Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, very quickly. This is a very important Statement, especially for Nairobi and major parts of the country. This weekend I was in Kakamega, Vihiga and Kisumu counties. On my way back to Nairobi through Kitale, what I saw made me dismayed. As much as we care about these young people on bodaboda and we want to support them in earning a living: this Committee should ask whether boda boda riders are above the law. Even as you go home from Parliament, you will see them crossing roundabouts whichever way they want. There is no rule on ... view
• 23 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Orders No.51(1)(a), I rise to make a Statement as the Chairperson of the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare regarding the Status Report on the Payment of Inua Jamii Cash Transfer Beneficiaries for March/April and May/June, 2019, as reported by the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection in their letter dated 25th June, 2019. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, many concerns have been raised by Members regarding this issue. Therefore, we sought a status report. view
• 23 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Inua Jamii Programme is implanted through three sub-programs namely: Older Persons Cash Transfer programme (OPCT), Orphans and Vulnerable Children (CT-OVC) and Persons Living with Severe Disability (PWSD). The Ministry has launched a new cash transfer model that migrated the beneficiaries from a card-based system to an account base system administered through four banks that is; Cooperative Bank of Kenya, Equity Bank, Kenya Commercial Bank and Post Bank. During Phase 1 (November, 2018 to March, 2019) and Phase 2 (April, 2019 to May, 2019), migrations the Ministry opened bank accounts for 1,070,238 beneficiaries part of 1,233,329 ... view
• 23 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, they have also been alerted by my secretariat. view
• 18 Jul 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It is extremely irresponsible for the Senator for Uasin Gishu County to claim, on the Floor of this House, that there was any session I was not comfortable leading the Delegation to the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW). We believe in ‘he’ for ‘she’ and that on issues of gender, men and women must be front and centre. Mr. Speaker, Sir, our Standing Orders are very clear. The Senator should, therefore, either substantiate or withdraw that statement. Our support for women, as men in this House, should not be taken ... view
• 18 Jul 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This is a House of record. If the Senator is unable to substantiate according to our Standing Orders, she needs to withdraw and apologise for that insinuation. There is no session where I was uncomfortable. In fact, I attended all the sessions. I was on the panel for three of the sessions, including one led by Sen. Kihika, as the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Women’s League. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is an affront on us, male Members, who for years have stuck our necks out supporting the women agenda. We ... view
• 18 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am surprised that my distinguished uncle, who has been in this House since I was in Standard Two, does not know our Standing Orders. view
• 18 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we should be careful when discussing our colleagues, because there are provisions about implying improper motives on a colleague. Even if it might not have been a statement of fact, there are implications of saying, “She was reliably informed that there are certain sessions regarding women that a colleague of mine was uncomfortable with.” Such is not allowed under our Standing Orders. She should, therefore, withdraw or substantiate, by informing this House the reliability of that information, because that is in bad faith. view
• 18 Jul 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 18 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker Sir, you have made a ruling. However, we must respect each other in this House. There could be the former Senator, but there is only one Senator for Nairobi. We all know that the former Senator never led any delegation anywhere. We are a House of rules, and there is a reason why this provision has stayed in our Standing Order since the beginning of Parliament. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Standing Order 96(4) states that:- “No Senator shall impute improper motive to any other Senator or to a Member of the National Assembly except upon a specific substantive Motion ... view