Henry Rotich

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Considering the challenges of drought and floods we continue to face as a country, we have once again prioritized flood control and water harvesting. In this regard, therefore, I have allocated Kshs.8.2 billion for construction of water pans and dams, Kshs.4.1 billion for water supply and sanitation and Kshs.1.5 billion for environmental protection, conservation and management. I have also provided Kshs.500 million for completion of multi-purpose dams that were started under the economic stimulus programme. view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Under the fourth thematic area of sharing growth, the Government has made tremendous progress in providing universal access to education, but there are concerns on the quality of education and the high number of pupils dropping out of school, with no clear alternative access to acquisition of life long skills to enable them to find jobs. 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: Through this budget, I have proposed measures to enhance the quality of education and build skills as follows: First, to improve quality of our education and ease the financial burden on the shoulders of many households with school going children, I have increased allocation for free tuition in secondary schools by 33 percent to Kshs.28.2 billion. view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: ( Applause ) view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: I have also increased by 33 percent allocation for free primary education to Kshs.13.5 billion. This will make primary schooling and secondary education, truly free within the next three years. I have also provided Kshs.2.3 billion for the school feeding programme and Kshs.400 million for sanitary towels to ensure that no children misses out on school, due to poverty; view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Second, we recognize that as enrolment increases each year, supportive facilities and resources including teachers will also need to be increased proportionally. We have therefore, allocated Kshs.600 million for up-grading of national schools that started under the economic stimulus project and another Kshs.2.3 billion for recruitment of an additional 5,000 teachers. I have also proposed allocations of Kshs2 billion and Kshs5.5 billion for promotion of teachers and implementation of second phase of commuter allowance respectively; and, view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Third, improving quality and making our educational system accessible to all school going children through a comprehensive e-learning programme remains a priority to this Administration. As such, through this Budget we are once again allocating a total of Kshs17.4 billion for e-learning, including laptops for our children, building capacity of teachers and rolling out computer laboratories for Class 4 to Class 8 in all schools throughout the country. This will be in addition to Kshs320 million I have provided for the purchase of computers. view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, we have achieved notable progress in health care, but maternal and infant mortality, together with new health challenges are putting pressure on our health care system. As His Excellency the President has committed, we are empowering mothers and infants to enjoy the right to live. Working with county governments, we are extending this empowerment to every Kenyan by investing in access to modern and well equipped health facilities and well trained and motivated health care workers. view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, in consultation with county governments we are developing a programme for health care infrastructure upgrade and equipment modernisation, recruitment of more health workers especially community extension health care, expansion of training facilities, development of systems to support and expand health care services and sanitation at community level, as an integral part of our health care policy. view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, we have allocated Kshs700 million for free access to basic health care in health centres and dispensaries across the country, and to further support universal maternal health care, we have allocated Kshs4 billion for free access to maternal health care by our mothers. view