Johnson Arthur Sakaja

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• 3 Mar 2021 in Senate: may say that he does not like this governor because he is stealing or he is not doing well, but based on facts, reports and it is real time. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we can ask for special audits through the PAO. It is something we can explore. Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., you sit in the Committee on Budget and Finance and you are patched high up in the leadership. This is something we can explore not just as a legacy, but to actually make the work of the Senate as provided for in the Constitution more effective as opposed ... view
• 3 Mar 2021 in Senate: If you look at our public debt at the national level, the biggest project today in Kenya is debt. We are paying thrice the amount of money we are giving to counties. It is not because we do not need to spend, but it is because we are not creating those resources. Many of our county governments - if you look at these reports and go back to county councils - there has been very little change from what the councils were collecting to what the county governments have been collecting starting from 2013. One wonders with new efficiencies and ... view
• 3 Mar 2021 in Senate: that the Senate is doing a bad job. There is no leadership. This is because they are just waiting for money from the national Government. We need to review. I wish BBI had looked at Chapter 12. This is because in Naivasha in 2009, before the 2010 referendum, there was a very light memorandum from the National Treasury with respect to Chapter 12 on public finance. That is why we have many problems. Ms. Christine Lagat told this country that the cost of the administrative structures in this new Constitution will give us a problem like it has been said ... view
• 3 Mar 2021 in Senate: terms of quality of debate. They have very good quality of debate. Now, they need to have financial autonomy as assemblies so that they can keep their county governments to check. I support this and I hope we start seeing more recent reports coming. I do not know what happened to the leadership because we still have not constituted the new CPAIC and the Delegated Legislation Committee, the Sessional Committees. Yet there is a lot that is going on currently. Let us constitute it and put people who are vibrant, every Senator qualifies, but let us create a fresh team. ... view
• 3 Mar 2021 in Senate: On a point of information, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view
• 3 Mar 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I wanted Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. to go towards the end so that I inform him because I did not want to stop that flow. Now he is like a preacher. When he starts, he gets fire. There is is a lot of wisdom in many jurisdictions that still have the office of the Controller and Auditor-General. I think it is something that we need to discuss. If you look at the old Public Audit Act and many jurisdictions, I will just give you an example. There is the audit function that the Auditor-General ... view
• 2 Mar 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to thank Sen. (Dr.) Mwaura for seeking that Statement. It is an important issue that many of us may not realize because parents with children who have these special needs have a very hard time. In Nairobi we have very few public schools that have special units for children with Autism and such cases. Near your place, Sen. (Dr.) Mwaura, there is one school in Marurui and the population is very large. In many parts of the City, many parents who are not well-to-do cannot afford to give special help to their children who have ... view
• 2 Mar 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I acknowledge that this is an important matter. In fact, we have dealt with it repeatedly courtesy of Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve. I think Sen. Mwaura has brought such a concern before. We will look at the policy questions asked. Sen. Kwamboka will tell you that is some of the cases that we have looked at as a committee, there are some professionals who are also living with disabilities who at some instances did not take the initiative to register early enough. When some of them are just about to retire, it is when they start following up ... view
• 2 Mar 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Senate Standing Order No. 50(1)(a) provides that a Chairperson of a Committee may make a Statement relating to a matter for which the Committee is responsible. I wish to make a Statement on the Inua Jamii Programmes Payment for September, October, November and December 2020 cycles. This is information for Members for them to know what is happening in their counties. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee received communication on 18th February from the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, State Department of Social Protection stating that as of that date, the Government had released Kshs8.7 billion for ... view
• 2 Mar 2021 in Senate: to be broken down by county so that each Senator knows what is happening in their own county in respect to the Inua Jamii Programme. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare appreciates the Government for initiatives to cushion the vulnerable members of the society. However, the following concerns were raised by the Members of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare. The Committee notes that the communication on the disbursement of funds always come late. Therefore, the Committee and Members at large are not able to be fully involved with the implementation process at ... view