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    "content": "POLICY RESOLUTIONS RELATING TO THE ANNUAL ESTIMATES FOR THE FY 2019/2020 (i) THAT, the Kshs. 4.6 billion allocated to the Ministry of Health for the rollout of Universal Health Care to the 43 Counties be released only upon provision of a summative report on the progress of the Universal Health Care rollout in the 4 pilot counties; (ii) THAT, the National Assembly Health Committee and the Senate Standing Committee on Health jointly come up with a framework for oversighting the level five hospitals, in particular, to ensure that projects funded by conditional grants are properly implemented; (iii) THAT, the National Treasury comes up with a framework for the completion of stalled projects by October 1, 2019; (iv) THAT, the House considers amending the Public Finance Management Act, 2012 to put sanctions and penalise any Ministry, Department or Agency that fails to settle outstanding commitments, or that commits Government when there are inadequate provisions; (v) THAT, the State Department for Early Learning and Basic Education should conduct an infrastructural audit in all public schools within the next three months to identify infrastructural gaps and prepare a plan of action aimed at ensuring the distribution of the funds is equitable and priority accorded to schools located in rural areas. Further, the State Department should submit quarterly reports on how infrastructural funds have been utilised; (vi) THAT, the State Department for Vocational and Technical Training, the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government and the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NGCDF) management should initiate modalities within the next three months to ensure that the stalled Technical Training Institutes (TTIs) projects are completed; (vii) THAT, funds earmarked for relief food should be budgeted for under the Ministry of Devolution to ensure adequate and timely planning and distribution of the requisite money and relief food to Kenyans in need throughout the year; (viii) THAT, beginning FY 2019/20, the Controller of Budget reports on non-financial performance in its quarterly budget implementation reports to facilitate proper oversight by Parliament and the county assemblies as per the constitutional requirements; (ix) THAT, the responsible Cabinet Secretaries ensure that regulations on the Cherry Revolving Fund under the State Department for Cooperatives as well as the Ajira Fund under the State Department of ICT are developed and fast tracked in order to ensure proper operationalisation of the Funds, and are submitted to Parliament for consideration before the end of the 1st quarter of the FY 2019/20; (x) THAT, the State Department responsible for sports prepares and submits its planned activities and expenditure plans which will be funded by the proceeds from the Sports, Arts and Social Development Fund for pre-budget scrutiny by the relevant committee in the next budget process; (xi) THAT, starting July 1, 2019, the National Tree Planting Campaign Project be implemented by way of an inter-sectoral approach, and undertaken by institutions with the technical know-how such as the Kenya Forest Service, through community forest associations, Kenya Water Towers Agency and the Kenya Forestry Research Institute, instead of being a project exclusive to the headquarters of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry; (xii) THAT, the Cross-County Bulk Water and Sanitation Programme be rolled out in a manner that promotes equitable distribution of water resources throughout the country; The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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