Henry Rotich

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Our economy remains strong and this momentum is gaining pace. We have invested heavily in improving the business environment, improving security, enhancing the quality of transport infrastructure and access to affordable energy, reducing dependence on rain-fed agriculture, improving the quality of healthcare and educational systems and facilitating devolution. view
• 11 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: As a result, private sector activity is more dynamic and we are attracting more FDI flows. These efforts have contributed to higher growth experienced in recent years. We nevertheless recognise that challenges remain - challenges of high incidents of poverty and unemployment, frequent droughts and other weather-related shocks, low agricultural and industrial productivity, insecurity in some parts of the country and fiscal inefficiencies and corruption. Going forward, we must all arise and summon our collective will and commit to tackle these challenges so as to unlock the full potential of our economy and achieve prosperity for all Kenyans. Through this ... view
• 11 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: the fiscal outcomes for Fiscal Year 2014/15 and the fiscal forecasts for 2015/16 as well as outline the tax and other policy measures we are proposing to support growth of private sector and employment creation. view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, it is once again my honour to present to hon. Members and the people of Kenya, the policy highlights of the second Budget of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Administration. This Statement is in fulfillment of the requirements of Section 40 of the Public Finance Management Act and the Standing Order No.241 of the National Assembly. view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Before I proceed, allow me to record my deep appreciation to the Budget and Appropriations Committee, under the chairmanship of hon. Mutava Musyimi, for constructively steering the review of the 2014/15 Budget Estimates. In the same vein, I wish to express my gratitude to my Principal Secretary and the staff of the National Treasury, for the excellent work done in the preparation of the 2014/15 Budget. We have framed the budget for 2014/15 against a backdrop of improving global economic prospects. The world economy is projected to grow by 3.6 percent in 2014, up from about 3 percent in 2013, ... view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: On the domestic front, growth prospects remain strong and resilient due to continued implementation of bold economic policies and structural reforms as well as sound economic management. Prudent economic policies have helped anchor the conditions for strong and stable growth. Fiscal discipline has led to improvement in both the external and domestic debt positions. We have been able to anchor inflation expectations down and to maintain strong supervision over the financial sector for stability, efficiency and improved access to financial services. As a demonstration of the resilience of our economy, overall economic activity expanded by 4.7 percent in 2013, despite ... view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: The strong economic fundamentals, together with the renewed investor confidence, following peaceful elections of early 2013, bode well for accelerated broad- based and shared-economic growth and creation of more decent jobs for our youth. view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Looking ahead and taking into account the on-going reforms and additional measures we are introducing through this Budget, we forecast our economy to grow by 5.8 percent and 6.4 percent in 2014 and 2015, respectively. This translates to a growth of 6.1 percent for the Fiscal Year 2014/15 up from 5.3 percent in Fiscal Year 2013/14. view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: By responding to present challenges, while staying focused on the transformation The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: agenda, the foundation upon which to build a strong economic transformation is taking shape. As part of public participation, we accorded Kenyans the opportunity to share their views on how to address the remaining challenges to unlock growth and economic development. Kenyans have responded to our call for Budget proposals and they have requested me to address, through this Budget, the issue of insecurity, the high cost of living, joblessness, protecting the poor and vulnerable and wastage in public expenditures across the entire Government. We have listened very carefully to these concerns and we intend to address them comprehensively. As ... view