Henry Rotich

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: (ii) Kshs.23 billion towards investment in power transmission to reduce technical view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: losses; and 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: (iii) Ksh.10.6 billion to expand access to power in the rural areas so as to spur view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: growth of enterprises and employment. view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, without a deliberate and strategic determination to address the productivity challenges in the agricultural sector and reverse the decline in our exports through value addition, our third thematic goal of accelerating inclusive growth for economic transformation will not be achieved. A sustainable economic transformation strategy must, at the initial stage, embrace sectors in which majority of our people derive their livelihoods. Agriculture is best positioned to open up opportunities across the country and sustain equitable development and prosperity. This will largely depend on unlocking the potential of the sector through active participation of the private sector, through value-chain. ... view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: ( Applause ) view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Concurrently, we are engaging with financial institutions and development partners to establish and Agri-Business Fund, which the private sector can access in order to fast track implementation of one million acre irrigation project and agricultural transformation ventures, throughout the country. The financial institutions have indicated willingness to leverage Government’s seed capital by a scale of one to ten. view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: To ensure full realization of food security and lower food prices, I am allocating Kshs.9.5 billion towards the on-going irrigation projects. This will include Kshs.3.5 billion allocation to the Galana Irrigation Project; Kshs.3 billion for inputs subsidy including fertilizer; Kshs.2.7 billion for Strategic Grain Reserves; Kshs.1 billon for fisheries development; Kshs.700 million for the revival of Kenya Meat Commission. view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: ( Applause ) view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: In order to create more employment opportunities in the sector, I have allocated Kshs.300 million for the revival of the Pyrethrum sector and another Kshs.300 million for establishment of Free Disease Zone. view