Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Sep 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. view
• 11 Sep 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to assure the Senator for Kirinyaga County that the Committee on Security, Defence and Foreign Relations has a very able 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
• 11 Sep 2019 in Senate: Chairperson, Sen. Haji and a distinguished nephew of Sen. Wetangula as the Vice Chairperson. Therefore, he should not be worried but in case of anything, let him stay near me to assure him of security. view
• 11 Sep 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, five minutes would be okay but I will do three minutes. Sen. Orengo has said that he wishes that he will never have to make that speech again. I just want to break the news to him that from the look of things and the direction we are going, he might have to make that speech many more times, unfortunately. I am not a Catholic but there is a prayer of serenity that says:- “God, grant me the serenity to know the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things that I can and the ... view
• 11 Sep 2019 in Senate: revenue is what gives the national Government its money and counties their money. It is not that national government gives counties money. view
• 11 Sep 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that must be underscored. Kenyans must listen to that. The national Government must understand that there is no county government that wants money from the national Government. The money does not come from the national Government. It is Parliament that allocates to both the national Government and to the county governments. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have made some gains. You can lose the battle but win war. Next year, there will be no issue regarding a war because we have agreed that the PFM Act--- We have said in our report that we must be clear that ... view
• 11 Sep 2019 in Senate: A Member stated the other day that Article 96 was not made by mistake when we say that counties need to be protected; indeed they need to be protected. We must look at what that money is being used for. It cannot be that we secure this Kshs316 billion, then come back to this House and start negotiating how many billions or millions are being used to construct Governors’ houses and luxuries. There must be fidelity and prudence in how this money is being used at the county level. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 11 Sep 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 11 Sep 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the person to whom I wanted to direct my point of order is not on the Floor, but it cannot stay. The Senator is my distinguished uncle. The assertion or claim that the Senate Majority Leader is on the outer layer of the onion peel when it comes to relating with the Head of State should not be in the records of this House. I can confirm that the Senate Majority Leader is very close to the inner core of the onion. I know that he cannot say it himself, but he is in the inner core, ... view
• 11 Sep 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. Our Standing Orders are clear that a Member must be responsible for statements of fact. I understand and respect the sentiments of Sen. Mwaura and many others, but that does not give them a blank cheque to state things that are not accurate or true. This Senate has not amended the commencement date of the Division of Revenue Bill, and neither are we aiding the National Assembly in doing so. In fact, the Chairperson of the Mediation Committee has informed Members of the National Assembly not to try to change the commencement ... view