Uhuru Kenyatta

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Entries 1301 to 1310 of 1516.

• 17 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, hon. Members, in their debate, have raised a number of issues. First and foremost, I would like to state that, again, as I emphasized in my Speech, the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF), since its inception, has made tremendous progress in promoting regional development in our country. view
• 17 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the main thrust, therefore, in our Budget proposals is to enhance on the good work and ensure that budgetary resources reach the people at the constituency level. Since the focus is to stimulate economic activity at the constituency level, I want to reiterate again that the resources will be channeled as conditional - and I repeat - conditional stimulus, not to be used for any other purpose through the respective Ministries Votes and will be released under the existing CDF framework. view
• 11 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the Speaker do now leave the Chair. view
• 11 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is, indeed, an honour for me to present to this august House, the 2009/2010 Budget. But before I proceed with my Speech, let me take this early opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to His Excellency President Mwai Kibaki, for appointing me to the position of the Minister for Finance. I also want to recognise my brother, the Right Hon. Prime Minister, Mr. Raila Odinga, with whom we have worked very closely since I took charge of the Finance portfolio. view
• 11 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: The 2009/2010 Budget is formulated against the backdrop of many challenges, both on the global and on the domestic fronts. The global economy is facing the worst recession ever since the Great Depression, a phenomenon that is adversely affecting the economies of developing countries, Kenya included. Industrial countries have taken huge supportive interventions to mitigate the effects of the global financial crisis, but the impact is yet to be felt, thus leaving the developing countries exposed and vulnerable. view
• 11 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: As I have already mentioned, the world economy is facing a serious recession and no country, small or big, developed or developing, has been spared the negative effects of that crisis. Overall, the global economy is now projected to decline by 1.3 per cent in 2009, view
• 11 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Ahsante. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the current clearing system for cargo faces a number of challenges that compromise our country's ability to maximize on the benefits that accrue from international trade. Indeed, documentation procedures are largely manual, resource intensive and very expensive. To position the port to continue playing its strategic role more effectively, in an increasingly competitive environment, there is an urgent need to address these challenges. In this regard, the Government will establish in the course of the year, a single-window port community based system to facilitate faster, efficient and competitive clearance of cargo at the Port of Mombasa. ... view
• 10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir for your indulgence. I beg to lay--- view
• 10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, by the end of the day, hon. Members will have enough copies of each of the volumes. view
• 20 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to apologize. She might be late, but I would assume that she is on her way. If not, could this Question be deferred to a later date? view