Uhuru Kenyatta

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1451 to 1460 of 1613.

• 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
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Ogindo mentioned that I reacted angrily at hon. Imanyara. Indeed, I did. I did not react angrily at hon. Imanyara because I was trying to prevent him from exercising his democratic right. I reacted angrily at him because of the inference that a “monstrous fraud” had been committed. In responding to the request for a Ministerial Statement, we responded to a request that indicated that there was massive fraud. view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, had Mr. Imanyara pointed out – indeed, he was correct - that there were discrepancies or inconsistencies from day one, instead of chasing “ghosts”, we would have been able to get straight into the matter of where the problem was. Why do I say this? I say this because sometimes, maybe, as Parliamentarians, we are our own worst enemies. We tend to believe that it is a combative way that gets results. However, I would like to encourage this House to believe that we can achieve even greater results for the people of this Republic if ... view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, courtesy of the confusion, we have treated Kenyans to a media circus. We have been told that Kshs9 billion has gone missing. The view