Henry Rotich

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, we have also provided for the following interventions in the health sector: Kshs3 billion for lease financing of health care equipment to enhance service 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: delivery; Kshs3 billion for Kenya Medical Training Colleges; Kshs8.4 billion for Kenyatta National Hospital; Kshs5.2 billion for Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital; Kshs1.7 billion for Kenya Medical Research Institute; Kshs2.4 billion for doctors/clinical officers/nurses internsip programme; and Kshs300 million for informal settlement health care programmes. view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, to forestall any leakages in the health care supply chain, an efficient, effective and accountable framework for the management of public resources and medical supplies at the facility level will be put in place. Hon. Speaker, as the economy is transformed, we recognise that while some sectors will strive, others may suffer welfare loses arising from the transformation. It is for this reason that last year we allocated Kshs13.4 billion to cushion these vulnerable groups. In this Budget, I am going a step further to propose additional resources to cover more vulnerable persons such as orphans and vulnerable ... view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, in short, by expanding agricultural output, subsidising fertiliser, investing in infrastructure to reduce cost of doing business, reducing the out of pocket expenses for education and health care and by significantly expanding the social safety nets for the poor and deserving Kenyans, we have responded to those Kenyans who pleaded that we address the high cost of living and protect the vulnerable. Hon. Speaker, our fifth thematic area is on employment of our youth and women. Kenya is endowed with agricultural and natural resources, a prerequisite for industrialisation. Facilitating growth of the manufacturing sector will move our agriculture ... view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: As we construct the railway line from Mombasa to western Kenya, we will also develop industrial parks at strategic locations along the railway line. These industrial clusters will be centres for driving value addition and innovation. But even as we await their completion, I have proposed an allocation of Kshs3 billion and introduced reform measures to revive and make operational, at higher capacity, industries in the textile and leather sub-sector. We are also going to revamp the Numerical Machines Limited to make it a regional hub for railway parts and maintenance services. Hon. Speaker, I have noted with concern that ... view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: practice is unacceptable and must stop forthwith. Public resources, whether sourced domestically or externally, must be applied optimally to promote local content and spur industrialisation. In the same vein, I call upon the private sector players to also demonstrate their patriotism by buying Kenya’s products in order to facilitate expansion of our industrial base and create more jobs locally. view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, unemployment, especially among the youth and women remains a major challenge to our development and social stability. Through this Budget, we are building on the on-going youth and women support initiatives to further encourage entrepreneurship, innovation and creativity of the young people. Skills development and access to credit will be given priority to enable this group to be the dynamic drivers of growth and employment creation. view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, as a Government that cares deeply for the youth and women, we are facilitating expansion of credit access so as to afford the financial capability to pursue entrepreneurial opportunities and scale up their small businesses. view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: The Uwezo Fund, Youth Enterprise Development Fund and Women Enterprise Fund will be rationalised into an efficient and well capitalised Fund to sustain the ever growing demands of our youth and women. In the meantime, I have allocated Kshs300 million to the Youth Enterprise Fund, Kshs200 million for operations of the already established Kshs 6 billion Uwezo Fund and KSh.200 million for the Women Enterprise Fund. view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: To further empower the women and youth through this budget, I have allocated KSh.8.1 billion for the recruitment and training of 21,870 youth to the National Youth Service so as to catalyze a transformative youth empowerment program in Kenya. To further empower the women and youth through this Budget, I have allocated Kshs.8.1 billion for the recruitment and training of 21,870 youth to the National Youth Service so as to catalyse a transformative youth empowerment program in Kenya. view