Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Dec 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, a Statement was brought to the House in September by the Senator for Nairobi City County and also the Chairperson of the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare who happens to be myself. My Committee visited the stalled project and made a number of observations. view
• 21 Dec 2021 in Senate: First, the County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) provided in the period of 2018-2022 renovation of stadia across Nairobi City at a cost of Kshs1.07 billion. Dandora Stadium was one of the four; including Kawangware, Kihumbuini and Ziwani whose construction tender worth Kshs1.03 billion was awarded to Scanjet Construction Limited in April, 2018. view
• 21 Dec 2021 in Senate: Out of that amount, Kshs350 million was earmarked for construction of Dandora Stadium and the works stalled because of a dispute and later on investigations by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on the change of the terms from concrete to steel. We went as a Committee and inspected it. The project is 70 per cent complete. Lack of completion of the project has led to a lot of crime. The stadium is extremely important to the people of Nairobi. It is not just important to those in Dandora and Embakasi North, but also the neighbouring constituencies. In fact, since ... view
• 21 Dec 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, my apologies. I seek your indulgence. I am not in there because I am recuperating. I might not carry a tie at the facility I am in. I have mustered strength to come and move this Report because of how important it is. You know I am always properly before you. view
• 21 Dec 2021 in Senate: I am saying people rarely carry ties to hospital. view
• 21 Dec 2021 in Senate: I would not want to go into that. I just seek your indulgence. We have seen Members contribute online even in different states. I am just saying I was not able to have one. view
• 21 Dec 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, I had alerted the Secretariat this morning. As I conclude, I thank Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. for that confirmation. As you can see, I am much better. view
• 21 Dec 2021 in Senate: The last point was that due to the advanced stage of the project, we brought the Motion because we needed a resolution that speaks with authority. We would like the Nairobi City County Government to engage these contractors to complete this project and pay for all works done, including concrete and steel works and what is in there. The people of Dandora were very excited when we visited the stadium with Sen. Omanga, Sen. Kihika and the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare. They were very happy to see the Report laid. As I conclude, I recognize the former Governor ... view
• 21 Dec 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I thank the Senators who have contributed to this Motion by the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare. I start with Sen. M. Kajwang’ who was gracious to second it and also helped us deal with the zealous Senator for Narok County together with Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. I am grateful for that. view
• 21 Dec 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, I want to thank Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve and to also assure her and invite her to take a tour of the Dandora facility. It, indeed, has provisions that were incorporated for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs). I am grateful for the foresight of my predecessor in Nairobi City County and the former Governor, Hon. Sonko, his team including the County Executive Committee Member, Janet Muthoni Ouko, for solving the plight of these young people. Sen. Cherargei has made important points that I completely agree with. He kept talking about your region. Athletes are from all over the country ... view