. We will also be seeking the support of the House for the passage of the Anti-Money Laundering Bill. The internal security of our country is central to our social economic wellbeing. Last year, the Government improved significantly the terms of the disciplined forces to ensure sustained high morale. However, provisions of adequate quality housing for our disciplined forces, especially the police force, Administration Police and the Prisons Department has been a serious challenge. To increase access to housing for disciplined forces, we will spend in excess of Kshs2 billion on their housing project this year. Mr. Speaker, Sir, accelerating and deepening governance reforms is critical for consolidating the gains we have registered in the recent past and, especially, in creating an enabling environment for the private sector to play a leading role towards achieving Vision 2030 objectives. In this regard, we propose to implement various governance reforms within the framework of governance strategy for growth, poverty reduction and equity. Several milestones will continue to be targeted under the priority measures set out in the annual governance action plan. Those targets include further strengthening of governance and anti-corruption institutions, enhancing the capacity to prosecute, faster disposal of cases and providing a framework for disposal of the recovered assets. It also includes facilitating transparency and public access to information and deepening privatisation programmes to further scale down the role of Government in economic activities that can be efficiently and effectively performed by the private sector. On measures to promote science, technology and innovation, increasing the productivity of our capital and labour will be a key element in realising our global objectives. Therefore, in line with our Vision 2030, science, technology and innovation will play an important role in driving our growth through promotion of efficiency, productivity and competitiveness. To entrench a culture of science, technology and innovation in our society, the Coalition Government will table in this House several proposals including, among others, a National Policy for Science, Technology and Innovation, a Bill to upgrade the National Council of Science and Technology to the National Commission of Science and Technology and the creation of the National Science Foundation and National Innovation Agency. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Government also fully recognises the critical role that Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) can play as catalysts for our economic transformation and industrialisation. To this end, we will develop appropriate industrial technologies to facilitate small micro-enterprises growth, expand business incubation services to support over 100 additional enterprises and create 100 software development enterprises. To demonstrate our commitment to facilitating participation of all Kenyans, both small and big, in expanding the economic opportunities, I have allocated an amount of Kshs300 million towards industrial innovation and piloting programme covering the following areas:- (i) A fish-leather processing pilot project in Kisumu, Homa Bay and Migori."
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