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    "id": 728669,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Henry Rotich",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury",
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        "legal_name": "Henry Rotich",
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    "content": "Today, police officers have a comprehensive Medical Insurance Cover and Group Life Insurance Cover. To improve our police welfare, I have allocated Kshs5.1 billion for Police and Prison Officers Medical Insurance Scheme and Kshs1.7 billion for Group Life Insurance for Police. To enhance community security and facilitate timely access to crime scenes, the Government invested in CCTV cameras and improved street lighting in major towns. The cumulative effect of investing in our security has seen a significant reduction in crime. For instance, in Nairobi alone, between 2014 and 2016, cases of robberies fell by 32 percent; motor vehicle thefts fell by 43 percent; and offences targeting individuals, such as muggings, also fell by 27 percent. Hon. Speaker, on better Government and strengthening Government institutions, the implementation of the Constitution and reforms in the parliamentary and judicial areas remain priorities of the Government. In order to strengthen the oversight and legislative role of Parliament and improve access to justice in the Judiciary, I am allocating Kshs36 billion to Parliament and Kshs18.1 billion to the Judiciary in this Budget. As we are all aware, Kenya will be going for elections in August this year. The Government is committed to free and fair elections. In addition to the Kshs19.3 billion in the Financial Year 2016/17 to cater for electoral- related operations, we have allocated an additional Kshs21.4 billion in the Financial Year 2017/2018 to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). The Government continues to prioritise the war against corruption. To this end, the Government has implemented the measures articulated in the National Call to Action Against Corruption, and strengthened various institutions that are mandated to fight corruption. To further support these institutions, I have allocated Kshs 4 billion to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), Kshs2.3 billion to the Department of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Kshs210.7 million to the Assets Recovery Agency, Kshs300 million to Financial Reporting Centre, Kshs 6.7 billion to the Criminal Investigations Services and Kshs 6.1 billion to the Office of the Attorney-General. Everyone has a role to play in the fight against corruption. In this connection, and working with the Government of the United Kingdom, we have traced and recovered Kshs577 million from the Smith and Ouzman case and the Jersey case. The recovered amounts have been used to support the health sector and clean energy generation in the arid and semi-arid areas. To date, approximately Kshs3 billion of corruptly acquired assets have either been recovered or preserved for recovery. No previous Governments have gone this far in the fight against corruption. To further fight graft, late last year and early this month, His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta assented to the Bribery Act 2016, and the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) Act 2017, respectively. This introduced tough sanctions against individuals guilty of economic crimes. Our support for devolution is clear. In the Financial Year 2017/18, the National Treasury will be supporting county governments to enhance their own-sources of revenue thereby strengthening their ability to offer better services to the public. To facilitate this, a policy has been finalised together with a legislative framework which I intend to submit to Parliament shortly. Hon. Speaker, in the Financial Year 2017/2018, we are providing to the counties Kshs291.1 billion as shareable revenue and another Kshs38 billion conditional allocations, which includes support from our development partners. This brings the total allocation to the county 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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