Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Sep 2020 in Senate: Yes. Members should take my words seriously. There is prophecy. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am very proud to second this Bill that I have sponsored together with Sen. Farhiya. I thank Sen. Farhiya because she has shown such great diligence and commitment to her work as a Senator. That is why she was automatically elected to be the Deputy Whip of the Majority side. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, she is always the first one in the House and the last one to leave after the Speaker. We want to appreciate her effort. Sen. Farhiya, myself and the Temporary Speaker ... view
• 23 Sep 2020 in Senate: Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector is a country whose economy will grow. If you go to many of these countries that we consider to be doing well economically or first world, you will notice in the streets of New York, Washington DC, China, and Singapore that in every 10 metres, there is a shop. Every five metres, there is a business. It is the SME sector that holds together the economies of those countries. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, what we have seen in this country is that many people who are in that sector are ignored by the Government. ... view
• 23 Sep 2020 in Senate: without a budget, it is an offense. It is an offense to procure without a budget. However, now we are saying, even when you have the budget, you must prioritize payment of those who have come in first and have supplied and their goods have been noted to be delivered in good order and condition as stipulated in the contract terms. There are timelines by which you must be paid. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, unless we stimulate and inject a serious stimulus in to young businesses, women led businesses, Medium-Sized Enterprises, our economy will not be vibrant. We will not ... view
• 23 Sep 2020 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I do not know if Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve will take 25 minutes. view
• 23 Sep 2020 in Senate: Bw. Spika wa Muda, hata nitamaliza. I will finish, sorry. You tempt me. I wish I had started moving in Kiswahili. I would have moved this Prompt Payment Bill. I am sure in Kiswahili, you would say “Mswada wa kuharakisha malipo”. view
• 23 Sep 2020 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, however, I am not as gifted. Having been born and raised in Nairobi, my Kiswahili is Sheng’ and so, Kiswahili is also foreign a bit. view
• 23 Sep 2020 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you. Next time when you are on the Chair, I will give my contributions in Kiswahili. I just want to say that even at this time as a country, we are looking at very uncertain occurrences. We are looking at a referendum possibly coming. We are looking at an election. We are looking at a possible dissolution of Parliament. 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
• 23 Sep 2020 in Senate: I would like to urge because I was given an opportunity to comment on this BBI process, I want to connect it with these Bills. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have been with you in this and the last Parliament. You know the kind of work we have put in for young people. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I know this Bill is not just about the young people. However, in a country where you have more than 80 per cent people considered young, only five per cent of Kenyans are above the age of 50. About 91 per cent are ... view
• 23 Sep 2020 in Senate: had to really jumpstart and shake them up before they started implementing legislations that we brought to this House. I am confident we will pass this. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank the startup community because they have already started responding to the other Bill that we are bringing. We will do public participation. Fin Tech and startups are a new frontier. Kenya is known as the silicon Savana but they are not being supported as much as they should be. I hope all of those can be supported. Thank you very much and I beg to second. view
• 22 Sep 2020 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, the issues at Pumwani Maternity Hospital, which I am glad Sen. Omanga has brought up, are deep. The last time there was a problem at the hospital, we went there with the Committee on Health and did not get a report. It was when babies were being dumped in paper bags without incinerators and other equipment. We have serious human resource issues and other issues, which led to a woman giving birth on the street. We should all be ashamed and embarrassed. In as much as the NMS has issued a statement apologizing, it must be summoned ... view