Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Dec 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to speak to this Motion. Following your guidance that I speak last--- Mr. Speaker, Sir, I ask that you direct--- view
• 17 Dec 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the past two days, as I have sat here, I have held myself together not to speak because I speak a lot in this House. However, I acknowledge the tradition of this House, which is that the Senator of the county--- view
• 17 Dec 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the tradition of this House has been that the Senator of the county in question, when there is an impeachment, ideally keeps quiet. Ideally, when a vote comes, they should normally abstain, unless it is a casting vote. That is exactly what I am going to do today. Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to just to give some history. One, I am privileged and honoured to be the one member in this House elected by Nairobians representing 4.3 million people of this county, and who has sworn an oath to protect the interests of the people of ... view
• 17 Dec 2020 in Senate: reason that the last two days and last months that he has been going through this, I have offered an ear to him and to those who are accusing. At the end of the day, I am the father of devolution in this county. I am the Senator of Nairobi City. Whichever way it goes the Senate will speak. When the Senate speaks, the voice will be heard. I see the need for leadership at this time. I will have to, as a Senator, in case this Senate decides to impeach the Governor of Nairobi City, we will need to ... view
• 1 Dec 2020 in Senate: On a point of order Mr. Speaker Sir. view
• 1 Dec 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thought she was taking her seat while I wanted her to give us highlights. I raised this today in the Senate Business Committee (SBC) that some Committees – I am sure this happened before she was the Chair - have developed a habit of dealing with a matter concerning specific counties without informing the Senator of that county. 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
• 1 Dec 2020 in Senate: Courtesy demands - and I have even tried it even in my Committee - I am dealing with a matter on Isiolo and I have made sure Sen. Dullo knows. If it is a matter to do with Vihiga County, Sen. Khaniri must be involved and invited. This is a Petition whose report is being given about one of my constituencies in Nairobi City County. I have never heard of the Petition or when the petitioners came. I have a lot of information about it and I could have contributed. I just want to hear the highlights, but I urge ... view
• 1 Dec 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to thank the Committee for dealing with this matter. I note that this issue came to the Committee in 2018. At that point, Sen., Shiyonga was not the Chairperson. It has taken long and it should take 60 days. Besides what I said earlier, these are people known to all of us. They are known to me in Nairobi. Beyond just Kibera, we have many more in Mathari and in different parts of this City, including Kasarani. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the reason this Committee is called National Cohesion, Equal Opportunity and Regional Integration is because ... view
• 1 Dec 2020 in Senate: Kshs10,000 was being given to 471 victims, not beneficiaries, then 692 victims were given Kshs50,000, this shows discrimination. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to agree with Sen. Wetangula that a proper inquiry needs to be made. Even as we look at the BBI, some of these wounds of the past need to be looked at in a restorative approach and not in a retributive manner. We must give these people justice. Mr. Speaker, Sir, when you walk around in some parts of this country, and someone can still see that what happened to them was not taken seriously yet other ... view
• 1 Dec 2020 in Senate: . However, they were able to get compensation. In Nairobi City County, many people have never gotten a single ounce of compensation. This is because culturally, as Sen. Wetangula has said, in certain parts of this country, we cannot allow people to stay in camps or tents. They are accommodated by their families, friends, or neighbours. That is why you did not see tents in parts of Nairobi. You did not see tents in Western Province. You did not see tents in Nyanza Province. Those IDPs who were integrated have as much right as those who went to the camps ... view