Uhuru Kenyatta

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Nov 2024 in National Assembly: We must seriously question the drivers and the motives of resistance and reluctance to take the next step in actualizing the two-third gender rule. We must call out those who continue to sabotage this right of women to contribute to the governance of our nation. Women are not second-class citizens. They deserve equal representation at all levels. view
• 21 Nov 2024 in National Assembly: necessary distinction and do so clearly to protect democratic expression and guarantee public safety and security. I must now confront an issue of widespread concern regarding the relationship between citizens and the security services in the context of immense threat and intense political dynamism. Numerous allegations have been made concerning disappearance of people during protests. A number of these cases have been resolved, while others have been uncovered as fake news, undermining efforts to find genuine cases of missing persons. A good number of alleged disappearances have also turned out to be arrests made by police officers. In such cases, ... view
• 21 Nov 2024 in National Assembly: Hon. Members, without a doubt every shilling of our national revenue matters and must be used to deliver maximum value to Kenyans. Wastage, corruption and the abuse of women in our office are grave risks to national transformation and a direct threat to the well-being of the people. I have given my full commitment to serve as a responsible steward of public resources. To begin with, I have championed the automation and digitization of The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and ... view
• 21 Nov 2024 in National Assembly: Government services and revenue collection to promote transparency, seal loopholes that lead to revenue losses, enhance accountability and eliminate opportunities for corruption, therefore improving efficiency, transparency and integrity. I am delighted to report to this House on the dramatic improvements we have recorded by automating and digitizing our revenue collection and service delivery through e-Citizen. We have so far digitized 20,855 Government services, up from 350 in 2022, representing an increase of almost 6,000 per cent, while we have significantly improved revenue collection. Take the case of Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) whose total revenue for the year ending June 30th, ... view
• 21 Nov 2024 in National Assembly: I urge all Kenyans with information about such cases to forward the information to the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DPP) and to Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA), where they suspect members of the police service to be implicated. I am aware, for example, that many of the cases that have been raised are being handled by the IPOA, an important step in accountability and justice. Many citizens, as well as various organizations representing and championing women's rights and welfare, have expressed concern about gender-based violence and the increasing cases of killings of female victims by male criminals, motivated by primitive ... view
• 21 Nov 2024 in National Assembly: I commend the teams at KWS, as well as all other Government institutions that have leveraged technology and the digitization process to improve revenue collection. Under the Digital Health Act that you, Members, passed in this House, we are determined to enhance efficiency and transparency provided by technology in the provision of health care services to eliminate fraud and fake claims. Tax revenue mobilization by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), starting with its customs revenue system, is equally being worked on to ensure that revenue leaks are eliminated. Since corruption is a serious risk to social justice, sustainable development, national ... view
• 21 Nov 2024 in National Assembly: This is both tragic and unacceptable. It also complicates, in disturbing ways, the struggle by Kenyan women for inclusion, equality, dignity, social justice, their rights and protection, a section of our society that has been marginalised for a long time. view
• 21 Nov 2024 in National Assembly: I am aware that most of these cases of murder of women by men have been investigated and prosecuted. It is my hope that, in due course, those found culpable will face the full force of the law. view
• 21 Nov 2024 in National Assembly: It cannot also be the case that corruption suspects rush to court to obtain anticipatory bail that shields them from due process and enables them to compromise investigations. There is also no reason for corruption cases to drag in our courts for years when the same courts are able to determine Election Petitions and related disputes within six months. view
• 21 Nov 2024 in National Assembly: Hon. Members, it is time for each of us, political leaders, public officers, religious leaders, traditional institutions and family members, to do our part in raising boys into morally upright men. Men who will never need to affirm their masculinity at the expense of women, but instead contribute to making our society just, safe, equal and inclusive. view