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    "content": "relationship during the legislative approval process of the Budget; the Budget and Appropriations Committee, led by Hon Mutava Musyimi, and the Parliamentary Budget Office, for their constructive engagement and navigating the review process of the Budget Estimates under very tight timelines; all hon. Members of the various Departmental Committees and, in particular, the Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade, chaired by hon. Benjamin Langat, for their commitment and diligent review of the Budget under a very limited time period. My appreciation also goes to the Chair of the Council of the Governors, Hon Isaack Ruto, for the constructive engagement on the budget allocations for county governments. Appreciation also goes to the Board, Management and Staff of Kenya Revenue Authority for their contribution to revenue mobilization – I look forward to better times in the year ahead Appreciation also goes to the Board, Management and Staff of Central Bank of Kenya for their management of monetary policy; I thank the Commission on Revenue Allocation and its Chairperson, for their contributions; the management and staff of the National Treasury, their selflessness dedication to duty and for working behind the scenes for a better Kenya. In particular, I must pay special tribute to the Permanent Secretary to the National Treasury, Mr. Joseph Kinyua, for his unrivaled dedication to public service, spanning over two decades. And finally, I must express sincere gratitude to Kenyans from all parts of the country who offered words of congratulations and support following my appointment to this challenging task of spearheading the economic management of this great nation. In summary the message in this budget is as follows: • Global economic recovery is taking shape but the road ahead is still bumpy. • We must grow our economy faster to draw more youth to employment and meaningfully reduce poverty. To do this, we need to support business to thrive and take up more opportunities. • The second Medium Term Plan of Vision 2030 (currently under preparation) and the priorities of the new Administration will be implemented and budgets will be aligned to it. • We will continue to invest in infrastructure (particularly rail and ports) and in our great resource - the people of Kenya - while taking bold steps to create opportunities for young people. • We will modernize agriculture including opening up at least 1 million acres of new land through irrigation in order to end food insecurity. • We will invest in security and modernize our police force to eliminate crime. • We will seal leakages in our revenue collection system by leveraging on ICT while extending the tax base. • We will engage more youth in business through our revised public procurement regulations and a new framework of delivering financial support. • We will deepen regional integration for our businesses to seize trade opportunities in the region."
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