Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Mar 2021 in Senate: Celebral palsy is an unspoken issue. In many rural areas, parents of children with CP are said to have been cursed. We need to also debunk, demystify and deal with the stigma that is associate with CP. I am glad that Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve has been able break down what causes this condition. Instead of celebrating the celebral awareness month every March, what action steps are we taking as a country, Senate or as a representatives of Persons Living with Disabilities (PWDS) to bring legislative intervention that will take care of these very important and very vulnerable segment of our ... view
• 23 Mar 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. First, you will be pleased to note that it is not just Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. who has been to the labour ward. On the 14th of March 2012, 11th of August 2013 and 12th of May 2019, I was there for both my sons and daughter, respectively. I was there, inside the labour ward. For the rest who I am going to have, because we are told to multiply, I will be there. view
• 23 Mar 2021 in Senate: For the others who are coming, I will always be there. Madam Deputy Speaker, as the Speaker said earlier that we can take this opportunity. Allow me to take the opportunity to congratulate my neighbour - Machakos neighbours Nairobi County - Sen. Agnes Kavindu Muthama for being elected. Madam Deputy Speaker, as it was said earlier by Sen. Omanga from Nairobi Delegation, Sen. Kavindu Muthama was a Jubilee Party member. She is on loan to Wiper Democratic Party. However, she is still ours. We are very proud of that election. It is the first election of meaning that has shown ... view
• 23 Mar 2021 in Senate: There is something called “he for she”. This fight for gender parity must be won by both men and women. You can count on us. Hongera Sen. Kavindu Muthama. view
• 23 Mar 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 51(1) which provides that a Chairperson can make a Statement on a matter for which the Committee is responsible I would like to make a Statement on the Inua Jamii Programme as a follow of the Houses’ last discussion on this matter. At the sitting of the Senate on Tuesday 2nd March, 2021, I informed the House by leave of my Committee that we had received communication from the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection; the State Department of Social Protection regarding the payment drive to beneficiaries under the Inua Jamii Programme that ... view
• 23 Mar 2021 in Senate: because of the new protocol based on the spike of the third wave, I hereby invite Senators to a virtual meeting of the Committee on Labour Social Welfare with the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection tomorrow, Wednesday 24th March at 9.00 a.m. The login details will be shared on the Senate business platform. The credentials will be there and Members will get a chance to seek clarifications from the Cabinet Secretary and the team. view
• 23 Mar 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker. I do not know whether the House is informed, especially the Co-Chair that - These are the intricacies of dealing with a Joint Committee - even as we are seeking this extension, the National Assembly Speaker has ruled that the report be done by the 1st of April 2021 yet it is a joint report by both Houses; meaning that by April fool’s day, the report should be ready. That means that we need to adjust what we are asking for from this House. view
• 23 Mar 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in the process of our discussion, we realized that there are several weighty legal and political matters that we need to discuss. The first and biggest question is what you are asking; the actual role of Parliament in such a process. That is what needs determination. The Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020 is a popular initiative. Article 255 (3) provides the two ways of amending a Constitution; either by Parliament or by the people. What we want to know is what “by Parliament” constitutes of. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for ... view
• 23 Mar 2021 in Senate: Article 256 of the Constitution which speaks about amendment of the Constitution through a parliamentary initiative, it provides for public participation, which is silent in Article 257. It provides for how you publish this Bill and what happens between Second and Third Readings, including the 90 days. This is because Parliament is legislating. view
• 23 Mar 2021 in Senate: Therefore, the question we will seek to answer is, in this process in Article 257, whether Parliament is legislating or processing. Whether or not the Senate or the National Assembly vote for this Bill - because now it is a Bill - it will go to a referendum, that is the provision. That is one of the questions that we need to answer. Also, we want to answer the question that if there are provisions that do not need a referendum that have been passed through this process; whether if the President assents to that, because Article 257(9) provides for ... view