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    "content": "have Abuja in Nigeria. More missions are proposed for opening like Dakar in Senegal, Djibouti and Rabat in Morocco among others. Now coming to the Budget, I plead with this House that they agree with what we presented to the Budget and Appropriations Committee. I am happy to note that the national security sector had been funded to a tune of Kshs157 billion with the Ministry of Defence having a proposed allocation of Kshs121 million. This may sound big but this is against a resource requirement of Kshs150 billion. The NIS was given a proposed allocation of Kshs36.7 billion against a requirement of the service of Kshs43 billion. The upsurge in the allocation to this sector is in tandem with the security operations expected from these agencies at a time when we face threats of terrorism in our region and all over the world. As I have explained, these allocations are below the resource requirements of the two agencies. We believe that the sector can deliver its mandate given the limited resources we have against the competing needs of our society. These allocations will be utilised to provide a secure environment that is safe and conflict-free to promote public confidence and integrate the various sectors of the economy. I am talking about the Ministry of Defence and the National Intelligence Service put together because, as I said, they both fall under the national security sector and the work they do complement’s each other. A secure environment attracts investment in a country as no investor wants to invest in a troubled and conflict-infested society. That is what the NIS and the Ministry of Defence are trying to achieve. National security is a prerequisite in providing an enabling environment for implementing the flagship projects for Vision 2030, ensuring the exploration of our natural resources for our development, protecting the population and other assets against the ever- growing threat of terrorism. Improved security will also contribute to a better environment of doing business and bring in more tourists. This is, therefore, critical to the survival and development of our country and for the realisation of our national goals, including the Big Four Agenda. We feel that the proposed allocation in the Budget is justified. We may even plead for more resources, if it is possible, because they have a big mandate."
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