Amos Kimunya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair. Once again, I feel very honoured to present to this esteemed august House my second Budget as the Minister for Finance. As hon. Members are aware, this is the Fifth Budget of the Administration of His Excellency the President, hon. Mwai Kibaki. Hon. Members, this year's Budget is intended to lay a solid foundation for transforming our country into a globally competitive and prosperous nation with a high quality of life by the year 2030. As we enter the fifth year of broad-based economic growth, ... view
• 14 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: I think that is very good news! view
• 14 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that was very good news. I will repeat it. The largest reductions in poverty incidence outside Nairobi were recorded Nyanza, Eastern and Western provinces, where the poverty incidence declined by 33 per cent for Nyanza Province, 23 per cent for Eastern Province and 21 per cent for Western Province. June 14, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1823 view
• 14 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is an indication that our policies have had a very positive impact in all corners of this country. Hon. Members, may wish to refer to the publication on "DeliveringDevelopment To All Kenyans" which has been circulated to hon. Members and has more information on the development programmes of the Government across the entire country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, these milestones in our development have not come by accident, but from careful planning, focused reforms and effective economic management. They have also been accomplished through hard work and the palpable confidence of the Kenyan people; that their future ... view
• 14 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in regard to the governance pillar, the Government has implemented a number of reforms since 2003 mainly the reduction in corruption, improving efficiency and ensuring effective service delivery in the public sector and creating an enabling environment for increased private sector participation in growth and poverty reduction. In particular, several reform measures aimed at improving governance in the areas of prevention, investigation and prosecution have been implemented, demonstrating the Government's commitment to fight against corruption. The Government fully believes that the legal framework to fight against corruption is now in place and the investigative bodies have been ... view
• 14 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, to strengthen this prosecutorial capacity, initiatives are ongoing to increase the number of prosecutors, the magistrates and the judges of the High Court. Hon. Members may wish to refer to the Budget Strategy Paper of 2007 which has been circulated to hon. Members for more details on the Government's actions, especially in the areas of governance. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with the continued support so generously extended to this Government by the hon. Members, the private sector players and Kenyans at large, we have found, over the last four and a half years, the strength and inspiration to ... view
• 14 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Turning to overall expenditures, the overall expenditures in 2007/2008, excluding amortisation payments and restructuring costs, will amount to Kshs580.4 billion, which is about 28.2 per cent of our GDP and an increase from Kshs427.6 billion last year, which was about 23.4 per cent of the GDP. Last year means the year we are currently in. In line with the Government policy to shift resources from recurrent to capital Expenditures and core poverty programmes, the share of Recurrent Expenditure is projected to decline sharply from the level of 2006/2007 while domestically-financed capital expenditures are planned to increase from Kshs54.7 billion to ... view
• 14 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: In addition to increased resource allocation, we will continue to focus on strengthening our capabilities to plan, implement and monitor all infrastructural programmes countrywide. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on accelerating expansion and rehabilitation of roads, on the road infrastructure development, we made notable progress, especially in the rehabilitation and construction of key road networks during 2006/2007. As I committed in last year's Budget, I am happy to report that we have been monitoring and have completed:- (i) 228 kilometres of periodic road maintenance; (ii) 287 kilometres of rehabilitated roads, (iii) 116 kilometres of completely new sections; (iv) 580 kilometres of routine ... view
• 14 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: To enhance our capacity to provide road networks and effectively supervise road projects, we will make operational the three roads authorities currently being debated by this House. I am glad that the support has been overwhelming. We will also increase the participation of the private sector players in road financing, construction and maintenance. The use of labour-intensive Road 2000 Programme will be expanded to continue generating employment opportunities for our youth. To hasten the construction and completion of infrastructure projects in a timely manner, we will roll out the current framework for monitoring implementation of road projects to cover the ... view
• 14 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: In the large towns, which are far away from the national grid, the Government will provide diesel- fired isolated mini-grids. And to enhance capacity of power generation and distribution to sustain the economic expansion which is currently ongoing, I have allocated Kshs8 billion in the Budget of 2007/2008, which should avert any shortage of power supply that could impact negatively on our manufacturing sector. I also expect the recently enacted energy law to open up a participation in electricity generation to private investors and reduce the direct fiscal burden. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as a result of increased economic activities, demand ... view