Age, Biography and Wiki
Henry Rotich was born on 1969 in Kenya, is a Kenyan civil servant. Discover Henry Rotich's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 55 years old?
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He is a member of famous civil servant with the age 55 years old group.
Henry Rotich Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Henry Rotich Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Henry Rotich worth at the age of 55 years old? Henry Rotich’s income source is mostly from being a successful civil servant. He is from Kenya. We have estimated Henry Rotich's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Before being promoted to cabinet, Rotich served as head of macroeconomics at the Treasury from 2006.
He was credited with crafting key policy frameworks over the following years, the under the leadership of minister Robinson Njeru Githae.
Rotich served as minister of finance during Kenyatta's first term in office.
During his first term, he launched the world's first Treasury bond to be offered exclusively via mobile phone and slashed the minimum investment level in government debt, in a bid to stimulate public participation in the capital markets, raise money cheaply and boost the national savings rate.
Henry K. Rotich (born 1969) is a Kenyan civil servant who was nominated by President Uhuru Kenyatta as Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury on 23 April 2013.
Also under his leadership, Kenya secured a $1.5 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2016, one of the biggest the IMF had granted on the continent up to that point.
He also announced plans to introduce a set of reforms for the financial sector aimed at boosting private sector credit growth after it was hit by a cap on commercial interest rates introduced in 2016.
Under a restructuring deal overseen by Rotich in 2017, the Kenyan government took over 48.9 per cent of Kenya Airways after it had suffered five years of losses, including a Ks26.2bn loss in 2015/2016, the biggest in Kenyan corporate history.
Rotich was retained in his position after the 2017 elections.
For the 2018 fiscal year, he cut the government's spending budget by 55.1 billion shillings ($546.90 million), or 1.8 percent.
Shortly after, he unveiled a package of initiatives to develop Islamic finance in the country, as part of efforts to mobilize local funds and set Nairobi as a regional hub for the sector.
In August 2018, a joint report by two parliamentary committees submitted to the Parliament of Kenya called for Rotich and fellow cabinet member Adan Mohammed to be investigated over the way they handled sugar imports.
On 22 July 2019, Kenya's director of public prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji ordered the arrest and prosecution of Rotich and others over allegations of corruption related to the construction of two dams.
Among the others charged are Paolo Porcelli, the Italian director of CMC di Ravenna; and Rotich's number two at the ministry, Kamau Thugge, the principal secretary.
On 14 January 2020, Rotich, who had been arrested on charges of corruption, was removed from this position.
Rotich holds a master's degree in public administration (MPA) from the Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, US.
He holds a master's degree in economics and a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and sociology, both from University of Nairobi, Kenya.
Shortly after, President Kenyatta appointed Labour Minister Ukur Yatani Kanacho as acting finance minister, and Yatani would permanently replace Rotich on 14 January 2020.
Rotich is the first sitting Kenyan Minister to be arrested for corruption.
