Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 3181 to 3190 of 5036.

• 16 May 2019 in Senate: Sen. Nyamunga, I am a Senator like you. Today there is this tax, tomorrow you are telling people that they must pay the 1.5 per cent per cent tax on Housing by force or else---. Tomorrow, you are telling car dealers that they must only bring vehicles that are five years and under, or else---. Hundreds of young people are employed in these dealerships. People cannot afford these cars. Tomorrow you tell them: ―Take this number or else---‖ Are we threatening Kenyans? You ask a question; you are arrested, taken to court and then we expect you to go teach ... view
• 16 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is something fundamentally wrong. I think certain Ministers came in and saw that for them to be popular, they must be tough. So, ―Let us all be tough such as this one---‖ No, no, no! You are not dealing with children in this country. We have Houses of reason. Kenyans are sensible people. When Kenyans were told: ―Let us ban polythene bags because of this,‖ they stopped in a day. Therefore, do not threaten Kenyans; reason with them. view
• 16 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to tell those who are listening in the Government; when you stir a hornet‘s nest, be prepared for the sting. view
• 16 May 2019 in Senate: Kenyans are frustrated. There is a way things can be done. All these things are good, but there is a way they can actually be done. It is the process; it is not even the content. It is the manner in which these things are being unpackaged to Kenyans. Somebody must look at that. 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 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, secondly, we are not interested in the fight between the Ministry and KNUT. The Minister and KNUT will come and go. Hon. Sossion will be there and he will go. We feel very strongly that the Committee on Education, Information and Communication Technology in this House is doing us a disservice. We want to hear about the CBC vis-à-vis the outcome-based curriculum. We need a session in this House that tells us what has happened in other countries that have moved from outcome based to CBC, because these are two very different things. In CBC we ... view
• 16 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I, therefore, urge you to direct that the Committee on Education, Information and Communications Technology actually calls the Committee of the Whole. view
• 16 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, education is fundamental, and if we are not talking about it, what else are we talking about? We need a Committee of the Whole for us to be taken through what this CBC is all about and why they want us to move to it. Do we have the resources, as a country, to move at the pace of each learner, because you must assess everybody‘s competence as they start? What are the merits or demerits of outcome-based curriculum? Thereafter, we can then make a reasoned decision. However, let us leave the sideshows of Hon. Session, ... view
• 16 May 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view
• 16 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, is the Senator for Nyamira and Senior Counsel in order to try and score cheap political goals by bringing up the names of Jubilee and the Orange Democratic Party (ODM) in this House? On issues of national interest, we have always moved in a bipartisan and united manner. If we now make this about Jubilee and the National Super Alliance (NASA), we will then all retreat into our corners. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on this one, please advise him that it is about the children of this country and our future; it is not about Jubilee, ... view
• 16 May 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I had earlier sought your indulgence on the Statement that was issued yesterday regarding the security situation in Kakamega. Yesterday, the Senator for Kakamega raised a statement which was directed to the Committee on Security, Defence and Foreign Relations with respect to killings happening in Kakamega County. I just want to give the commitment - because yesterday the Chairperson and the Vice Chairperson of the Committee were not there - that we are taking it seriously. view