The Kenyan treasury released a 3.6 Trillion for the year starting 01/07/2021.This budget is expected to cement in President Uhuru Kenyatta’s 10_years in office which has experienced a tough setting due to a depressed household and cooperate earning amid the Covid-19 Pandemic uncertainties.
To begin with,The Kenyan treasury allocated the Health ministry with sh 121 billion, sh 294.5 billion to the Ministry of Defence, sh 202.8 billion to the ministry of Education, sh 182.5 billion to the ministry of transport and lastly sh 60 billion to the ministry of Agriculture.
First, the sh 121 billion set aside to the Health sector so as to support its programs is broken down as follows: sh 4.7 billion for the universal health coverage, sh 8.7 billion for the covid-19 emergency, sh 4.1 billion to maternity, sh 1.8 billion to the elderly and vulnerable persons,sh 3.9 billion for immunisation and vaccination programs and sh 14.3 billion for the purchase of covid-19 vaccines. In addition, sh 15.2 billion and 11.5 billion was allocated to Kenyatta National Hospital and Moi teaching and referral Hospital respectively so as to improve their health services.
Secondly, the ministry of defence was allocated sh 294.5 billion so as to cater for National police, Defense and intelligence services in order to improve its program. In addition, the treasury set aside sh 1.5 billion to the national communication and surveillance system so as to help fight against crimes in Kenya.
Under the Ministry if Education, sh 2.2 billion was allocated for its programs. Here,sh 62.2 billion is for the free primary and secondary education, sh 4 billion for the K.C.P.E and K.C.S.E candidates and then sh 4.2 billion for the primary and secondary infrastructure. A further sh 281.7 billion was allocated to the Teachers Service Commission while sh 15.8 billion was allocated to the Higher Education Loans Board and sh 2.5 billion was set aside for the recruitment of teachers.Furthermore, sh 5.2 billion was allocated for the TVET students, sh 323 million for National Research Fund and Lastly sh 76.3 million for Universities.
In the Transport sector, sh 182.5 billion was allocated. Sh 700 million is to cater for the Nairobi Bus Rapid transport system, sh 7.2 billion for the construction of the second phase of the Standard Gauge Railway which is running from Nairobi to Naivasha.Sh 7.5 billion is for the Lapset project. A further sh 100 million was channeled to the Nairobi Metropolitan Services to aid in it’s infrastructure projects and also sh 111.2 million for the construction of footbridges.
Lastly, The Agriculture sector was allocated sh 60 billion to cater for food security and its development program. Here,sh 1.5 billion is set aside for the development of the Agricultural sector and sh 1 billion for the construction of a fish processing plant in Lamu so as to boost exports. much of the resources will be set aside for livestock production whereby the government will set up a meat processing plant in Lamu to provide a ready market for livestock which will aid in increasing the farmer’s income.