Uhuru Kenyatta

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: As I do so, I want to thank hon. Members for the support they have continued to extend to the Government and policies that we are trying to implement. I wish to appreciate the support that members have accorded the tax proposals that we have announced during the Budget Speech this year. As I have indicated in my Budget Speech, our economy experienced three major shocks in 2008. This includes the self inflicted economic disruption following the 2007 general election. Second, the protracted drought. Third, global economic and financial crisis which have adversely affected our economy. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, ... view
• 24 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: The taxation measures I proposed during this year’s Budget are, indeed, expected to expand economic opportunities and facilitate growth of the economy and ultimately reduce poverty. More specifically, the measures are intended to, among other things, promote the growth of industries and make them more competitive for more tourism and film making as a source of employment and foreign exchange earning and encourage view
• 24 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. May I, once again, thank hon. Members for all the comments that they have made. As I said, all the comments have been noted and taken into account by myself and the officers present. However, let me say that the intention, not just of the tax measures that we are passing, but the intention of the Budget as a whole, is to ensure that public funds are used for the intended purposes. Indeed, it is my hope that hon. Members, through their various Committees and ordinary constituency work, will continue to keep ... view
• 17 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it will be forthcoming on Wednesday next week, if it is okay with the hon. Member. view
• 17 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, with all due respect to the hon. Member, this is a very involving issue, and one day may not be enough. I suggested that we issue the Ministerial Statement on Wednesday next week, so that the Prime Minister can have adequate time to consult the respective Ministries. view
• 17 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, can we put it for Tuesday next week? view
• 17 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the Appropriation Bill, 2009, be read a Second Time. Mr. Speaker, Sir, His Excellency the President has signified his consent to this Bill. The Appropriation Bill seeks statutory approval by Parliament of Government expenditures contained in the Annual Estimates of financial year 2009/2010. The Estimates for Recurrent and Development Expenditure were laid on the Table of this House on 11th June, 2009 and the House approved the Vote on Account on 24th June, 2009. The Government has been disbursing funds on the basis of this authority. Mr. Speaker, Sir, upon being laid ... view
• 17 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to take this opportunity, once again, to thank hon. Members for their contributions and assure them that their comments will be taken on board. view
• 17 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: As I have stated before and I will restate it again, it is my intention and the Treasury’s intention to ensure that we have a very close working relationship with this House. We have the comments that we receive from hon. Members. Where possible, we incorporate and take them on board. view
• 17 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: A number of issues have been raised, especially on the utilization of vote on account. I think it is important that we also state that in some instances, there are priorities. For example, with the Ministry of State for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030, we must take on board the fact that we had a national census which required funding upfront. That had to be catered for. With regard to the Ministry of Agriculture, because of the unpredictability of our rains, we supported our farmers. We, as a Government, indicated that we would supply seeds and fertilizer around the ... view