Henry Rotich

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: A word of appreciation to the staff of the National Treasury and Planning led by the Principal Secretary, Dr. Kamau Thugge, who tirelessly worked long hours to ensure that this Budget and supporting documents meet the legal timelines. Finally, I wish to thank Kenyans from all walks of life who gave their suggestions and proposals throughout the Budget-making process. view
• 13 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you for listening. view
• 14 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, it is my honour to present to this august House the Budget Statement for the Financial Year 2018/2019. I make this Statement in fulfilment of the requirements of Section 40 of the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act, 2012, and Standing Order No.241 of the National Assembly. This is the first Budget following the conclusion of the General Elections last year. Allow me to congratulate those who were re-elected and those who are serving for the first time in this august House. I look forward to work closely with all of you in order to achieve our development goals. view
• 14 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 14 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, while delivering the State of the Nation Address earlier this year, His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta reminded us of the journey we have travelled as a nation in building a stronger democratic society. This democracy has strengthened our collective belief in justice and our aspiration for an inclusive and shared prosperity. As a country, we have come a long way since 2013. When His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta took office in 2013, there were numerous constraints to economic growth. For example, we had huge infrastructure gaps in roads, rail and air transport as well as challenges at our ... view
• 14 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Faced with these challenges, the Jubilee Administration designed and implemented an economic transformation plan under five key pillars involving: 1. improving the business climate by maintaining micro economic stability, addressing security challenges and reducing the cost of doing business. 2. Closing the infrastructure gap. 3. Investing in key sectors such as manufacturing, agriculture and tourism. 4. Sharing prosperity by investing in pro-poor programmes in health, education and social welfare programmes. 5. Fully supporting devolution. The plan we chose in 2013 has worked and it is delivering positive results to our people. Let me mention a few of the key achievements ... view
• 14 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: We have completed Phase I of the Standard Gauge Railway. Today, Kenyans are enjoying cheaper and faster travel between Mombasa and Nairobi using the Madaraka Express. In addition, the SGR freight service that started in January 2018 has facilitated cheaper movement of goods with the monthly loads increasing from the initial 22,345 metric tonnes to an impressive 213,559 metric tonnes; a tenfold increase in only a few months. We have expanded our energy generation capacity through investment in green energy. Today, 6.7 million Kenyans have been connected to electricity compared to 2.3 million in 2013. view
• 14 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Security has been substantially improved throughout the country, thanks to our strategic investments in police and military modernisation. Our tourism sector continues on a recovery path largely due to improved security in the country and effective tourism promotion strategies. We have significantly eased the burden of medical expenditure. As a result, more Kenyans are accessing specialised treatment than ever before. We have also made education more inclusive and sensitive to the country’s skills demands by expanding the free education programme to include free day secondary education, introduce a new curriculum that focuses on nurturing talent and delivering new and upgraded ... view
• 14 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Notwithstanding these significant achievements, we are aware that a lot remains to be done in order to decisively deal with the pressing challenges of unemployment, poverty and inequality that Kenyans continue to face. It is for this reason that His Excellency the President has directed us to focus on four key strategic areas under the Big Four Plan that will help create jobs and transform the lives of Kenyans. Achieving these strategic objectives will require that we all pull in the same direction. It is in this context that His Excellency the President has urged us to put our differences ... view
• 14 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Consistent with this vision, the Budget we present today is an opportunity to begin to walk this talk, and more importantly, to boldly confront the challenges we face today of getting employment for our youth, improving the lives of our people and sharing the benefits of our economic progress. Accordingly, the theme of this year’s Budget is “Creating jobs, transforming lives and sharing prosperity.” view