Uhuru Kenyatta

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 May 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Members, you and I owe our presence here today to Kenyans who chose us to represent them. The trust they have bestowed on us is sacred. We must always remember that as leaders we do not serve only those who voted for us. We serve all Kenyans as required by our Constitution. Hon. Speakers and Members, the Constitution that brings us here for this address is a guide, an instruction and a tool to help us craft the Kenya that is freer, fairer, wealthier and well united. Indeed today, let us consider whether we have preserved, protected and honoured ... view
• 2 May 2018 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, there is no doubt there have been some challenges in the use of public resources, with some individuals fraudulently and corruptly diverting public resources to benefit The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 2 May 2018 in National Assembly: themselves, but we are building preventive tools and ways for citizens to become more involved in reporting graft. My administration, I must emphasise, despite these challenges, has remained committed to the implementation of devolution. We are today far above the 15 per cent threshold for resource allocations to our counties as provided for by the Constitution. From an allocation of Kshs210 billion in the Financial Year 2013/2014, we now stand at Kshs327 billion for the Financial Year 2017/2018, an increase of 56% in five years. I also recently signed the Division of Revenue Bill 2018, which sets aside Kshs372 billion ... view
• 2 May 2018 in National Assembly: Moreover, Kshs2 billion was distributed to 11 counties from the Equalisation Fund to improve services. In addition, and in the spirit of upholding devolution, my administration further decentralised service delivery by initiating the “Huduma Mashinani Programme”. This programme brought vital services from registration services such as identity cards to the NSSF and NHIF Services, amongst others, closer to the people. Kenyans believe in devolution, and my administration has matched that belief with strong and tangible support for it. view
• 2 May 2018 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker and Hon. Members, I now turn to the urgent matter of how we live our constitutional values as a people, before I report on their expression in governance. Kenya is a country of God-fearing and generous people. In our moments of need, we are kept going by the compassion and empathy of our countrymen and countrywomen. Indeed, it goes without saying that most of us are honest to a fault, and intolerant of the fraudulent. In our private lives, we live together, whatever corner of the country we call home, whatever language we speak, and whatever faith we ... view
• 2 May 2018 in National Assembly: To deepen good governance, we have continued to digitise key services to seal loopholes used for fraud. I do expect that the new officials whom we have worked together to put in office both in prosecution and in investigations will bring cases against all including the powerful and privileged to show Kenyans that none of us are above the law. Through the Chief Justice who is with us today, I also urge the Judiciary to do their part to ensure that orders are not frivolously used by individuals to avoid justice. I urge you, Hon. Members, to give us the ... view
• 2 May 2018 in National Assembly: Having made all these efforts, I want to repeat what every Kenyan in their heart of hearts knows – that we must all come together to fight this vice if we are to conquer it. The Government and the private sector also, must report fraud and protect whistle blowers without the slightest hesitation. Kenyans, on their part too, must report any crimes they may come across. Families must feel ashamed by one of their members becoming involved in corruption and they must insist on the upholding of their name as a family. Teachers as well as parents must explicitly teach ... view
• 2 May 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Members, these constitutional advances must, of course, be paid for, so it is natural to turn our attention to the economy. Where goals are concerned, I believe all of us, irrespective of our political persuasion, are in broad agreement. Kenyans want to see lower cost of living. They want jobs for their sons and daughters, affordable food on their tables and to see broad and inclusive prosperity. Those goals are reasonable and some of them are constitutional requirements in their own right. None of us in this august House will have forgotten that last year was an election year ... view
• 2 May 2018 in National Assembly: We remain on course to meet the test that Kenyans set for us, but we must admit that we still have a very long way to go and deeper reflection is, therefore, called for. If we were to create the jobs for which Kenyans long, we need investment. When I took office in 2013, my administration promised and delivered in many instances, the most aggressive surge of infrastructure development in Kenya’s history. We know that without radical renewal and improvement of our infrastructure and connectivity, we could not hope to attract the investment that we need to create jobs and ... view
• 2 May 2018 in National Assembly: On the cargo side, I am pleased to state that as promised, the SGR cargo services were up and running on 1st January 2018, with an initial monthly load of 22,345 metric tonnes rising to an impressive 213,559 metric tonnes per month as of the end of April 2018. That is not all. I have already launched the second phase of the SGR project which runs from Nairobi to Naivasha and negotiations are in progress for the financing of the Naivasha-Malaba line. In short, I can report that last year, we completed the most ambitious infrastructure development in Kenya’s history ... view