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"speaker_name": "Mr. Rotich",
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"content": "jobs and training opportunities. Also, the Government will develop a subsidy programme to employers that will lower the cost of hiring young people without work experience within the shortest time possible. Under consideration is a tax rebate to tax-compliant businesses and NGOs who hire inexperienced youth graduating from our educational institutions. Hon. Members, the new administration intends to make the public procurement process play a leading role in driving growth, creating quality jobs and reducing poverty in our economy. Under the new administration, we are reforming the public procurement to reduce the turnaround time to complete a procurement process and make it less cumbersome, more transparent and supportive to our economic transformation agenda. In this regard, I have proposed amendments to the procurement law: First, to enhance the preference and reservation for youth, women and persons with disability, from 10 percent to 30 percent; second, to accord exclusive preferences to local firms that manufacture, assemble, grow, extract or mine goods in priority areas such as construction materials and related supplies, furniture, motor vehicles and foodstuffs in a programme called Buy Kenya, Build Kenya ; and third, to reduce the time it takes to initiate and award a tender to no more than 30 days. I expect these measures to be strictly observed by procuring entities and in particular State corporations, national Government and county governments in order to give momentum to economic growth and employment creation. Hon. Members, education, health and social protection play an important role in our development effort. In line with the new administration’s priorities in this sector, I have allocated sufficient resources to finance various interventions. We are, under the guidance of Secretary for Education, improving the quality and transforming our educational system for knowledge-based economy. In view of this, we have allocated Kshs10.3 billion towards Free Primary Education(FPE) and Kshs2.6 billion for school feeding programmes, Kshs20.9 billion for Free Day Secondary Education (FDSE) and Kshs1.17 billion for secondary schools bursary. I have also set aside Kshs800 million to upgrade the national schools and another Kshs4.9 billion has been allocated for higher education loans and Kshs826 million for youth polytechnics. Further, the Government has prioritised transforming the educational system to e- teaching and e-learning. When fully implemented the policy will reduce the cost of buying and replacing text books, and improve access to information, communication and technology in schools and households. We have in the medium term allocated a total of Kshs53.2 billion for deployment of 1.35 million laptops to class one pupils, development of digital content, and building capacity of teachers and rolling out computer laboratory for Class Four to Class Eight in all schools throughout the country. This translates to Kshs17.4 billion each financial year starting this coming Financial Year 2013/14. Hon. Members, building a prosperous Kenya demands substantial investment in a healthy and productive population. In this regard, the national Government, working hand-in-hand with county governments, is committed to ensuring the highest attainable standards of health. Under the able leadership of Secretary for Health, we will achieve this objective by; among other interventions:"
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