Monday 2 June 2014
FACTS AND FIGURES HOW THE GOVT HAS PLANNED TO SPEND YOUR TAX.....kenyan daily digest
FACTS: THE NEXT YEAR OF JUBILEE IN FIGURES AND REAL TRANSFORMATION
1. Food Security and Agriculture:
Kshs.9.5bn has been invested for on-going irrigationprojects countrywide and transformation of agriculture from subsistence to productivecommercial farming covering about 1 million acres. This includes KSh. 3.5 bn allocated to theGalana Irrigation Project. Other key allocations are as follows:
KSh. 3bn for inputs subsidy KSh. 2.7 bn for Strategic Grain Reserves
KSh. 1 bn for fisheries development
KSh. 0.7 bn for the revival of the Kenya Meat Commission
KSh. 0.3bn for the revival of the Pyrethrum sector
KSh. 0.3 bn for Free Disease Zone
2 Roads &Transport and Logistics: Investment for infrastructure development has been
ROADS KSh. 41 bn for on-going road construction
KSh. 22.4 bn for road maintenance
KSh. 42.3 bn for foreign financed roads
KSh. 1 bn for decongestion of road junctions in Nairobi
KSh. 10 bn for new roads
RAIL
KSh. 19.4 bn for Standard Gauge Rail
KSh. 3.5 bn for JKIA Commuter rail
PORTS
KSh. 1.65 bn for on-going upgrading of Kisumu and Isiolo Airports, and construction of 3 new Airports(Mandera, Malindi and Suneka)
KSh. 1.3 bn for enhancing security at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
KSh. 0.6 bn for replacement of ferriesEnergy
KSh. 10.0bn for Geothermal Development
KSh.23.0 bn for Power Transmission
KSh. 10.6 bn for Rural Electrification Programme
KSh. 22.4 bn for road maintenance
KSh. 42.3 bn for foreign financed roads
KSh. 1 bn for decongestion of road junctions in Nairobi
KSh. 10 bn for new roads
RAIL
KSh. 19.4 bn for Standard Gauge Rail
KSh. 3.5 bn for JKIA Commuter rail
PORTS
KSh. 1.65 bn for on-going upgrading of Kisumu and Isiolo Airports, and construction of 3 new Airports(Mandera, Malindi and Suneka)
KSh. 1.3 bn for enhancing security at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
KSh. 0.6 bn for replacement of ferriesEnergy
KSh. 10.0bn for Geothermal Development
KSh.23.0 bn for Power Transmission
KSh. 10.6 bn for Rural Electrification Programme
19. Flood Control and Water Harvesting: to enhance and sustain measures to controlfloods and harvest rain water, the following activities have been allocated funds as follows:
KSh.8.2 bn for construction of water pans and dams
KSh. 4.1 bn for water supply and sanitation
KSh. 1.5 bn for environmental protection conservation and management
20. Enhanced Security for Investment, Growth and Employment: Security is necessaryfor encouraging investment, accelerating economic growth and creating more jobs for our youth.To this end, the following allocation has been provided:
Ksh.6.7.for lease financing of police motor vehicle and aircraft
ksh3.3bn for security operations
KSh.2.9 bn for Recruitment of 10,000 Police/APs
KSh. 3.5 bn for Police Equipment
KSh. 1.6 bn for Police Medical Insurance Scheme
KSh. 1.8 bn for Control and Command centre
KSh.1.3 bn for Police/APs Houses
KSh 1.8 bn for Anti-Poaching
Ksh. 6.1 bn for AMISOM
Enhancing Access and Transforming the Educational System through e-Teaching
and e-Learning:
A total of KShs.17.4bn has been proposed for deployment of laptops toschools, development of digital content, building capacity of teachers and rolling out computerlaboratory for class 4 to class 8 in all schools throughout the country.
Other key allocations inbasic education, tertiary and higher education are as follows:
A total of KShs.17.4bn has been proposed for deployment of laptops toschools, development of digital content, building capacity of teachers and rolling out computerlaboratory for class 4 to class 8 in all schools throughout the country.
Other key allocations inbasic education, tertiary and higher education are as follows:
KSh.28.2 bn for free day secondary education
KSh.13.5 bn for free primary education
KSh. 2.3 bn for recruiting additional 5,000 teachers
KSh. 5.5 bn for Commuter Allowance Phase II
KSh. 2 bn for promotion of teachers
KSh.6.4 bn for technical training institutes
KSh. 0.4 bn for Sanitary towels for girls in school
KSh.2.3 bn School feeding programme
KSh. 5.7 bn for Higher Education Loans Board
KSh. 55.0 bn for University Education -
22. Quality and Accessible Health Care Services for all Kenyans:We have allocatedKSh. 10.5bn for free access to primary health care in dispensaries, maternal health care, leasingmedical equipment, and internship programme. This is allocated as follows:
KSh.4.0 bn is for free access to maternal health
KSh.3.0 bn for lease financing of health care equipment
KSh. 3 bn for Kenya Medical Training Centres
KSh. 8.4 bn for Kenyatta National Hospital
KSh. 5.2 bn for Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital
KSh. 1.7 bn for Kenya Medical Research Institute
KSh. 2.4 bn for doctors/clinical officers/nurses internship programme
KSh. 0.67 bn National Aids Council
KSh.0.7 bn for free access to all health centres and dispensaries
KSh. 0.3 bn for slum health care programme
Equity, Poverty Reduction and Social Protection for Vulnerable Groups:
The plight of the less disadvantaged in society, combat poverty, and promote equity, the socialprotection safety net in form of cash transfer has been enhanced. In addition an allocation for theequalization fund, Constituency Development Fund (CDF), and Affirmative Action for SocialDevelopment has been set aside as follows:
KSh. 27.97 bn for CDF
KSh. 2.03 bn for Affirmative Action for Social Development
KSh. 3.4 bn for Equalization Fund (see Annex II)
KSh.7.2 bn is for orphans and vulnerable children;
KSh. 4.9 bn for elder persons;
KSh. 0.8 bn for those with extreme disability
KSh. 0.3 bn for other disabled persons under coverage of cash transfer;
KSh. 0.3 bn for street families
KSh. 0.5 bn for insurance cover for persons under the social safety net programme
KSh. 0.8 bn for Children Welfare Society
KSh. 0.4 bn for Presidential Secondary School Bursary Scheme for orphans, poor andbright students.
KSh. 0.6 bn for Resettling the IDPs
ENHANCING WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT Additional KSh.8.1 bn has beenallocated towards youth employment and to initiate the process of reengineering the NYS as avehicle for transforming and empowering the youth. Other interventions include:
KSh. 0.3 bn Youth Enterprise Fund
KSh. 0.2 bn operations of the Uwezo Fund
KSh. 0.2 bn Women Enterprise Fund
KSh. 0.3 bn Youth Enterprise Fund
KSh. 0.2 bn operations of the Uwezo Fund
KSh. 0.2 bn Women Enterprise Fund
Leveraging on Information, Communication and Technology; the followingallocation has been set aside
KSh. 1.1 bn for Kenya National Electronic Window System
KSh.0.8 bn for Roll out of IFMIS
KSh.0.6 bn for National Digital Register Services
KSh. 0.6 bn for digital migration
Constitutional Implementation and Related Reforms; we have set aside funds tosupport implementation of the Constitution as follows:
KSh.18.5 bn for the JudiciaryKSh.19.2 bn for Parliament
KSh. 177.4 bn (including TSC with KSh.165.6 bn) for Commissions and IndependentOffices
KSh. 1.0 billion for Civil Service Reforms
KSh. 10.0 bn for Contributory Pensions for Civil Servants
OF on-going ESP Projects:
KSh. 0.6 bn for upgrading of National Schools
KSh. 0.32 bn for purchase of computers
KSh. 0.54 bn for instructors of polytechnics
KSh. 0.1 bn for aquaculture development
KSh. 0.3 bn for prototype fresh produce and wholesale markets
KSh. 0.5 bn for multi-purpose dams
COURTESY THE NATIONAL TREASURY APRIL 2014...................kenyan daily digest
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