Uhuru Kenyatta

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• 14 May 2009 in National Assembly: I do believe, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, and once again, I am sorry for repeating the same line about the information system. The big problem in the delay comes from processing. Now, unless we can capture that data and be able to prepare the payments well in advance, it becomes difficult for the number of officers dealing with the huge number of cases while using a manual system. But I do believe that once the system is in place, it will rapidly reduce the waiting period that pensioners have had to wait to receive their dues. That, I believe, will ... view
• 14 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to say soon. I think he did not hear the original answer. Had he heard the original answer, he would not have asked the question. I said that the system will be operational by August, 2009, and it will be fully implemented by June, 2010. view
• 14 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have no doubt in my mind whatsoever that we have a great deal of respect for those gallant sons--- view
• 14 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I was saying, I have no doubt whatsoever that we all have a great deal of respect for our senior citizens and, indeed, we know and recognize that they have served this country with dedication for many years and, ultimately, that is why we are making that investment to ensure that we ease the amount of problems that they encounter in receiving their dues after many years of hard work. view
• 14 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have agreed that there is need to have some devolution in order to ease even the distances that people have to travel. But, ultimately, that can only happen if we had a concrete database that can be utilized at the devolved level and, at the same time, allow the necessary controls which will ensure that there is no abuse of the system. view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I thank you for giving me this opportunity. I will begin by saying that I also rise to support this Report. view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: As I do so, I would like to take the opportunity to thank the Members of the Joint Committee for the good work they have done throughout the weekend. I would also like to take the opportunity to thank the Treasury officials, who equally worked overtime to facilitate the conclusion we have arrived at. view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, we did have a session with the Joint Committee on Monday. After long deliberations, we agreed that whereas there was a problem with the printed column, that problem did not amount to a fraud or result in any loss of taxpayers’ money. That is the situation that was re-confirmed by the Controller and Auditor-General. view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: On our own initiative, and to ensure that there was no problem, we invited the resident representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to come and go through the system and satisfy himself. In fact, we want them to continue and do an even further in-depth study. Why do I say this? As the Minister in charge of Treasury, I would like to present the Treasury’s position that we have no intention of misusing a single cent of the Kenyan taxpayers’ money. view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to say that, towards this end, the Treasury is ready to work closely with Parliament. At this stage, I would want to say that had we handled this matter a little differently, we would have made a lot of progress in a very short time, and been able to get to the bottom of what the problem was. view