Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

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• 7 Jul 2020 in Senate: We met frontline health workers and we listened to their grievances and feedback and we proposed certain things that could be dealt with there in the counties. I am glad to note that the counties are looking at those issues. We engaged community leaders, civil society representatives and whistleblowers, particularly on ensuring transparency and accountability in implementation of COVID-19 interventions at the county level. We visited COVID-19 treatment and isolation facilities in both counties. view
• 7 Jul 2020 in Senate: As mentioned earlier, we undertake as a Committee to take further visits in the coming weeks to selected counties, especially in the month of August. In July, we will visit counties that are around Nairobi City County. That is Kajiado, Machakos, Kiambu, and Murang’a – of course we know the challenges in the new financial year – then we will venture out to other counties. This is not just to get firsthand and practical accounts of what is happening on the ground but also to document the interventions undertaken and their impact, which will help the country in dealing with ... view
• 7 Jul 2020 in Senate: We have considered and tabled a total or eight progress reports, in addition to two Statements by the Chairperson under Standing Order No.51(1). We have covered in detail the engagement with stakeholders’ observations and recommendations. These reports have been debated and adopted by the Senate. The Committee is following up with the 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
• 7 Jul 2020 in Senate: national and county governments to ensure implementation of the Senate resolutions thereon. view
• 7 Jul 2020 in Senate: The reports tabled so far have covered the first three thematic areas extensively. We have covered health, economic and finance issues, social public order and human rights respectively. This 8th Report covers the two remaining thematic areas which are; access to food water and other basic commodities and support services and cross-cutting issues. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, even though we have covered those areas previously, it does not mean that we have now closed them. We are still redoing what we had agreed on and what is on the implementation matrix. In the next few days, we will be meeting ... view
• 7 Jul 2020 in Senate: our food prices have remained considerably stable despite the interruption of inter-county supply chains for some essential commodities. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, among the risks that have been identified to sustain food production and distribution, were hazards such as flooding - which we have seen happening - the desert locusts invasion, restriction in movement and impassable roads due to heavy rains and low purchasing power as a result of loss of livelihoods for many households in our country. The impact of these factors has not been as extensive as has been projected and some of the cushioning mechanisms have helped. ... view
• 7 Jul 2020 in Senate: we are recommending a tariff similar to that of street lighting, which is charged at Kshs7 per kilowatt-hour. We also urge the national Government to zero rate the purchase of chemicals and other essential supplies for water treatment, supply and distribution, and that the national Government and county governments waive various fees and levies charged on provision of water and sanitation services during the COVID-19 pandemic. On this one, I will go to some detail later. The Committee noted and commends the measures taken by the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) to drill 93 boreholes and install elevated still water tanks ... view
• 7 Jul 2020 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is rehabilitation and repair of sewers to improve capacity and control pollution to the environment and the rehabilitation and repair of water reticulation to increase the quantity of water accessed. view
• 7 Jul 2020 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in addition, there is what we are calling the Mukuru regeneration. If you go to Mukuru and I know you have been there before, you will not believe what is happening and much more of the City needs that. We will continue oversighting these measures to make sure that the pace is not slowed down. They say in Swahili; Mgema akisifiwa, tembo hulitia maji. So, I want to tell Maj- Gen. Badi asitie tembo maji . I urge him to continue with his speed. They have shown us that it is possible to give the citizens ... view
• 7 Jul 2020 in Senate: The recommendations that we are making and they have been detailed in Chapter Four are: At the initial stage of the pandemic, the response and messaging which is very important was disjointed. This affected how the pandemic was perceived by ordinary citizens. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, one of the first interventions we took was to deal with the issue of detaining in officially designated quarantine facilities, the people who were found breaking curfew directives. The impact of this was two-fold. First, initially they had criminalized persons who were placed in quarantine facilities arising from contact tracing. These facilities then became ... view