Johnson Arthur Sakaja

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• 7 Apr 2022 in Senate: What we need to work on is removing the imaginary lines we call borders. Before the scramble for Africa, the borders did not exist; we were one people. I remember when the President of Tanzania, Her Excellency Samia Suluhu Hassan came to Kenya, she explained that we are now blocking people from entering Tanzania and Kenya, but during the wildebeest migration, when the animals from Serengeti in Tanzania and Maasai Mara give birth, are the young animals Tanzanian or Kenyan? The artificial boundaries that we have between us is what has held Africa behind. Today, it is easier for you ... view
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• 7 Apr 2022 in Senate: All they know is that your constituency, cows were blocked and there was an issue between our borders. However, they do not understand the economic and social impact that these agreements and what we are doing can lead to. I wish you the best as you proceed with that. I support the Statement. view
• 7 Apr 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Indeed, The Sugar Bill (National Assembly Bills No.68 of 2019) Was moved and seconded yesterday. It was moved by Sen. Farhiya and seconded by Sen. Kasanga. I am sure she spoke well about view
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• 7 Apr 2022 in Senate: sugar. I started making my submissions, but cannot remember where I stopped. Therefore, I will just say what I felt was really key. I remember talking about the overview of our agricultural sector being challenging. Generally, it is a huge challenge and we have a big problem. We call our country an agricultural country because that is the activity we take part in. However, any economist will tell you that in as much as agriculture contributes 56 per cent to our Gross Domestic Product (GDP), its contribution to national revenue is less than 5 per cent. That gap is what ... view
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• 7 Apr 2022 in Senate: I know a line of 11 of these women in Mukuru, just next to some mjengo . They have all gone home. There is no business for them to do. This is as recent as last week. They have been very practical. I am sure that is the same case everywhere else. Now, they sell this to people in the Jua Kali and mjengo industry. However, they also cannot afford food since the construction industry has gone down. The price of cement has moved from Kshs650 to Kshs1,000. The price of all these other inputs has also gone up. While ... view
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• 7 Apr 2022 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I know that there will be proposed amendments. I am glad that there is now going to be a bird’s eye view of the sector on the issue of importation. What happens is that an artificial shortage is created by the same players who want to import sugar, and it is a huge industry. In fact, those who have killed Mumias Sugar Company are extremely close to Mumias Sugar, Butali and Muhoroni sugar companies. These sugar industry agreements have been covered in this law. There is the issue of rights of growers in privatised companies because that ... view