All the Big Four Agenda in Kenya were allocated a total of Ksh. 450.9 billion.
1.0 Universal Health Care Coverage (UHC)
- 47.8 billon was allocated to UHC
- Scaling UHC to all counties
- NHIF cover will be provided for the elderly people as well as severely disabled;
- 7.9 billion from Sports, Arts and Social Development Fund will be spent on UHC initiatives
- 2.9 billion for Doctors/Clinical Officers and Nurses internship programme
- 14.4 billion for Kenyatta National Hospital
- 9.2 billion for Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital
- 2.3 billion for KEMRI
- 7.4 billion for KMTC
- 1.2 billion for Health Workers Internship Programme
2.0 Affordable Housing
Under this agenda, the National government plans to provide 500,000 units of affordable and social housing by 2022. In FY 2019/2020, the National Treasury has allocated resources as follows;
- A total of Ksh. 10.5 billion has been allocated for housing agenda
- Including 2.3 billion for the Public Servants Housing Mortgage Scheme
- Including 5 billion for National Housing Development Fund as contributions of government for its employees;
- Kenya Mortgage Refinancing Corporation was allocated Ksh. 1 billion as capital injection;
- Africa Development Bank and World Bank Group have made available Ksh. 35 billion as credit line;
- KMRC has also money from SACCOs and banks to the tune of Ksh. 1.2 billion
- Shelter Afrique and International Finance Corporation are also expected to inject Ksh. 400 million in form of equity;
3.0 Manufacturing Agenda
The national government aims at promoting manufacturing to ensure it contributes about 15% of Kenya’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Manufacturing strategies for FY 2019/2020:
- Revival of RIVATEX (one of the oldest textile companies in Kenya) in order to employee 3,000 people once fully operational;
- 1.1 billion allocated towards development of leather and textile industry in Kenya;
- 1.7 billion to support SMEs working in the manufacturing sector;
- 400 million allocated to Constituency Industrial Development Centers;
- 1 billion to modernize facilities at KIRDI
4.0 Food Security Agenda
Under the food security agenda. Kenya aims to achieve food security by 2022.
- 2 billion for National Value Chain Support;
- 3 billion for setting up the Coffee Cherry Revolving Fund to implement reforms in the Coffee sector;
- In 2018/2019, National Government spent Ksh. 2.1 billion to offset debt owed to sugar farmers for canes delivered to the public sugar mills;
- In FY 2019/2020, the National Treasury has allocated Ksh. 700 million to clear the outstanding debt to sugar farmers;
- 1 billion allocated to be spent on revitalizing miraa industry and crop diversification;
- 800 million allocated towards rehabilitation of Fish Landing Sites;
- 7.9 billion allocated for ongoing irrigation projects
