Uhuru Kenyatta

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 301 to 310 of 1516.

• 29 Sep 2022 in National Assembly: The Hon. Speakers of the National Assembly and Senate, hon. Members of the National Assembly and the Senate, by the grace of God, it is my pleasure to address this inaugural Session of the 13th Parliament following the August 9th, 2022 General Elections. It is important to note that we have made very positive progress. This Parliament has recorded the highest number of re-elected Members of Parliament ever. In the National Assembly, a record 193 Members have been re-elected, 50 more than were re- elected in 2017, while in the Senate, 17 Senators have been re-elected. This confirms the increased ... view
• 29 Sep 2022 in National Assembly: The confidence demonstrated by Kenyans in us and our institutions, should inspire us to raise the bar in our service to the nation and accountability to the electorate. view
• 29 Sep 2022 in National Assembly: It is also my singular honour to congratulate our Speakers, Hon. Wetangula and Hon. Kingi, for the overwhelming confidence of Members in them to preside over the respective Houses of Parliament. I also congratulate Members, who have been elected to Parliamentary leadership positions. I wish each one of you wisdom, strength and success in steering our legislative affairs. view
• 29 Sep 2022 in National Assembly: We gather here on the tranquil side of a competitive election, where we all came to grips with the turbulent energies of political competition that characterised our uniquely Kenyan brand of democracy. It is true this election was an intensely contested election. Nevertheless, it was peaceful and democratic. Again, this confirms the coming of age of our democracy. view
• 29 Sep 2022 in National Assembly: (Hon. (Dr.) William Ruto): Asanteni sana, tafadhali tuketi. The Hon. Speakers of the National Assembly and Senate, Hon. Members of the National Assembly and the Senate, by the grace of God, it is my pleasure to address this inaugural Session of the 13th Parliament following the 9th August 2022 General Elections. It is important to note that we have made very positive progress. This Parliament has recorded the highest number of re-elected Members of Parliament ever. In the National Assembly, a record 193 Members have been re-elected, 50 more than were re-elected in 2017, while in the Senate, 17 Senators ... view
• 29 Sep 2022 in National Assembly: I submit to you, that the fact that the election was so close, is an indication that what unites us is always much greater than what divides us. With the support of Kenyans, we have dislodged ethnicity as the central organising principle over our politics. Thereby, retiring for good, the ethnic mobilisation and personality cults together with their culture and practises of exclusion, discrimination, patronage, tribalism and nepotism. view
• 29 Sep 2022 in National Assembly: We took this assignment further with a paradigm shift of issue-based political leadership, anchored in credible platforms, feasible programmes and transformative view
• 29 Sep 2022 in National Assembly: commitments; aimed at positively affecting the wellbeing of all Kenyans from the bottom, up. view
• 29 Sep 2022 in National Assembly: In summary – and this only happens in Kenya, by the way – the siting Deputy President became the candidate of the Opposition, and the Leader of the Opposition became the candidate of Government. As things would be, the opposition candidate won the election and became President. The President became the leader of the Opposition Party. That is the beauty of our democracy and it only happens in Kenya. view
• 29 Sep 2022 in National Assembly: In the process, we also affirmed the sovereignty of the people of Kenya, as the ultimate decision makers as envisaged in the constitution. I promise to lead an administration dedicated to the just and fair Government of all Kenyans, in order to deliver a Kenya for everybody. view