Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2921 to 2930 of 5036.

• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, just for the record, since statements especially under that Standing Order do not negate the mandate of committees, our Committee will continue doing what it is doing on the specific matter. view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was informing the House in order to avoid duplication. Since we are already seized of the same matter, we shall continue to do it as a Committee. I wanted you to inform us what will happen if there are conflicting reports on the same issue, that is the mandate of a specific committee which cannot be changed by a Statement---. 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
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we shall continue. view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I apologise for taking you back to the Communication that you issued earlier following the intervention of fellow Senators on the Petition of the Ethiopian Airlines air crash that was brought on the 2nd July, 2019 and committed to the Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Committee already started working on this. We have invited the petitioners, the Office of the Attorney-General, CS, Foreign Affairs and International Trade and many other State officers. The sittings begin on Thursday. However, the Communication raised after reflection, you have ordered ... view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: I want to inform the House on what has been done so far. Since we are all Committees of the House, the invitations still stand. Starting on Thursday the petitioners should come. However, the Committee that will hear the Petition becomes the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights. They can look at all the aspects of the Petition. I apologise for briefly stepping out when you issued the Communication. However, it is well in order because we are all Committees of the House. What one Committee has started can be finished by another Committee. view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. That is in order. Indeed, the legal aspects were canvassed within the Committee and we got advice from our legal counsel which every Committee has. That is why the Attorney-General was also part of those who were to come. If you look at the Petition, in addition to that legal issue, there are matters of how disasters are handled, counseling, et cetera . All Committees are competent. Therefore, it would be neater for that Committee to come in on Thursday and then take over the rest of the issues. view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, is Sen. Cherargei in order to tell the young students from his county that they will take over when he retires? He is only 32 years or thereabout. If he his retirement age is 60 years, he is telling the young people to wait for almost 30 years yet we say that they are the leaders of today and not tomorrow. view
• 16 Jul 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