1. The economy is projected to grow at 5.2%
2. 4,000 km of road rehabilitated in the year.
3. 1.7 million people connected to electricity.
4. GDP growth spearheaded by agriculture and ICT.
5. Advanced economies expect to grow by 1.7% while developing countries expected to grow at 6%
6. Global economy expected to grow at 3%
7. Infrastructure investment to be scaled up.
8. Executive spending up from 937 billion to 1.075 trillion.
9. State will sustain macroeconomic stability and enhance private sector access to credit.
10. Rains have stabilized food supply and should ease demand on imports.
11. CBK to control inflation to single digits and maintain it to 5%
12. KES 268 billion dedicated to infrastructure.
13. KES 1.45 billion dedicated to commuter railway upgrades.
14. KES 79.9 billion dedicated to the energy sector.
15. KES 65.9 billion allocated to internal security ministry.
16. KES 233.1 billion allocated to education.
17. KES 8 billion dedicated to hiring new teachers.
18. KES 1.5 billion set aside to purchase police cars.
19. KES 1.1 billion set aside for secondary school bursaries.
20. KES 85 billion allocated to the health sector.
21. KES 1 billion to enforce alcohol control.
22. KES 4.4 billion to orphans and vulnerable children.
23. KES 2 billion to relief.
24. KES 5.5 billion set aside for equalization fund.
25. KES 1 billion set aside for Agri business fund.
26. KES 8 billion allocated to irrigation.
27. KES 1.6 billion allocated to Strategic Grain Reserve.
28. KES 1.8 billion allocated to IDP Resettlement. (Total amount since 2008 will now stand at KES 15 billion.)
29. KES 148 billion allocated to county governments.
30. Election budget set at KES 17.5 billion.
31. KES 3 billion towards constitutional reforms.
32. Budget deficit at 6.9% from 7.4% last year. Stands at KES 279 billion.
33. KES 451.7 billion allocated to development expenditure.
34. KES 106 billion to be borrowed from the local market.
35. Duty eliminated on food supplements and HIV/AIDS drugs.
36. State officers to be taxed.
37. KRA to map residential areas to ensure all landlords on rental incomes.
38. Banks to be liable for acts of their agents.
39. Scrap meal dealers who buy transformers and other vandalized equipment to be find KES 1 million.
40. The budget is estimated to stand at KES 1.5 trillion.
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