When she was elected she gave out her first three months’ salary to charity. Annah Gatheca prides herself of starting the Kiambu Women Sacco that has attracted over 5000 members. She has laid plans to help women groups embark on dairy, poultry and vegetable farming with an eye for the international market.
18 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
I would like Kenya to become a deposit and financial sector within East Africa. This will mean that we will not only get business from South Africa but that Kenya will become the financial sector hub which will mean that the economy of this country will register a double digit growth.
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18 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
This Bill will secure financial institutions in this country considering the number of such institutions that have collapsed in the past. The Bills that we have passed including the one that we debated yesterday in relation to strengthening micro finance and deposit agencies also helps to support the banking system. This means that we will not only have a saving culture in Kenya but also the banking system will be entrenched and will reach every single corner of this country. Therefore, access to loans and financial information in this country will be expanded. This will enable small chamas for women ...
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18 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other financial institutions for loans because we would have a financial base within this country.
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18 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, Sir, with those remarks, I support this Bill.
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24 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Fifty years down the line, we are still a young economy and in order for this economy to register double digits, we need to have a significant database or number of skilled technical workers. We are producing many graduates but we have a significant number of people who do not access secondary or higher education after Standard Eight.
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24 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
In order for us to absorb these people and for them to become---
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24 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
You are interrupting my line of thought!
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24 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
I stand guided, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. First of all, I want to congratulate the Mover of this Motion. If we want to develop as a country, it is important that we develop the technical capacity especially of our youth. This will help us eliminate insecurity in this country. There is no way we will have security in this country if the youth in this country do not have the skills they require to get jobs.
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24 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
In order for our economy to register a double digit growth rate and process our resources, whether it is agriculture for those that are agricultural based and petroleum and minerals--- If we do not have the technical skills to produce and process those resources,
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24 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this particular amendment. When you look at the capital markets and the great debacle that happened in Wallstreet, a lot of the issues that came up are because of the loose way that financial activities are transacted. When we look at the growing economy and emerging petroleum and mineral resources, they will also attract all kinds of people. Organizations will attempt to come and say that they are going to finance particular investments. When you look at those particular sectors, the investments entail high cost and very high capital. When ...
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