Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 3431 to 3440 of 5036.

• 19 Feb 2019 in Senate: I sat here for an entire day, from 8.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m., for the third time on the same Bill; same amendments with more than 18 organisations. I am more than ready for us to finish this. Whichever way, the Senate must pronounce itself and get this done. view
• 19 Feb 2019 in Senate: No, we want to debate it further. view
• 19 Feb 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. In as much as I consider Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. to be wise, I know Sen. Orengo is wiser even if it is just longevity in the profession. He has appealed to us to be pragmatic. I think there is wisdom because the questions that have been put on us discussing this Bill are not legal questions. Legally, Article 109(1) says Parliament shall exercise legislative power through Bills passed by Parliament and assented to by the President. Article 109(2) says that any Bill may originate in the National Assembly. The electronic version of the Senate ... view
• 19 Feb 2019 in Senate: Article109(3) says a Bill not concerning county governments is considered only in the National Assembly and passed in accordance with Article 122 and Standing Orders of the Assembly. Article 109(4) says a Bill concerning county governments may originate in the National Assembly or Senate, and is passed in accordance with Articles 110 to 113, Articles 122 and 123 and the Standing Orders of the Houses. The question we are talking about is not a legal question that would need a ruling on the admissibility of this Bill as it is. It is actually a question of how we are positioning ... view
• 19 Feb 2019 in Senate: Exactly, Madam Temporary Speaker. If you listened to me carefully, I am responding to what the Minority Leader has said; that there is wisdom in us not adjourning debate on this Bill. view
• 19 Feb 2019 in Senate: No, Madam Temporary Speaker. I am not saying anything beyond what I have said on the microphone. If it has been implied that I have said that, I want to be clear that I know the Speaker is always listening and listening carefully, for that matter. In fact, I should have said since you are listening carefully, not if you are listening carefully---. view
• 19 Feb 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, let us not necessarily adjourn this debate. Let the SBC deal with it administratively once we have finished debate on Second Reading, then we can agree which one to schedule at whatever point and we will accept the wisdom of the SBC scheduling either this, the other or both Bills. view
• 19 Feb 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, before you put the question, because Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. has already moved, I want to draw his attention to Standing Order 105 (4), and I want to persuade him to withdraw his adjournment. I am sure he is even consulting his leader. It says: (4) A Senator who has moved or seconded a dilatory Motion which has been negatived may not subsequently move or second another such Motion during the same debate, whether in the Senate or in Committee of the Whole. I am persuaded even once the SBC gives the determination to this matter, that ... view
• 19 Feb 2019 in Senate: consensus; yes, it will go back to SBC. There is no need to leave it out there in abeyance whereas if there is still anybody who wants to debate, they can. Let us leave it for the Mover to reply when he comes back or when the Mover has given anybody else a chance to do so. Before we move on to the Third Reading, it will be very nice because now both this Bill and my Bill will be at the Third Reading Stage as we go to Committee then we will make a determination as SBC. So, I ... view
• 13 Feb 2019 in Senate: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. First, I want to thank Sen. Khaniri for making this Statement on the 14 Riverside Drive, Dusit2 Complex attack. I would like to join him as well as other colleagues in reiterating our message of condolences to the families of those who lost loved ones in this attack. It was a very difficult moment for all of us as a country and we tell them pole once again. The funerals were very emotional. We lost very many young people who were working in IT companies and restaurants and all those establishments at 14 ... view