Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2001 to 2010 of 5036.

• 9 Jun 2020 in Senate: THAT the Bill be amended by deleting clause 39 and substituting therefor the following new clause — Regulations. view
• 9 Jun 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move - THAT the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 40. Clause 40 was talking about how the Pandemic ends, but we have provided for it clearer in New Clause 7A. This is with regard to how the President says that a pandemic is no longer a threat. This came from Sen. M. Kajwang’ and many others who said that some pandemics stay forever; like HIV/AIDS. However, at some point, the President must say that it is no longer an evident threat right now to the stability of the economy etcetera. view
• 9 Jun 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move: THAT the Bill be amended by inserting the following new Clause immediately after Clause 7— Declaration of the end of a pandemic. 7A. The President shall, on the recommendation of the National Committee and by notice in the Gazette, declare that a pandemic is no longer a threat to the social, economic or political stability of the country. We provided for the beginning and now also for the end for things to go back to some level of normalcy. view
• 9 Jun 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move - THAT the Bill be amended by inserting the following new clause immediately after clause— 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
• 9 Jun 2020 in Senate: Designation of vulnerable persons. 30A. (1) The Cabinet Secretary may, in consultation with the National Committee, the Council of County Governors and the Cabinet Secretary responsible for matters relating to social assistance, by notice in the Gazette, designate categories of vulnerable persons affected by a pandemic. (2) Despite subsection (1), vulnerable persons shall include— (a) orphan and at risk children; (b) persons with disabilities; (c) poor elderly persons; (d) persons who have lost their source of income owing to the pandemic; (e) poor widows and widowers; (f) persons disabled by acute chronic illnesses and who cannot meet their basic needs; ... view
• 9 Jun 2020 in Senate: “orphan” means a child with no parents, either biological or adoptive, and who is not under the care of a guardian who provides the basic needs of the child; “person with a disability” means a person who— (a) suffers from severe mental or physical disability; (b) the disability renders the person incapable of catering for their basic needs; and (c) there is no known source of income or support for the person; “poor elderly person” means a person who has attained the age of sixty five years and cannot meet their basic needs; “poor widow or widower” means a widow ... view
• 9 Jun 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move: THAT the Bill be amended by inserting the following new clause immediately after clause 38— Establishment of a fund No.18 of 2012. 38A The Cabinet Secretary responsible for matters relating to finance may, where he considers it necessary, establish a fund pursuant to section 24 (4) of the Public Finance Management Act for the effective mitigation and management of the adverse effects of the pandemic. 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
• 9 Jun 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, this is the last amendment. New Clause 38A is on establishment of a fund. Because of those provisions, Sen. Farhiya was asking what we are deleting. This one is now okay because it says that the Cabinet Secretary, following Section 24 (4) of the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act, shall provide for that fund, and then, we shall enhance this in the other House as we go there. view
• 9 Jun 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to move - THAT Clause 2 of the Bill be amended by deleting the definition of the term “Fund”. view
• 9 Jun 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Chairperson, we considered all amendments in all 200 submissions. Sen. Mugo’s proposal there is to define vulnerability in detail and we have covered that in the New Clause that I have just proposed for amendment. view