Putting Lipstick On A Pig-The 2009/10 Budget Of The Government Of Kenya. Mars Group Kenya / Partnership For Change Report: Nairobi 29th June 2009
Jun 29th, 2009 by Mars Group Kenya
Putting lipstick on a pig-–
The 2009/10 Budget of the Government of Kenya
Mars Group Kenya / Partnership for Change Report:
Nairobi 29th June 2009
On June 11th 2009, the Kenyan Minister of Finance, Uhuru Kenyatta, read the National Budget Speech outlining his proposals for expenditure by the Grand Coalition Government for the financial year 2009 – 2010. According to the Minister the budget “marks the first and bold step towards progressively building a better future for our people consistent with our Vision 2030. In this regard, the measures I will be proposing throughout my Speech are anchored on the theme of Overcoming Today’s Challenges for a Better Kenya Tomorrow.”
More than a year earlier, the Grand Coalition Government was established by constitutional amendments with the sole mandate of delivering outcomes based on the National Accord of February 28th 2008 – including taking measures to implement agreed Agenda items according to an implementation matrix for the purpose of:
- Immediately ending violence, enhancing the security and protection of the population and their property; restoring respect for the sanctity of human life and restoring fundamental rights and liberties, including the right to freedom of expression, press freedom and the right to peaceful assembly
- Addressing the humanitarian crisis, promoting reconciliation, healing and national restoration, by ensuring assistance to communities affected by the post election violence; and by ensuring the impartial, effective and expeditious investigation and punishment of gross and systematic violations and violators of human rights
- Overcoming the political crisis resulting from the fraudulent Presidential election of December 27th 2007, by crafting a unity government
- Finding and implementing solutions for long standing national issues including
- Undertaking constitutional, legal and institutional reform
- Tackling poverty and inequity as well as combating regional development imbalances
- Tackling unemployment particularly among the youth
- Consolidating national cohesion and unity
- Undertaking a Land Reform
- Addressing transparency, accountability and impunity.
This is the second Budget presented by the Grand Coalition Government and the trend has become a matter of urgent national concern. Concern about the Ministry of the Finance which prepares the National Budget resulted on May 13th 2009 in a unanimous resolution of Parliament to require an independent forensic audit of the National Budget over the past three years – i.e. from 2006 to date. That there has been no movement to procure the independent forensic audit is worrying, even as the errors identified by the Joint Committee Enquiry into the supplementary budget have now been carried over into the 2009-10 National Budget. The independent forensic audit into the past 3 National Budgets has never been more critical.
Nevertheless it is possible to state categorically that in common with the 2008 National Budget, the 2009 Budget is largely unresponsive to the challenges of implementing the National Accord by financing its essential aspects, while ensuring public finances are conserved through real austerity and prudential management. For example in this budget the Minister of Finance has proposed to spend Ksh 606 billion on Government recurrent Expenditure even though he estimates that all tax collected by the Kenya Revenue Authority will not be more than Ksh 569 billion. This is incredible deficit budgeting aggravated by his ambitious illogical plan to borrow the rest of the money needed to meet his total budget of Ksh 865.6 billion.
The Uhuru Kenyatta Budget attempts to give the impression that it is a developmental budget when in fact it is maintaining the same trend of consuming all tax revenue on recurrent expenditure of government. It is lipstick on a pig.
Role of Members of Parliament: During the debate on the budget speech, most MPs hailed the budget in glowing terms such as – ‘historic’, ‘people’s budget’, - motivated largely it seems by the claim that the budget has increased devolved fund allocation at constituency level and by Mr. Kenyatta’s presidential ambitions. It is shocking that our representatives could have such a response to a budget that has nothing to do with the National Accord – the sole mandate of the Grand Coalition Government. More shocking is the blatant incompetence of our Members of Parliament who are totally clueless about Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta’s proposals for expenditure for the year 2009 -2010. Ask the Members of Parliament if they know or indeed if they care. Ask the Minister for Finance if he knows what is in the estimates he has asked Parliament to approve. We hazard a guess… Reading a budget speech is not the same as understanding what the speech or estimates contain. Members of Parliament are in recess until July 21st 2009. Ideally MPs would spend their recess talking to constituents and studying the estimates in order to be informed when it comes to the Appropriation stage of debate of the Budget during which each department/Ministry’s budget is deliberated upon.
It is important that MPs and their constituents understand what is in the budget. It is important that you understand what is in the Budget. We devised a quiz which may help you know the details of the National Budget – take it and test whether you could be the next Minister of Finance!
DOES YOUR MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT KNOW THE ANSWERS TO THESE SIMPLE TWENTY ONE QUESTIONS?
IF THEY DON’T YOU SHOULD BE WORRIED AND DISTURBED!
‘ Imagine lying on an operating table awaiting surgery then you discover the person about to operate on you is your neighbour next door, or the mechanic or your watchman would you let him perform the surgery? Now imagine MPs who are clueless on the contents of the budget, would you trust them with your money?’
INTRODUCTION: BUDGET FOR WHAT
- What is the Mandate of the Grand Coalition Government?
- Does the Budget 2009-2010 plan resources for the Grand Coalition Government mandate?
OVERVIEW OF THE BUDGET
- How much in (kshs) does the Budget 2009-2010 provide for
- Recurrent expenditure
- Development expenditure
- What percentage of the Budget 2009-2010 is
- Recurrent expenditure
- Development expenditure
- Debt
- How much in (kshs) does the Budget 2009-2010 provide for
- Debt Redemption
- Interest on Debt Redemption
- How much tax money in (kshs) will pay for the 2009-2010 budget?
- How much borrowed money in (kshs) will pay for the 2009-2010 budget?
- How much donor money (loans and grants) in (kshs) will pay for the 2009-2010 budget?
- What percentage of tax money will go to recurrent expenditure?
- What percentage of tax money will go to development expenditure?
- How much in (kshs) has Mr. Kenyatta provided for each of the following recurrent budget line items for the recurrent expenditure of the Government of Kenya for the year 2009-2010?
- Current Grants to Government Agencies & Other Levels Government
- Basic Salaries - Permanent Employees
- Personal Allowance Paid as Part of Salary
- Routine Maintenance - Other Assets
- Specialized Materials and Supplies
- Other Operating Expenses
- Basic Wages -Temporary Employees
- Domestic Travel and Subsistence and Other Transport Costs
- Rentals of Produced Assets
- Training Expenses
- Subsidies to Non-Financial Public Enterprises
- Utilities Supplies & Services
- Foreign Travel and Subsistence and other Transportation Costs
- Fuel Oil and Lubricants
- Printing, Advertising and Information Supplies & Services
- Office and General Supplies and Services
- Communication, Supplies & Services
- Purchase of Specialized Plant Equipment and Machinery
- Hospitality Supplies and Services
- Budget Reserves
- Acquisition of Strategic Stocks
- Scholarships and Other Educational Benefits
- Purchase of Office Furniture and General Equipment
- Purchase of Vehicles and Other Transport Equipment
- Membership Fees, Dues & Subscriptions to International Organizations
- Routine Maintenance - Vehicles and Other Transport Equipment
- Domestic Loans to Non Financial Public Enterprises
- Interest Payments on Guaranteed Debt taken over by Government
- Civil Contingency Reserves
- Government Pension and Retirement Benefits
- Domestic Loans to Individuals and Households
- Overhaul of Vehicles and other Transport Equipment
- Capital Grants to Government Agencies & Other Levels of Government
- Personal Allowances Paid as Reimbursements
- Other Capital Grants and Transfers
- Emergency Relief and Refugee Assistance
- Personal Allowances Provided in Kind
- Insurance Costs
- Employer Contributions to Compulsory National Social Security Schemes
- Refurbishment of Buildings
- Acquisition of Land
- Other Current Transfers, Grants and Subsidies
- Research, Feasibility Studies, Project Preparation, Design & Supervision
- Employer Contributions to Compulsory Health Insurance Schemes
- Rehabilitation of Civil Works
- Purchase of Household Furniture and Institutional Equipment
- Exchange Rates Losses
- Rehabilitation and Renovation of Plant, Machinery and Equipment
- Membership Fees and Dues and Subscriptions to International Organizations
- Construction and Civil Works
- Purchase of Certified Seeds, Breeding Stock and Live animals
- Construction of Buildings
- Overhaul and Refurbishment of Construction and Civil Works
- Employer Social Benefits
- Research, Feasibility Studies, Project Preparation and Design, Project Supervision
- Purchase of Buildings
- Other Domestic Lending and On - Lending
- How much revenue in (kshs) has Mr. Kenyatta stated for each of the following recurrent budget line items as Appropriations in Aid to be applied in the recurrent expenditure of the Government of Kenya for the year 2009-2010?
- Grants received by Other General Government Units from Fund Accounts
- Income Tax Share of LATF
- Receipts from Administrative Fees and Charges collected as AIA
- Receipts from Sales by Non Markets Establishments
- Receipts from the Sale of Inventories Stocks and Commodities
- Receipts from the Sale of Buildings
- Receipts of Taxes on Goods & Services
- Other Property Income
- Receipts from the Sale of Intangible Non Produced Assets
- Receipts from Sale Plant Machinery and Equipment
- Reimbursements and Refunds
- Grants from Foreign Governments - Direct Payments
- Receipts from Permission to Use the Goods or to Perform Services and Activities
- Rents
- Receipts from the Sale of Vehicles and Transport Equipment
- Receipts no Classified elsewhere
- Repayments from Domestic Loans to Individuals and Households
- Receipts from VAT on Domestic Goods and Services
- Receipts from Sale of Incidental Goods
- Receipts from Sale of Certified Seeds and Breeding Stock
- Receipts from the sale of inventories, stock and commodities
- Receipts from the sale of Vehicles and Transport Equipment - Paid as Exchequer
- Receipts from Incidental Sale by Non-Market Establishments
- Receipts from Sale Plant Machinery and Equipment - Paid to Exchequer
- Receipts from Administrative Fees and Charges
- Receipts from the Sale of Non-Produced Assets
OF MR KENYATTA’S BUDGET SPEECH
- By how much in (kshs) in the Supplementary Budget for 2008/09, did the minister actually streamline government expenditures to generate savings as stated in Mr. Kenyatta‘s budget speech?
- Mr. Kenyatta in his budget speech says he has reduced from the ceilings of all ministries, non-priority expenditures. How much in (Kshs) is he saving on
- 80 percent on furniture and fittings;
- 60 percent on advertisement and publicity;
- 40 percent on telephone expenses;
- 20 percent on hospitality supplies and services,
- 10 percent on domestic and foreign travel and subsistence.
- How much money in Kenya shillings would Mr. Kenyatta save, had he scrapped 30 Ministries (VOTES) which form the most bloated and expensive Government and the real reason why recurrent expenditure is at an all time high?
- Mr. Kenyatta put a moratorium on purchase of new motor vehicles, except for security purposes. Are there any provisions in 2009-2010 budget for purchase of new vehicles that are not security related?
- Mr. Kenyatta will introduce use of fuel cards for the purchase of fuel for government vehicles because he believes this measure will significantly reduce the amount of money the government is spending on fuel. How many cars does the Government of Kenya own?
- Mr. Kenyatta directed that all Cabinet Ministers, Permanent Secretaries, Provincial Commissioners and other senior public officials who are entitled to official vehicles, be allowed only one vehicle whose engine capacity should not exceed 1,800 cc. How many ministries have complied?
- Mr. Kenyatta directed all Accounting Officers to ensure that vehicles at the disposal of public officials that exceed the engine capacity be withdrawn and surrendered to the Chief Mechanical and Transport Engineer who will arrange for their sale by end of September 2009. Proceeds thereof will be used to finance priority areas such as resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons. Similar sales have been on going from the last budget.
- How much were the cars sold for in December 2008?
- How much were the cars sold for on January 2009?
- How much money in total was received by the exchequer for sale of motor vehicles for the year ending June 2009?
- Is the Money declared as received by the exchequer according to the Financial Secretary declared in the Printed Estimates for the Year ending June 2009?
- How much has been reported on by Mr., Kenyatta as AIA expected from sales of motor vehicles as he has directed for the year ending June 2010? Does this amount reflect his directive to sell all cars over 1800cc?
- Mr. Kenyatta has instructed the Permanent Secretary to the Treasury to launch a comprehensive audit of the payrolls of all organization paid through the Exchequer. He expects the report of this audit to be ready by the end of October 2009. How does treasury identify who works for Government and who it pays between now and October 2009?
- Who has the Government being paying, and who has been receiving allowances from the Government if Government does not know how many people work for it?
- How many staff members has Mr. Kenyatta provided for in the 2009-2010 Budget?
- How many people work for the Government of Kenya according to the Economic Survey 2009 recently adopted by Parliament?
- On enhancing revenue collection, Mr. Kenyatta speaks of enhancing the operational efficiency of the Kenya Revenue Authority. How much does he allocate in current Grants to the Kenya Revenue Authority in the 2009-2010 Budget?
- Does the Kenya Revenue Authority charge a fee to collect revenue? If so, what percentage and why would it further require a current grant?
- Through the 2009-2010 Budget speech, Mr. Kenyatta provides the Judiciary Kshs.3.1 billion, of which Ksh 250 million will be used to fund the pilot phase of the automation and modernization of our courts and employ 20 additional Commissioners of Assize.
- How many judges are there in the Republic of Kenya
- How many Magistrates are there in the Republic of Kenya?
- How many people spend the night in remand daily?
- How many convicted Criminals in Kenya?
- What is the capacity of the jails?
- What is the capacity of Police Cells?
- How many cases are pending before the courts for justice?
- What is Vision 2030, how does it relate to the National Accord and can it be realized by the Grand Coalition Government that cannot meet timelines on the National Accord?
- Mr. Kenyatta thanks development partners, particularly the EU, the World Bank, the AfDB and China for the valuable support in the road and energy sector.
- How much in Kenya Shillings have we borrowed since independence?
- What projects have we borrowed for since independence?
- How much have we paid back in debt redemption and interest since independence?
- Have we received the goods and services that we have borrowed and paid for since independence?
- How much in (kshs) are development partners contributing in the 2009-2010 Budget?
- Is the contribution a loan or a grant?
- The Government of Kenya, working jointly with the Government of Uganda, has made decision to construct a new standard gauge railway line from Mombasa to Western Kenya and to Kampala in Uganda. The new railway line will not only reduce the cost of transport but also facilitate faster movement of freight and passengers.
- How much in (kshs) have we borrowed to build Railways in Kenya?
- How many Railways have we borrowed for to date?
- How many Railways have Been Built?
- Did Parliament unanimously order an Independent forensic Audit into the National Budget going back three years, following revelations of errors in the supplementary budget?
- Were there any errors in the resubmitted Supplementary budget approved by Parliament that now forms the approved printed estimates column in the new 2009-2010 budget?
THE QUESTION FOR THE CITIZEN IS WILL YOU BE TAKING ACTION TO SAVE THE NATIONAL ACCORD BY DEMANDING A VOTE BY VOTE LINE BY LINE SCRUTINY INTO THE 2009-2010 NATIONAL BUDGET?
Kenya Budget 2009-2010
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Expenditure in Billions of Kenya Shillings |
Income in Billions of Kenya Shillings |
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Gross Recurrent Exp. (Kshs) 606.7 |
569 |
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Gross Development Exp. (Kshs) 258.9 |
49.9 |
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18.5 |
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Total Budget 865.6 |
Balance is borrowed money |
The Partnership for Change says the budget should have been about the urgent national priorities described in the National Accord – the only mandate the unelected Grand Coalition Government actually has. The National Accord is what we will pay for in 2009-2010. If there is no money for the National Accord, there can be no delivery of the National Accord. Kenyans cannot afford to ignore the urgency for implementation of the National Accord Reforms and in particular Agenda 4.
NOTICE TO PARLIAMENT: APPROPRIATE THE NATIONAL BUDGET TO CATER FOR THE FOLLOWING DURING DEBATE OF THE NATIONAL BUDGET!
Priority issue 1: TAKING CARE OF THE CITIZENS OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA
Description: Immediate measures to address the food, security, health, shelter and human rights problems of the citizens of Kenya
Time lines: in need of immediate attention
What the Partnership for change wanted from Mr. Kenyatta
- Provisions in the budget for immediate food relief for millions of Starving Kenyan Citizens.
- According to the Government of Kenya 10 million citizens face starvation by August 2009 unless they are supplied with free food. How much does the 2009-2010 budget provide for free food?
- Provisions in the budget for immediate Medicines for millions of dying Kenyan Citizens
- According to the United Nations Childrens Fund 3,000 children die each week for lack of access to medical care for preventable diseases. How much does the 2009-2010 budget provide for medical care for preventable diseases?
- Provisions in the budget for immediate shelter for millions of Kenyan Citizens living without shelter
- How much does the 2009-2010 budget provide for slums and shelter for the homeless?
- Provisions in the budget for immediate consumption tax relief for millions of poor Kenyan Citizens who cannot make ends meet.
- 50% or 15 million Kenyans live on less than 1 US Dollar a day – limiting their purchasing power even as price inflation is at the high 20% level. What relief does the 2009-2010 budget provide over half the population in this category
- Provisions in the budget that plans and caters for the all human, social and economic rights, including the right to development of the Citizens of Kenya as provided for under the Constitution of Kenya.
- How much does the 2009-2010 budget provide for the development of the Citizens of Kenya as provided for under the Constitution of Kenya?
Priority issue 2
AUSTERITY MEASURES
Immediate measures to address the Bloated size of Government
Time lines: IMMEDIATE
What the Partnership for change wanted from Mr. Kenyatta
- Provision in the budget for IMMEDIATE rationalization of the Size of Government
- Provision in the budget for IMMEDIATE tightening of Government spending
- Provision in the budget for IMMEDIATE freeze on ALL non essential Government expenditure
- Provision in the budget for IMMEDIATE shift of expenditure to reflect 60% Development and 40% Recurrent Expenditure
- Head counts
Priority issue 3
DEBT FREE
Immediate measures to address Debt
Time lines: IMMEDIATE
What the Partnership for change wanted from Mr. Kenyatta
- Provision in the budget for IMMEDIATE debt relief for millions of poor Kenyan Citizens
- Provision in the budget for the IMMEDIATE removal of odious debt
- The Budget contains principal and interest redemption in the hundreds of millions of shillings for a non-existent fertilizer factory
- The Government plans to borrow to build a cross-country railway and yet is cannot account for over 11 billion shillings worth of repaid debt related to 30 years of fictitious railway projects
- Provision in the budget for expenditure we can afford
- Provision in the budget for IMMEDIATE cessation on Borrowing.
- The Minister did not state that he is willing to subject foreign borrowing to a priori approval by Parliament
- Provision in the budget for IMMEDIATE lustration and recovery of Stolen Assets
Priority issue 4
THE NATIONAL ACCORD BLUEPRINT
Time lines: IMMEDIATE
What the Partnership for change wanted from Mr. Kenyatta
THE budget 20009/2010 be the budget for the NATIONAL ACCORD BLUE PRINT.
Priority issue 5
Agenda Item 2
Immediate measures to address the humanitarian crisis, Promote Reconciliation, healing and Restoration.
Time lines: 7 – 15 Days from date of commencement of dialogue on January 28th 2008
What the Partnership for change wanted from Mr. Kenyatta
- Provisions in the budget for displaced persons to go back to their homes or other areas and to have safe passage and security throughout and provide adequate security and protection, particularly for vulnerable groups, including women and children in the camps
- Provision in the budget for the basic services for people in displaced camps: adequate food, water, sanitation, medical assistance, access to education, and shelter within the affected communities both those in displaced camps and those remaining in their communities with a special focus for women, children, people living with HIV and AIDS and the disabled, currently in displaced camps.
- Provision in the budget to operationalise and boost a Humanitarian Fund for Mitigation of Effects and Resettlement of Victims of Post 2007 Election Violence expeditiously by establishing a bi partisan, multi-sectoral Board with streamlined procedures to disburse funds rapidly.
- Provisions in the Budget for all-inclusive Reconciliation and Peace building Committees at the grassroots level,
- Provisions in the Budget for the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission
- Provisions in the Budget to implement the recommendations of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Provisions in budget the for a national resettlement programme
Priority issue 3
Agenda Item 4
Long-term issues and solutions
Time lines: 1 year after commencement of dialogue launched January 28th 2008
Constitutional Reforms
What the Partnership for change wanted from Mr. Kenyatta
- Provisions in the budget for constitutional reforms and a New Constitution
- Provisions in the budget for a referendum and a General Election
Judicial Reforms
What the Partnership for change wanted from Mr. Kenyatta
- Provisions in the budget that create financial independence for the Judiciary to anchor judicial reform measures.
- Provisions in the budget for hiring and transparent and merit- based appointments of Judges and Magistrates
- Provisions in the Budget for judicial institutions to increase recruitment, training, planning, management and implementation of programmes and activities in the justice sector.
- Provisions in the Budget to address the immediate need to avail justice to the 45,000 Kenyan Citizens in remand awaiting justice daily
Police Reforms
What the Partnership for change wanted from Mr. Kenyatta
- Provisions in the budget for an independent Police Commission.
- Provisions in the budget for the independent complaints commission.
- Provisions in the budget for recruitment and training of more police officers to raise the police-to-population ratio to the UN standard.
- Provisions in the budget for the implementation of the Waki Commission, and UN Special Rapporteur recommendations
Civil Service Reforms
What the Partnership for change wanted from Mr. Kenyatta
- Provisions in the budget for on-going administrative and financial reforms.
- Provisions in the budget for a Results-Based Management (REM) and Performance Contracting to cover all persons paid from public funds.
- Provisions in the budget the legal framework for declaration of incomes, assets and liabilities with a view to establishing an efficient and devolved administrative, compliance and analysis institutional framework
- Provisions in the budget for whistleblower protection,
- Provisions in the budget for freedom of information
- Provisions in the budget for the operationalisation of the Witness Protection Act 2006
Parliamentary Reforms
What the Partnership for change wanted from Mr. Kenyatta
- Provisions in the budget for Parliament’s Research Centre to be strengthened.
- Provisions in the budget for entire Live coverage of Parliamentary proceedings
- Provisions in the budget for electronic voting in Parliament
- Provisions in the budget for to enhance capacity for oversight role of Parliament over the national budget.
- Provisions in the budget for a Monitoring and Implementation Committee
- Provisions in the budget for stricter and timelier deliberations on reports by institutions such as the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission, Kenya National Audit Office, State Law Office, and Kenya National Commission on Human Rights by Committees of Parliament
- Provisions in the budget to Strengthen organs of Parliament such as Parliamentary Accounts Committee and Parliamentary Investments Committee to promote transparency and accountability in the utilization of public resources.
- Provisions in the budget to Improve transparency of MPs by creating a register of interests and opening up parliamentary committee work to the public.
Tackling poverty and inequality as well as combating regional development imbalances
What the Partnership for change wanted from Mr. Kenyatta
- Provisions in the Budget for attainment of equity and balance in development across all regions including in job creation, poverty reduction, improved income distribution and gender equity.
- Provisions in the Budget for increased community empowerment through devolved public funds for both social and income programmes, and for developing local capacity to manage devolved funds.
- Provisions in the Budget for the Implementation of policies and programmes that minimize the differences in income opportunities and access to social services across Kenya, with special attention to the most disadvantaged communities in the Arid and Semi-Arid Districts, urban informal settlements and pockets of poverty in high potential areas.
- Provisions in the Budget to Improve wealth creating opportunities for disadvantaged groups and regions through increased infrastructure spending in roads, water, sewerage, communications, electricity targeting poor communities and regions.
- Provisions in the Budget to Increase availability of affordable and accessible credit, savings programmes and appropriate technologies to create an enabling environment for poor communities to take part in wealth creation.
- Provisions in the Budget for the Development of an Affirmative Action policy
- Provisions in the Budget to enhance the Women’s Enterprise Fund.
- Provisions in the Budget for Improve health, infrastructure in underserved areas of the country through construction or rehabilitation of community health centres.
Tackling unemployment particularly among the Youth
What the Partnership for change wanted from Mr. Kenyatta
- Provisions in the Budget to generate an average of 740,000 new jobs each year from 2008-2012
- Provisions in the Budget for Youth polytechnics to be revitalized and expanded in all districts to facilitate the training of young people in technical, vocational and entrepreneurial skills.
- Provisions in the Budget for Youth Empowerment Centres to be rehabilitated and established in all constituencies.
- Provisions in the Budget for the Upgrade of the existing National Youth Service institutions and establishment of three new ones
- Provisions in the Budget for Development of a National Youth Council
- Provisions in the Budget for a Youth Enterprise and Employment Programme to promote SMEs and self employment among the youth
- Provisions in the Budget for the Youth Enterprise Development Fund to be increased and mechanisms put in place for easier access to credit and collateral.
- Provisions in the Budget for 5,000 youth to be recruited to National Youth Service to be employed in labour intensive road projects, tree planting programmes and other productive activities.
Consolidating national cohesion and unity
What the Partnership for change wanted from Mr. Kenyatta
- Provisions in the Budget for the Ethnic and Race Relations Commission.
- Provisions in the Budget for the operationalisation of a policy and institutional framework for a Peace-Building and Conflict Resolution Programme (PBCR)
- Provisions in the Budget for the Extension of District Peace Committee framework to cover the entire country and link it to District Security Committees
- Provisions in the Budget to undertake civic education on ethnic relations
- Provisions in the Budget for the operationalisation of the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission.
Land reform
What the Partnership for change wanted from Mr. Kenyatta
- Provisions in the Budget for the development and implementation of land policies taking into account the linkages between land use, environmental conservation, forestry and water resources.
- Provisions in the Budget for the draft National Land Use policy
- Provisions in the Budget for a transparent, decentralized, affordable and efficient GIS based Land Information Management System and a GIS-based Land Registry at the Ministry of Lands including all local authorities.
- Provisions in the Budget for Land Ownership Document Replacement for owners affected by post-election violence
- Provisions in the Budget for the Development of a National Land Use Master Plan, taking
- into account environmental considerations.
- Provisions in the Budget for Land Reform Transformation Unit in the Ministry of Lands to facilitate the implementation of the land reform programme as outlined in the National Land Use policy
- Provisions in the Budget for the Strengthening of local-level mechanisms for sustainable land rights administration and management.
Addressing transparency, accountability and impunity
What the Partnership for change wanted from Mr. Kenyatta
- Provisions in the Budget to Strengthen the policy, legal and institutional framework for increased public transparency and accountability, anti- corruption, ethics and integrity,.
- Provisions in the Budget for the development of a national anti-corruption policy, systems and capacity enhancements to strengthen the National Audit Office.
- Provisions in the Budget for programmes to support improved prosecution and adjudication of corruption and economic crimes, and improved oversight and consideration of anti-corruption and audit reports by Parliament.
- Provisions in the Budget for enhancing capacity and performance in the Investigation and Asset Tracing Programme, the Civil Litigation and Asset Recovery Programme, the National Anti-Corruption Awareness Campaign and District Anti-Corruption Civilian Oversight Committees
- Provisions in the Budget for continuous monitoring of the Public Officer Ethics Act.
- Provisions in the Budget to revitalize Public Financial Management including the management of devolved funds such as the CDF, LGTF and Road Maintenance Levy.
- Provisions in the Budget to expand the capacity of District Anti-Corruption Civilian Oversight Committees to monitor management of devolved funds and stigmatize corruption.
- Provisions in the Budget for monitoring the effectiveness of the Public Procurement Authority.
- Provisions in the Budget to undertake structural reforms focusing on prevention, investigation and recovery of corruptly acquired assets.
- Provisions in the Budget for monitoring the effectiveness of the Privatization Commission.
- Provisions in the Budget for the full operationalisation and capacity-building of the Public Complaints Standing Committee (the Ombudsman).
- Provisions in the Budget to sustain the APRM process by ensuring assessment of government (executive, legislative and judiciary) performance and accountability
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