Henry Rotich

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Fourth, to protect the poor and vulnerable and to sustain long-term growth, we need to ensure the fruits of our growing economy are shared equitably. Accordingly, we are investing more resources to enhance the quality and accessibility of healthcare services and education. We will strengthen our social safety nets to ensure those less well off are also taken care of in order to reduce the financial burden on households. 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: Fifth, to reduce unemployment among our youth and women, it will be critical to provide access to affordable credit, while at the same time encouraging entrepreneurship and prioritizing skills development. Sixth and finally, we shall endeavor to strengthen devolution so as to facilitate efficient delivery of services to our people and help counties become the centers of a shared growth as envisioned under Vision 2030. With that summary, allow me now to provide more details on the Government’s agenda for the forthcoming fiscal year. view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: At the top of our first thematic area is improving the business environment, is enhancing security. Without security, the economy will not grow and our objective of creating jobs for everyone will remain elusive. Therefore, through this Budget, we have continued to prioritize the strengthening of our security system. In the current Budget ending June 30th this year, we initiated a security modernization programme and allocated substantial resources to the National Police Service and Kenya Defense Forces for infrastructure development, acquisition of armory, communication equipment, lease of 1,200 motor vehicles and for capacity building. I am pleased to report that ... view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: In the 2014/15 Budget we are building on the measures already initiated in the current financial year. Accordingly, I have proposed to allocate Kshs66.2 billion for policing services, Kshs71.3 billion for Kenya Defence Forces and Kshs17.4 for the National Security Intelligence. Among the key interventions under the security are as follows: KShs.6.7 billion for leasing of 2,700 motor vehicles and aircraft for security to enhance ground and aerial crime patrol and response; KShs.3.3 billion for enhanced security operations; KShs.2.9 billion for recruitment and training of additional 10,000 National Police officers; KShs.3.5 billion for security equipment upgrade and modernization; KShs.1.6 billion ... view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, these measures, together with enhanced efforts of our security personnel, should go along way to address the concerns raised by Kenyans regarding their safety and should offer a peaceful and conducive environment for business activities. The importance of macro-economic stability in sustaining long term investment, economic growth and development cannot be over-emphasized. As such the Government will continue to pursue prudent fiscal and monetary policies that are supportive of low inflation, low and stable interest rates, and stable exchange rates, all of which are key to accelerated inclusive growth and development. view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: On the fiscal front, we are focusing not only on the priority programmes with the highest impact on our development objectives, but within a framework of sustainable debt and stable macro-economic environment. Accordingly, we are strengthening revenue collection efforts, containing the growth of total expenditure and eliminating unproductive expenditures while gradually shifting composition of expenditures from 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: recurrent to capital expenditure and;to reduce wastage in Government spending and entrench efficiency, effectiveness and accountability in public finances, we intend to take the following measures:- view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: First, we are going to rationalize our expenditures and assure efficiency and value for money. To this end, we will roll-out e-Procurement by making operational the Procure-to-Pay module of the Integrated Financial Management System (IFMIS). Henceforth, all Government procurement will be done electronically, and the days of inflated prices will be a thing of the past. To entrench accountability, a new Procurement law will shortly be submitted to this House; view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Second, we are implementing a Digital Government Payment Gateway to efficiently link Government payments and service delivery. This will not only make it easier for Kenyans to pay for services delivered, but will also seal loopholes and raise more revenues; view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Third, we will operationalize the Treasury Single Account and an institutional framework for effective cash-flow management established at the National Treasury to assure prudence and economy in the use of public resources as well as timeliness in Government financial transactions; view