Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2971 to 2980 of 5036.

• 11 Jul 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, despite being a first time Member of Parliament (MP), Sen. Cherargei has continued to distinguish himself as an astute lawmaker and legislator. His stewardship of the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights is admirable. I first thank him for the Statement he has brought, showing the kind of work that his Committee is doing. I know the challenges of chairing a committee; it is not easy. I implore him that at this time of our history and where our country is, it is looking up to the Senate when we talk about changes to our ... view
• 10 Jul 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 10 Jul 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. We know you to be a very gracious man. The Senator for Embu County has really begged for indulgence. There is a school from his county and he is just asking that out of the kindness of your heart and magnanimity, you allow him to recognise them. I do not think there is anything wrong with that. view
• 10 Jul 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 10 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is the Senator for Wajir County who is out of order. He is either claiming that you are not a man and neither are you gracious. I described the Speaker with an adjective of grace and, of course, the natural, being a man which is in order. However, you are also a gracious and magnanimous Speaker. view
• 10 Jul 2019 in Senate: No. Madam Temporary Speaker, you had ruled it is two minutes, it cannot become one minute when I am now---. view
• 10 Jul 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I hope my time is being counted from now. First of all, I just want to concur with your assertion, that when a Statement is brought, the comments we make in a Statement cannot be dangerous in so far as to affect the outcome, but the deliberation and resolution in the Committee is what can actually be dangerous; what the Committee brings to us. When you bring comments, it can either be positive or negative comments without being fully dismissive of any Senator’s effort to raise an issue. I understand where Sen. Kihika might be ... view
• 10 Jul 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, we need to be looking at how to regulate certain aspects, for instance, my concern in Nairobi is that, I have young people who are making furniture along Ngong Road, Huruma, Kamkunji and Gikomba. The ad valorem import duty of finished furniture is at 25 per cent. We should be talking about raising it to 40 or 50 per cent, so that it is still cheaper to import timber and finish it here as opposed to accepting logging, or buying cheap furniture from China. We need to look at how this can happen. That is why when ... view
• 10 Jul 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. On behalf of Committee Chairpersons, I would like to register a protest. Every item on the Paper Order is as important as the other. Since last week, Statements under Standing Order No. 51(1)(b) for Committees to report their progress every quarter, are always postponed when it is convenient. In fact, today we have had a Committee on Liaison meeting and we raised the same. For the record of the House, committees have been working in this House. There are reports that need to be given for every quarter. Senators have been seeking ... view
• 9 Jul 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. On behalf of my colleagues, allow me to join you in welcoming the visiting students and teachers from Milimani Primary School. I am their Senator, and I have known that school for a long time. I used to have many friends in Milimani Primary School when I was young. I want to encourage them to keep their dreams alive and they should remember to work hard. I was a head boy in my primary school. Recently, one of my former teachers showed me an article that I wrote in the school magazine. In it, I ... view