Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Feb 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for being kind. Kiambu County is my neighbour and so this problem is affecting both counties. I have been dealing with this matter. I think the culture of proper engagement of the public is missing. Yes, the project is good and we want it. However, we should not assume that the people who have been sitting on that land or have been in that area can be taken for granted. They must be taken seriously. We want to see, even as the Committee considers the petition, before you take 60 days immediately, the locals must ... view
• 27 Feb 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. This situation is really sad and we had a chance, together with a number of colleagues, to visit these children on Monday. It was completely heartbreaking. In fact, at that meeting, many of us could not even talk. These are children with hopes and dreams, but treated like animals, all for the reason that a county is trying to get city status or be looked at as having improved. view
• 27 Feb 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we cannot be putting things before people. I want to tell whoever is involved in it that if you think that is what will make you a city, forget it. If it comes through this House, forget about it. In fact, we would want to see the status of how your county is taking care of vulnerable people. We want to see whether you have rehabilitation centers and how you take care of them; it is not about painting and plastering white in towns and capitals or city centres. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it was heartbreaking ... view
• 27 Feb 2019 in Senate: we will deal with it perpendicularly, because we cannot allow governors to keep doing that. It is completely unfair. Some of those young people were saying how one of them wants to be President. Another one wants to be a Member of County Assembly (MCA). I want to thank Sen. Kihika and hon. John Mututho because they are at his rehabilitation centre. In the Bible, James 1:27 says that the religion that God our Father considers faultless and pure is taking care of widows and orphans. It by such yardsticks that we will be measuring performance of governors and people ... view
• 27 Feb 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on this specific issue, I would ask that you give firm directions to the Committee. I raised the same Statement---. view
• 27 Feb 2019 in Senate: A firmer one and with timelines. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I raised the same Statement on water issues in Nairobi City County on the 15th October 2018 and what we got was not satisfactory. Could you please direct that on top of the Ministry that the Committee invites the entire Nairobi delegation - my Member of the delegation has spoken - Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company and the County government. The Cabinet Secretary (CS) Water and Sanitation just came and read out a list of projects, yet we did not get any light. We just got hid in that discussion. view
• 27 Feb 2019 in Senate: Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. We shall deal with that matter, but I would also like to urge you to reconsider your earlier position. You know, when five million Nairobians like the prefix super, it is the same way I hear Sen. Wetangula saying distinguished Senator so and so. So, super Senator is also just descriptive; it is like distinguished Senator. view
• 27 Feb 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I had not spoken on this matter. As all the Members who have contributed have said, this is an extremely important issue. Just as we have been dealing with those amounts that have gone to the medical leasing equipment, during the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) discussion, we have seen another Kshs6 billion being set aside for the same purposes. Counties are still paying Kshs200 million. This morning, I was at a function on universal health care. It was the Chair of the National Assembly Committee on Health who was invited yet; health is the ... view
• 27 Feb 2019 in Senate: took up a matter that had been under the steering of a different person. If you direct that the Leader of Majority personally, just as he chaired that meeting, to bring the final response and the report, I think we will get the suitable answers because we have a lot of questions on this issue of health care and equipment. view
• 21 Feb 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. As we welcome the MCAs to Nairobi, and I am glad they have come to Nairobi County, is it not proper that now we give them a chance to watch us debate? We have welcomed them for close to 30 minutes? view