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27TH APRIL, 2014 PRESS BRIEF SPECIAL CABINET MEETING - 2014 Cabinet today approved the Budget Estimates

for Financial Year 2014/201 ahead of the !0"04"14 deadline" #his is the 2nd $overnment Budget comprising comprehensive priorities and transformation %genda for &ubilee $overnment" 'ey among the (rioriti)ed pro*ects include+, -ssuance of over ! .illion #itle /eeds0 /igitali)ation of the 1ands and Company 2egistries to improve e3ciency including creation of 4ational /igital 2egister and /igital migration in 'BC0 Completion of .avo5o 6ousing and 'on)a pro*ects targeting lo7 cost housing and slum upgrading0 2obust transformation and empo7erment of the 4ational Youth 8ervice 94Y8: and creation of youth employment initiatives at estimated cost of over 'shs"10 billion0 6uduma Centres in all Counties0 Food 8ecurity strategies including fertili)er production; 2estructuring of 'enya .eat Commission 9'.C:; 2evival of pyrethrum sector; %griculture /evelopment Corporation 9%/C: and .il5 Coolers0 Energy transformation programmes in po7er generation; transmission; supply including drastic reduction in cost of po7er and ne7 connections all estimated at 'shs" < billion0 2obust strategies to support 1eather and #e=tile sectors0 development of 8pecial Economic >ones0 support to ne7 emerging industries0 and reduction in cost of doing business all budgeted at over 'shs" " billion0 (rioriti)ed 2oads; %irports; (orts and other -nfrastructure pro*ects and decongestion of 4airobi *unctions0 1apsett and more rural access roads all estimated at over 'shs" 1 billion; 1easing of .edical e?uipment/facilities; .alaria control and vector borne and other diseases; and restructuring of 46-F at appro=imately over 'shs" billion0 -nnovative strategies to enhance total full (rimary Education and full 8econdary Education0 1aptops0 #-@E#0 employment and phased promotion of #eachers0 and increased sanitary to7els and improved disposal0 -ncrease of cash transfer to older persons to cover over 1 million persons up from 00;000 elders0

("("( frame7or5 to develop numerous programmes 7ithin 1apsett0 ne7 Bomas of 'enya0 '-CC and CA.E8% $rounds Comple=0 %8' 8ho7; -nfrastructure in all sectors 91ist available to investors:0 -nnovative and robust strategic frame7or5 to re*uvenate tourism and mar5et 'enya as a choice destination0 .otorcycles for all Chiefs; 1200 vehicles for 4ational $overnment Coordinators County Commissioners//eputy County Commissioners/%ssistant County Commissioners and Chiefs0 vehicle and aircraft leasing for security o3cers0 forensic laboratory0 Command and Control Communication; support and moderni)ation of security and defence capabilities0 Cabinet called for an immediate decisive end to incidents of insecurity that has dented image and conBdence 0 /evelopment of 8ports 8tadia to improve; 8ports %rts and talents development" % 4ational 1ottery to be operational by &uly; 2014 replacing all others 7ith proceeds in support of socio,dimensional programmes0 #hese measures among other strategies adopted by Cabinet ultimately see5 to reduce overall cost of living; improve incomes by all 'enyans; and drastically reduce poverty and unemployment; improve security and transform 'enyaCs economy; competitiveness; image and standing in the Community of 4ations" Cabinet also adopted the austerity measures follo7ing its recent 2etreat that have generated over 'shs"2D billion into the /evelopment Budget" Cabinet called for further identiBcation and rationali)ation in other areas of 7astage; duplication; ambiguities and inconsistencies do7n to the Counties"

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