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"content": "aside for this purpose. To further support the development of the blue economy, I have allocated Kshs300 million for aquaculture technology development and innovation transfers. Hon. Speaker, Kenya has great potential to leverage its marine resources for purposes of creating wealth and employment. In this effort, the Government proposes a Coastal Fisheries Revival Package to facilitate primary, secondary and ancillary marine fisheries processing and production. This package will include strengthened enforcement measures to curb illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in Kenya’s Exclusive Economic Zone and support for a robust National Eat More Fish Campaign. I will later propose tax incentives to support the blue economy. Hon. Speaker, the Jubilee Government promised to connect every county to Fibre Optic Technology and improve service delivery through the use of Information Communication and Technology (ICT), in order to ease access to information by all Kenyans. Today, every county headquarters is connected to the fibre optic network, raising the number of internet users. As a result, Kenyans access Government services through Huduma Centres and other digital platforms with ease and at a reduced cost. Hon. Speaker, to further enhance service delivery by Government agencies, I have set aside Kshs300 million for Single Window Support Project; and Kshs0.15 billion for continued roll out of Integrated Financial Management Information Systems (IFMIS) to counties. Hon. Speaker, Kenya is set to benefit from the establishment of the Kenya Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) at Konza Technopolis with the support of South Korea. The establishment in Kenya of this world class Science and Technology Research University will enhance the quality of higher learning while nurturing a technologically advanced population producing creative young talents. Accordingly, Hon. Speaker, I have allocated Kshs600 million to development at Konza Technopolis. Hon. Speaker, Kenya remains a water-scarce country, with water coverage of 58 percent, sewerage of 25 percent and less than 1,000 cubic metres per capita of renewable freshwater resources. Hon. Speaker, to bridge the water gap, several water supply projects were completed in the last financial year among them Narok, Masinga Kitui, Maua Phase I, Kisumu, Mombasa Lot I, Nyahururu, Othaya, Mukurweini and Lamu Island, further giving access to clean water to 950,000 people. On water storage, the Government has completed Kiserian dam while the construction of Itare dam, targeted to serve Nakuru County is on-going. Hon. Speaker, to further enhance and sustain measures to control floods, harvest rain and store water, I have allocated a total of Kshs36.7 billion for Water Resource Management; Water and Sewerage Infrastructure Development; Dam Construction; National Water Harvesting and Ground Water Exploitation; and Kshs500 million for Water for Schools. Hon. Speaker, in recent times, Kenyans in many parts of the country have faced severe drought resulting in crop failure and water shortages. The Government has released funds to relevant implementing Ministries to undertake drought mitigation measures. Specifically, the national Government has disbursed a total of Kshs7.3 billion while county governments have provided Kshs2 billion to cater for a doubling of food rations, cash transfers, scaling up of water trucking and storage for people, livestock and wildlife, distribution of water bowsers, repair and rehabilitation of boreholes and fuel subsidy for the boreholes. Hon. Speaker, the plan to develop 20,000 new housing units for the police is underway. I have allocated Kshs1.4 billion for construction of 1,500 housing units for police and Kenya Prisons in Nairobi. Under an initial phase involving the private sector using alternative 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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