Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 3171 to 3180 of 5036.

• 16 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, before the 2007 Post-Election Violence (PEV), we used to say that Kenya is an island of peace within a sea of turmoil. If you looked at our neighbours; Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan and Ethiopia, all had their issues. Kenya has always been hailed as the island of peace. However the 2007 PEV showed us that what we felt was the fabric that held this country together was non-existent and that we are always one election-cycle away from destruction. view
• 16 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we cannot talk about the ―Handshake‖ and completely ignore the work that was done through the TJRC. That is why I want to impress upon the Chair that this Committee needs to bring the TJRC Report to this House. This country needs to have difficult conversations with itself. Do Kenyans feel Kenyan wherever they are? Is there unity of the people, or it is just leaders who come together? When Sen. Wetangula forms a coalition with Sen. Omogeni, we will say that the Kisiis and the Luhyas have come together. How does a young person in this ... view
• 16 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I urge that this Committee takes this Petition seriously and looks at it within the context of building bridges because that is where we are moving to as a country. There is nothing more important for us in this country today than the unity of our people. I thank the petitioners and pray that the Committee will invite all of us throughout this process. They should also ask the National Assembly why it has sat on the TJRC Report for so long. I was in the National Assembly in the last Parliament, but I wonder why it ... view
• 16 May 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 16 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, my apologies for interrupting Sen. Nyamunga. I believe there is a question that you need to help us determine. I wish Sen. (Prof.) Kamar could allow you because I would need you to consider this issue. The Constitution gives every Kenyan the right to petition Parliament. We also have Acts of Parliament as well as the Standing Orders, which guides us on how to exercise of the right of Kenyans. view
• 16 May 2019 in Senate: I would like the Senate Majority Leader to listen to this. We reviewed our Standing Orders last year. Previously, Members would bring Statements on matters that could have been handled by the county assemblies and that is why the amended Standing Order No. 48 states that;- ―A Senator may request a Statement from a Committee relating to any matter under the mandate of the Committee that is of county-wide, inter-county, national, regional or international concern.‖ That Standing Order is on Statements, but the spirit of that amendment was to prevent the Senate from dealing with matters that are restricted to ... view
• 16 May 2019 in Senate: assembly. However, a matter that is county-wide, inter-county, national, regional or international concern should come to the Senate. You need to make a determination on this issue. Should the Senate be addressing petitions that are only affecting one ward within a county? If so, what will the county assemblies do with respect to petitions? We need to deal with county-wide, inter-county, national, regional or international concern at the Senate for us not to look like a glorified county assembly. All the wards in this country have issues and if they are to all bring their petitions, we will never be ... view
• 16 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, for clarity, I am not sharing my opinion. It is a request for a considered view. I do not question the people‘s right to come here and how the Senate has been put on a pedestal. My question is on the matter of scope and not mandate. The 85 wards in Nairobi County have issues. However, I have sent many petitions to the county assembly though I would be happy to bring them here and have them resolved in 60 days. It is not a matter of mandate or how the Senate is looked at, but a ... view
• 16 May 2019 in Senate: can consider. I, probably, need to put my thoughts in writing. We could be save ourselves from something in future. view
• 16 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I just have two issues. I am at pains to understand what is going on with this Government. I know the President very well, and I feel that there are some elements in certain areas of government who are undermining and sabotaging the work he is doing. Yesterday, on the matter of education, I said that I am happy that my former Vice Chancellor and good friend, Prof. Magoha, is on that seat, because I know he is a man of reason. However, on the first issue, why is the Government acting as if it is ... view