Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1911 to 1920 of 5036.

• 23 Jun 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there was a question by Sen. Wambua on restriction of movement of persons and related measures in and out of the Nairobi Metropolitan Area. The Senator sought to find out the criteria used to determine the location of roadblocks in effecting the restriction of movement into and out of the Nairobi Metropolitan Area. This was on account of ensuring continuity in operations of factories and other industries located along Mombasa and Kangundo roads, which depend on workers who reside outside the Nairobi Metropolitan Area. We wrote to the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government and ... view
• 23 Jun 2020 in Senate: We wrote to SRC and they gave us a response. In the response, they indicated that there was a suit on the same matter filed in the Employment and Labour Relations Court (Petition No. 77 of 2020), by the Kenya Association of Health Administrators. They said that they had been named as respondent in the said suit and because of sub judice, the pleadings were shared with us. Having noted that the subject was substantially the same as that of the suit filed in court by the hospital administrators, the Committee resolved to defer consideration of the Statement but we ... view
• 23 Jun 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there was the question of the impact of COVID-19 on the prevention and control of other diseases, again, by Sen. Were. She is really asking us 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 Jun 2020 in Senate: many things. She is over-asking, but I am encouraged, because she knows how committed we are, as she is doing her work as a representative of the people. view
• 23 Jun 2020 in Senate: She wanted to find out the measures put in place by the national and county governments to mitigate malaria prevention and control interventions on COVID-19, on the basis that as the country focused resources and attention on COVID-19, other diseases were being ignored and other issues of public concern are continuing to affect citizens and leading to increased mortality. view
• 23 Jun 2020 in Senate: We wrote to the Ministry and considered this during a meeting on June 5th. We later received a response from the Ministry. We shared the response with the Senator. I hope she got it. The issues raised are still scheduled for further consideration, because as the Ad Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Situation in Kenya, we have a regular meeting with the Ministry of Health. We agreed with them that we shall be meeting them every so often because it is a rapidly evolving situation, instead of just calling them once. In a week or two weeks, things change, so ... view
• 23 Jun 2020 in Senate: Committee on the COVID-19 Situation in Kenya went to Isiolo County with Sen. Dullo. We had a very good number. We also went to Meru. We met with human right defenders from Isiolo who recorded movement of equipment form Galaxy Hospital, a private hospital, to Isiolo County Referral Hospital. We reviewed the evidence presented by the citizens and heard testimonies from them, then we met with representatives of frontline health workers - the doctors themselves. We listened to their issues and then met with the Governor and the county Commissioner as well as the entire team from Isiolo. We have ... view
• 23 Jun 2020 in Senate: Incidentally, we actually saw that there was ICU equipment and beds. Meru County does not have, and Meru is the big brother of Isiolo. We still want to know that everything was done properly. We gave a report in this House that every county government will be sending monthly expenditure reports in COVID-19 to this House. Every county government and even the national Government must give us expenditure reports, because during this time, many people are using the loophole of emergency procurement to engage in games. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we will be meeting the Governor and I invite Sen. Dullo ... view
• 23 Jun 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I just want to tell Sen. Were that when I say she is overworking; it is disguised praise. She is actually doing an excellent job. Allow me to speak to the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare and agree with the Chair on how to deal with that matter jointly with the Chair of the Ad hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Situation in Kenya. Incidentally, the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare is Sen. Sakaja. Therefore, we shall agree today and Sen. Were is also a Member ... view
• 23 Jun 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, remember I brought the Third Progress Report and we have now done eight progress reports. The Third Progress Report was about health issues; that 27 counties in Kenya do not have a single ICU facility. Sen. Pareno’s question was key on how we are then going to divide the Kshs5 billion. We engaged the Ministry of Health and the Council of Governors, where it was established that conditional grants disbursed to counties through the Ministry of Health on the basis of the revenue allocation formulae determined by the Commission of Revenue Allocation (CRA). I think that was ... view