Uhuru Kenyatta

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• 30 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 30 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Kenya can be proud of one more innovation. In March 2020, we had only one laboratory that could test notifiable diseases of international concern. In fact, we had to send our tests for notifiable diseases to South Africa. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit our country, we had to wait for five days for the South African laboratories to send us results. Today, we have moved from one testing laboratory to 95 well-equipped laboratories. view
• 30 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: people towards strength, resilience, and building back better. Where others stumbled and fell, we rose and soared. During the COVID-19 stress period, the national and county governments demonstrated their true leadership. Nothing demonstrates this better than the strengthening of our healthcare systems under the dark cover of the COVID-19 pressure. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit our country, we had an ICU bed capacity of only 108 beds countrywide. This translated to an average of two ICU beds in each county. In the face of COVID-19, this reality was a disaster, but given the collaboration between the two levels of government, ... view
• 30 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Equally important to note, during the COVID-19 pandemic period we had a capacity to only generate Ksh3 million litres of oxygen per day in March, 2020. Today, I am proud to say that we have improved our oxygen generation capacity in public health facilities, by ten times to Kshs32 million litres per day as at October, 2021. view
• 30 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: What is it then that we have learnt more from the COVID-19 disaster? We have learnt that our solutions must be home-grown. That is why we have commissioned a vaccine development project for disruptive viruses like COVID-19 to serve not only Kenya but the region at large. view
• 30 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speakers, another national reminder of the opportunities we seized during COVID- 19 was the sight of the Likoni Channel Crossing. Previous scenes of Mombasa residents, congested along the Likoni Ferry are now a thing of the past. The iconic Likoni Floating Bridge, built in a record time of six (6) months, and opened to the public in December 2020, sees over 150,000 residents cross the channel on a daily commute in an orderly, safe and secure manner. This has not only allowed for the efficient management of time and mobility across the channel, but significantly moderated the incidences of ... view
• 30 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Kenya can be proud of one more innovation. In March, 2020, we had only one laboratory that could test notifiable diseases of international concern. In fact, we had to send our tests for notifiable diseases to South Africa. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit our country, we had to wait for five days for the South African laboratories to send us results. Today, we have moved from one testing laboratory to 95 well-equipped laboratories. view
• 30 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Once again, as we have always done, we have shown that Kenyans are a people who put country above self and neighbour above individual. We are a people who firmly believe in exercising our rights and freedoms in a responsible and purposive manner. While a few battles have been won, the war against COVID-19 is not yet won. We cannot rest on our laurels. Now, more than ever, we are faced with yet another variant of this Corona Virus - the Omicron variant - that is said to carry a higher risk of infection. This variant may explain the infection ... view
• 30 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: intergenerational quest is what inspired the Big Four Agenda as the strategic guide for my second term in office. To do so, my administration and our colleagues in both tiers of Government had to make commitments towards the transformation in the four key areas of intent. The first one is liberating our people from the poverty of dignity caused by inadequate services. The second is transitioning our people, especially our youth, from being recipients of handouts to producers of goods and services as well as owners of capital. The third is building a holistic base of human capital that is ... view
• 30 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: What is it then that we have learnt more from the COVID-19 disaster? We have learnt that our solutions must be home-grown. That is why we have commissioned a vaccine development project for disruptive viruses like COVID-19 to serve not only Kenya, but the region at large. view