Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Aug 2019 in Senate: If we do not provide for these people, who will? Madam Temporary Speaker, I keep saying this, even if I sound like a broken record. The strength of a country is not the size of its military or the amount of dollars in its Central Bank; it is what it does for the most vulnerable in the society. That is how you know that, this is a strong country. I believe that we will aspire for our country Kenya, to remain a strong country. Therefore, Madam Temporary Speaker, I support this Motion wholeheartedly. I hope that we can move it ... view
• 8 Aug 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I beg to move the following Motion - THAT, the Senate notes the report of the Senate Delegation to the 63rd Commission on the Status of Women (CSW63) held in the United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA, from 11th to 22nd March, 2019, laid on the Table of the Senate on Tuesday, 9th July, 2019. Allow me to give some background on this. This year’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW63) was held in New York on 11th to 22nd March, 2019. I was greatly honoured to join the following great women Senators who ... view
• 8 Aug 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I beg to move the following Motion - THAT, the Senate notes the report of the Senate Delegation to the 63rd Commission on the Status of Women (CSW63) held in the United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA, from 11th to 22nd March, 2019, laid on the Table of the Senate on Tuesday, 9th July, 2019. Allow me to give some background on this. This year’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW63) was held in New York on 11th to 22nd March, 2019. I was greatly honoured to join the following great women Senators who ... view
• 8 Aug 2019 in Senate: The delegation constituted the wider Kenyan Government delegation. We had the First Lady of the Republic of Kenya, Members of the National Assembly that was also accompanied by one man, representatives of Government Ministries that also had a male Minister, representatives of county governments who were accompanied by the Governor for Kericho County and the County First Ladies Association was also represented though the lady governors were not accompanied by the first gentlemen. We also had the civil societies, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) and the private sector. The overall Kenyan delegation was led by the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of ... view
• 8 Aug 2019 in Senate: The delegation constituted the wider Kenyan Government delegation. We had the First Lady of the Republic of Kenya, Members of the National Assembly that was also accompanied by one man, representatives of Government Ministries that also had a male Minister, representatives of county governments who were accompanied by the Governor for Kericho County and the County First Ladies Association was also represented though the lady governors were not accompanied by the first gentlemen. We also had the civil societies, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) and the private sector. The overall Kenyan delegation was led by the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of ... view
• 8 Aug 2019 in Senate: The following are some of the programs that we talked about: We talked about social protection response that is cash transfers, hunger response interventions, school feeding program, the hunger safety nets and fertiliser cost reduction programs. Please do let me know when ten minutes are over. We also talked of the managed equipment services under health security response because you do not go out there with all your dirty linen. When you are out there, we leave some of our issues here and talk of what we are working on even as we sort out the issues. We also talked ... view
• 8 Aug 2019 in Senate: The following are some of the programs that we talked about: We talked about social protection response that is cash transfers, hunger response interventions, school feeding program, the hunger safety nets and fertiliser cost reduction programs. Please do let me know when ten minutes are over. We also talked of the managed equipment services under health security response because you do not go out there with all your dirty linen. When you are out there, we leave some of our issues here and talk of what we are working on even as we sort out the issues. We also talked ... view
• 8 Aug 2019 in Senate: baby into the Chambers. That story is juxtaposed with a picture of an Australian legislator, breastfeeding a baby while she is debating on the Floor of the House. That tells you some of the nuances and the lenses through which we view our women in this very natural and important process. We, indeed, need provision of a crèche and caregivers, but you cannot put a crèche at the Red Cross Building while Parliament is two or three blocks away. If you want to put up a crèche and even lactation rooms for our ladies in this House - which they ... view
• 8 Aug 2019 in Senate: baby into the Chambers. That story is juxtaposed with a picture of an Australian legislator, breastfeeding a baby while she is debating on the Floor of the House. That tells you some of the nuances and the lenses through which we view our women in this very natural and important process. We, indeed, need provision of a crèche and caregivers, but you cannot put a crèche at the Red Cross Building while Parliament is two or three blocks away. If you want to put up a crèche and even lactation rooms for our ladies in this House - which they ... view
• 8 Aug 2019 in Senate: (1) Social protection systems, access to public services and sustainable infrastructure are key in ensuring gender equity and empowerment of women and girls. (2) Increased investment and allocation of funds to Kenyan counties - which is what we are talking about even in the Division of Revenue Allocation Bill - will ensure better infrastructural development that will enable women, girls, boys and men to have access to better, safer public services, such as hospitals, schools and markets. Madam Temporary Speaker, whenever we go for these functions - you are a Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and National ... view