Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Nov 2019 in Senate: 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
• 14 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to thank the Senator for Machakos County, Sen. (Dr.) Kabaka for seeking this Statement on Nairobi City County. It is interesting that it is a similar issue raised by my governor, but they are all at liberty to consult either their City Senator or their rural Senator because he comes from Machakos as well. He is a resident of both Nairobi and Machakos counties. It is acceptable. view
• 14 Nov 2019 in Senate: This matter, as Sen. Ochillo-Ayacko has said, has been in the newspapers and social media for a couple of days. It is a matter that looks like it is getting out of hand.There are many issues of land grabbing that we are trying to grapple with in Nairobi City County. This is not necessarily a special one. What makes this case really special to come to this House at this point is the fact that any allegation by a Kenyan under investigation that there is bias within the institutions of the EACC, DCI and DPP must be taken seriously. Mr. ... view
• 14 Nov 2019 in Senate: , that is the word Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. says, on his own motion to look at the issues within the institution that are charged with making sure that we have a country where justice and a fair shot is a prerogative of all 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
• 14 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir. Pursuant to Standing Order No.47(1), I rise to make a Statement on the prohibitive licensing and operational costs levied on photographers and drone operators by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) and county governments. On 7th November, 2019, the KCAA announced the prohibition of the use of drones by photographers and videographers. This follows the levying of an exorbitant fee of Kshs1 million for a licence for the operation of drones. In addition to this, county governments have been charging photographers and filmmakers exorbitant rates to operate within their counties. This is more so in ... view
• 14 Nov 2019 in Senate: appointments are made and some categories are given boards, we make noise because they cannot understand that the world is using drones. Instead of simply prohibiting the use of drones, the KCAA must engage stakeholders on matters of safety and regulation, so as to come up with simple and clear regulations. Meanwhile, the notice banning the flying of drones must be revoked forthwith. County governments, starting with the Nairobi City County, need to engage stakeholders in the creative industry - including the deejays who are harassed daily and performing musicians - and withdraw the prohibitive fees levied by them. If ... view
• 14 Nov 2019 in Senate: On a point of information, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 14 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, information is power and I am glad Sen. Olekina is keen on that. Two things: First, there are different categories of drones based on the length of flying that they can go, time, size and the altitude. This is a blanket ban on all drones. Secondly, Sen. Olekina has distinguished himself; he has gone round the world trying to plant trees and to protect the Mau. I want to inform you that in Australia and the United Kingdom (UK), drones are being used to plant 400, 000 trees a day. How is Sen. Olekina speaking that they ... view
• 14 Nov 2019 in Senate: On a point of information, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The Statement that I have made to talk about this issue is very clear that there is need for regulations, but we cannot use excuses like the military base. I want to inform the House that the airspace around Washington DC is more restricted than any other airspace in the world. However, in their regulations, they have made it very clear that you can fly drones of a certain size. In fact, they call it a Special Flight Rules Area (SFRA) within a 30-mile radius of Ronald Regan Base, Andrew’s Base and ... view
• 14 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I seek a quick clarification from the Vice Chairperson of the Committee on Information Technology on their Statement. view