Honoured to host the 95th St John Ambulance Annual Parade and Inspection at State House, Nairobi. As first responders, St John Ambulance volunteers are often the first people on the scene when accidents and other disasters strike. The 62,000 volunteers play an indispensable role in easing victims’ pain. Beyond emergency response, the organisation mentors young people, instilling discipline, promoting civic responsibility, and standing with vulnerable communities. To strengthen emergency care, we are setting up a National Ambulance Dispatch Centre in Nairobi, which will coordinate activities and ensure faster arrival times. The service will be free for every Kenyan. We have also increased funding for Emergency, Chronic and Critical Illness Fund under the Social Health Authority (SHA). Consequently, the Government will pay for emergency evacuation and treatment for all Kenyans within the first 24 hours. To support St John Ambulance's noble work, we have allocated the organisation land in Nairobi. Additionally, we have engaged Parliament so that it takes over the St John Ambulance office next to the Legislature at a cost of KSh300 million. This will enable the organisation to build a modern headquarters. The Government will also provide KSh200 million for the construction of St John Ambulance offices. We will further purchase 15 new ambulances for the organisation and register them under SHA.(William Samoei Ruto, PhD)