Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2901 to 2910 of 5036.

• 18 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this should not be taken lightly. If I stand up and say, “I am reliably informed that a specific Senator is a thief;” that is imputing improper motives. That is as clear as day and night. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I know that you want to consult the HANSARD, but the Senator has actually admitted that she was reliably informed. Therefore, let us stick to our rules or throw them out of the window. That is not fair. view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I can hear a Senator saying “patron”. It is just the same way you say “super”. view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me say two things because of time. As the patron of AFC Leopards, we received a lot of support. Many of the betting companies have been supporting sports across the country. This is a matter that needs to be looked at objectively. view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: The Bible says; everything is permissible but not everything is beneficial. Everything is permissible but you should not be controlled by everything. I shall quote the exact scripture but everyone who goes to church knows it. Everything needs to be moderated with respect to the sports industry. It is an industry that has been there since time immemorial. It is just that we now have technology and because of technology, it has gone a notch higher. view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: I would like to inform the House that we have a proposed legislation on betting because the current laws are almost archaic. They were there long time before we had all the technology and before betting had gotten to where it is today. We have a Bill before our Committee that is concerned with issues of betting in this current dispensation. That is a concurrent function of both the national and county governments but the place of county governments has not been established. view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: When this matter is referred to a committee, I hope Senators and even Kenyans will participate, so that we look at it objectively in order to make sure that benefits accrue without endangering any section of our society. The taxes they pay are just like other taxes such as those levied on alcohol. There are people who commit suicide because of alcohol, smoking or whatever it is. Some of them are dangerous to people’s health but still they are regulated in a certain manner. So, we must have an objective way of dealing with this current situation. I thank you. ... view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. So that the Senator does not go on record as having given me the verse which I know, it is 1st Corinthians 6. It is says everything is permissible but not everything is beneficial, everything is permissible but I will not be mastered by anything. That is my version of the Bible. view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. If you look at the way the Statement has been worded, there is a clear contradiction with the provisions of Standing Orders. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Second Schedule--- view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was making a point; that this Statement and the one earlier seem to be misdirected in terms of the committees. Standing Order No.211 is clear about the mandate of each committee. Of course, everything we are dealing with in this House has a legal bearing; there is a legal aspect towards everything that we deal with. However, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when a Committee – for instance on the first one – I advised the House that we are already looking at the legislation. This is because we are talking about the wider spectrum of ... view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: The point is misdirection, and we will also follow it up. view