Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 May 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 11 May 2021 in Senate: Boundaries Commission (IEBC) and the rest to focus on the remaining part of this process. Our work is done for now on the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020. Let us now do what we must do. view
• 11 May 2021 in Senate: I thank all Members of this House who voted for the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020. I am glad that we have finally entrenched the principle of the vote. I am glad that the over half a million voters of Nairobi City County will no longer be represented by just one person in the Senate. That is a score for me especially considering that additional resources that will go to the counties. It is a truly a historic and good day for this country. view
• 11 May 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, I thank you. view
• 6 May 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have a problem with my card. Allow me to join colleagues in welcoming this cohort of interns to the Senate of the Republic of Kenya. As Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jr. and other colleagues have said, I encourage them to never despise humble beginnings. Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jr., used to be a messenger in his father’s law firm. He even cleaned windows. I started my political career lower than an intern. I was a driver in President Kibaki’s times. Many others have such stories. I recommend to them a book that I am currently reading. ... view
• 6 May 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are all testaments of that simple fact. I hope that we will interact with them. I urge them, unlike others, not to be like us. Please be greater than us. Do not seek to copy but to top us and excel beyond where we have reached. That is what generation transformation and reengineering is all about. view
• 6 May 2021 in Senate: . I pray that as has been suggested, during the course of their work, you can attach them to different offices for them to learn what we deal with first hand. view
• 6 May 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I know that we are cautious of COVID-19, as we should be, but my good Chairperson, Sen. Omogeni, is doing us a great disservice. We love hearing his contribution, but when he wears five masks, he is muffled and we cannot hear his voice. view
• 6 May 2021 in Senate: I am sure he had a good point. Could you just assure him to reduce, even three masks and use one, so that we can hear him when he is speaking? I have heard nothing at all, and he is our Senior Counsel. Do not deny us the benefit of hearing you, Sen. Omogeni. view
• 6 May 2021 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This is the Senate of the Republic of Kenya. This a House of equalization. While facts can be stated, there is a difference between knowledge and wisdom. Knowledge is knowing that a rose flower smells better than cabbage. Wisdom is also knowing that it might not taste better if you cook it. As we speak about the situations in this country, what does BBI present us? It is an opportunity to change. We cannot be merchants of despair in this House and perpetuate an “us” versus “them” narrative. view