Uhuru Kenyatta

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Five years later, I was called to serve as Deputy Prime Minister in the Grand Coalition Government under His Excellency the former President, Hon. Mwai Kibaki and the Hon. Prime Minister, Rt. Honourable Raila Odinga. view
• 30 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Five years later, I was called to serve as Deputy Prime Minister in the Grand Coalition Government under His Excellency the former President, Hon. Mwai Kibaki and the Hon. Prime Minister, Rt. Honourable Raila Odinga. view
• 30 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: In that Administration, I held two positions: The Minister for Trade and later the Minister for Finance. This journey of mixed fortunes taught me that you could serve your country in any capacity because service is not a position, it is action. It also taught me to have empathy for both sides of the parliamentary divide and, indeed, all shades of political opinion. Of all the lessons, the enduring one is that Kenya is always greater than any one of us. Indeed, in times of great political turmoil, men and women must be spurred by the love for their country ... view
• 30 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: It is not always easy but, Hon. Members, it is necessary. Then as now, we are called upon to do all that is necessary to heal Kenya, build bridges and focus on the 99 per cent of shared visions of a better Kenya as a priority to the one per cent of differing ideologies and positions. Personal ambitions were placed aside for the good of Kenya and the enduring benefit of generations of Kenyans yet unborn and that selfless service and sacrifice led to the people of Kenya ultimately working together, bestowing upon me the high honour and extreme privilege ... view
• 30 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: In that Administration, I held two positions: The Minister for Trade and later the Minister for Finance. This journey of mixed fortunes taught me that you could serve your country in any capacity because service is not a position, it is action. It also taught me to have empathy for both sides of the parliamentary divide and, indeed, all shades of political opinion. Of all the lessons, the enduring one is that Kenya is always greater than any one of us. Indeed, in times of great political turmoil, men and women must be spurred by the love for their country ... view
• 30 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: It is not always easy but, Hon. Members, it is necessary. Then as now, we are called upon to do all that is necessary to heal Kenya, build bridges and focus on the 99 per cent of shared visions of a better Kenya as a priority to the one per cent of differing ideologies and positions. Personal ambitions were placed aside for the good of Kenya and the enduring benefit of generations of Kenyans yet unborn and that selfless service and sacrifice led to the people of Kenya ultimately working together, bestowing upon me the high honour and extreme privilege ... view
• 30 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speakers, today I return to Parliament as President and I am here to fulfil a constitutional imperative introduced into our political tradition and practice by the 2010 Constitution. In fact, I was indeed privileged to be the Second President to be discharging this constitutional mandate when I first made my first State of the Nation Address on 27th March, 2014. Article 132 of the Constitution mandates the President to report to a Special Joint Sitting of both Houses of Parliament on measures taken and progress made in the realisation of our national values as defined by Article 10 of ... view
• 30 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speakers, today I return to Parliament as President and I am here to fulfil a constitutional imperative introduced into our political tradition and practice by the 2010 Constitution. In fact, I was indeed privileged to be the Second President to be discharging this constitutional mandate when I first made my first State of the Nation Address on 27th March 2014. Article 132 of the Constitution mandates the President to report to a Special Joint Sitting of both Houses of Parliament on measures taken and progress made in the realisation of our national values as defined by Article 10 of ... view
• 30 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: In line with this constitutional instruction, my address today will lay emphasis on three elements that I consider important to our country: First is the state of our economic development, which is about our national wellbeing; second is the state of our social structure, which looks at the restoration and propagation of the dignity of our people; and third is the state of our nationhood, which speaks to the soul of our nation, including the state of our democracy. Before I report on these thematic areas, allow me, ladies and gentlemen and Hon. Members, to give a brief account on ... view
• 30 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: the restoration and propagation of the dignity of our people; and third is the state of our nationhood, which speaks to the soul of our nation, including the state of our democracy. Before I report on these thematic areas, allow me, ladies and gentlemen and Hon. Members; to give a brief account on the state of our national response to emerging disruptions. Specifically, I want to put on record how the power of choice on the part of our Administration, as supported by Parliament and the county governments, turned the COVID-19 pandemic from a national crisis to what I believe ... view