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"speaker_name": "Mr. Raila",
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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, as part of the ongoing austerity measures, the Government has imposed the following measures for official travel outside the country. (i) Limited official delegations to a maximum of three for general missions and six for missions to negotiate financial agreements for funding of development programmes. Should there arise a need for the delegation to be larger, authority should be sought from the Permanent Secretary, Secretary to the Cabinet and Head of Public Service. (ii) Government has rationalized class of air travel as follows. 1. All Cabinet Ministers use First Class. 2. Assistant Ministers, Permanent Secretaries, Parastatal Heads and other officers in job group “S” use Business Class. 3. All other officers use Economy Class. With the exception of Ministers, Assistant Ministers and Permanent Secretaries, all public servants travelling locally and within the East African Region use Economy Class. 4. In all cases, procurement of air tickets is done using the cheapest available option and the most direct and economical route. On the basis of the information available so far, I am able to provide a breakdown of the number of international trips, cost of travel and accommodation expenses for the following 37 Ministries out of a total of 40 Ministries. 1. On the Ministry of Trade, the total cost of the official foreign travel made by one Deputy Prime Minister, three Cabinet Ministers and three Assistant Ministers including their delegations stand at Kshs23.4 million. I am rounding off the figures. 2. Ministry of Finance spent Kshs193.6 million. This amount excludes accommodation and other expenses which we are still getting relevant information on. 3. The total expenditure on the Ministry of Energy is Kshs30 million. 4. Ministry of Water and Irrigation spent Kshs37 million. 5. On the Ministry of Livestock Development, the cost of trips by the Minister is Kshs7 million and the Assistant Minister, Kshs649,650. We are yet to get information on the cost of foreign trips for the period of 2008 and 2010. 6. The Ministry of Co-operative Development and Marketing spent Kshs14.5 million. 7. Ministry of State for Immigration and Registration of Persons spent Kshs5 million and Kshs999.5 for the Minister and Assistant respectively. 8. Ministry of State for Public Service - Kshs42.5 million. 9. Ministry of State for the Development of Northern Kenya and other Arid Lands - Kshs12 million. 10. Ministry of State for National Heritage and Culture - Kshs3.6 million. 11. Ministry of State for Special Programmes - Kshs17.6 million. 12. Ministry of Agriculture - Kshs47.5 million. 13. Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Kshs27.5 million. 14. Ministry of Fisheries Development - Kshs5.4 million. 15. Ministry of East African Community - Kshs70.9 million. 16. Ministry of Education - Kshs38.2 million. 17. Ministry of Medical Services - Kshs32.5 million. 18. Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation - Kshs16.8 million. 19. Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife - Kshs14.5 million. 20. Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Development - Kshs12 million. 21. Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology - Kshs46.9 million. 22. Ministry of Housing - Kshs14.1 million. 23. Ministry of Industrialization - Kshs7.5 million. 24. Ministry of Information and Communications - Kshs12.2 million. 25. Ministry of Labour - Kshs27 million. 26. Ministry of Lands - Kshs3.9 million. 27. Ministry of Public Works - Kshs967,000. 28. Ministry of Roads - Kshs20.6 million. 29. Ministry of Transport - Kshs8.5 million. 30. The State Law Office - Kshs33 million. 31. Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources - Kshs36.9 million. 32. Ministry of Nairobi Metropolitan Development - Kshs44.8 million. 33. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports - Kshs15.3 million. 34. Ministry of State for Planning and National Development and Vision 2030 - Kshs35.5 million. 35. Ministry of State for Defence - Kshs30.4 million. 36. Office of the Prime Minister - Kshs133 million. 37. The Office of the President has asked for more time to compile details and the costs of foreign trips by His Excellency the President. 38. The Office of the Vice President has asked for more time to compile details on the cost of foreign trips by the Vice-President. 39. Other Ministries: The Deputy Prime Ministers, Ministry of Local Government, Ministry of Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs, Ministry of Regional Development Authorities and Ministry of Tourism are in the process of making available relevant information. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in conclusion I wish to add the following: Whenever the President, the Prime Minister and the Vice-President travel abroad their delegations include their immediate aides, other Ministers, officials of other Ministries, security officers and in some cases representatives of the private sector. Foreign travel by Government officials should not be measured by the cost of air fare and accomodation but by what is achieved in the broader picture during those visits. The cost of air fares and accomodation are matters that are influenced by factors beyond the control of the Government such as the international oil prices, the cost of living in various countries, et cetera. Mr. Speaker, Sir, international travel is an essential part of Government work and processes. It is not a luxury or an activity that can be avoided in the functioning of any Government. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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