Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have also considered for publication The Care and Protection of Older Members of Society, Bill (Senate Bills No.17 of 2018) which is sponsored by Sen. Aaron Cheruiyot and the previous one is sponsored by the Senator for Narok, Sen. Ledama Olekina. The public hearing was held and there was a huge number of people who came to give their views on this issue. The Bill successfully went through the Second Stage and is due for the Committee of the Whole. view
• 28 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee has also sponsored a Bill on County Governments Retirement Scheme Bill which is the first Bill we have sponsored as a Committee and is scheduled for Committee of the Whole. However, we have stepped it down temporally because the National Assembly also passed a similar Bill which is before the House. It has gone through the First Reading, the Committee has done its report and we are engaging with stakeholders. We hope that we shall expedite and deal with it, as should be, in the coming few days. view
• 28 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the legislative proposals that we have processed are on The National Museums Heritage (Amendment) Bill. We held a meeting to consider it and we have responded to your good office, giving it an okay. Normally, the disposition that Committees must take when they do pre-publication scrutiny is not to curtail legislation but to address matters of constitutionality. The rest shall be left to the House to determine. view
• 28 Nov 2018 in Senate: We have considered a number of Statements including implementation status of the Government set minimum wage guidelines in the country. We have written to the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection and their report will come on Thursday. These are Statements under the new Standing Orders, the rest lapsed. However, we have dealt with quite a number. view
• 28 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Petitions considered by the Committee are quite a number. One is by members of the Abasuba Community from Western Kenya on the protection of the Abasuba language, culture and heritage. It was a very interesting Petition. It is also interesting that none of the Senators from that community seemed enthusiastic which shows the challenge the community is facing with their language and assimilation mainly by the Luo community of this country. We recommended the development of a comprehensive policy that takes into consideration stakeholders input that promote indigenous cultures and languages, independent of education system in ... view
• 28 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as much as the Petition came from one small community, we looked at it in the holistic nature that we should of all indigenous communities and cultures. view
• 28 Nov 2018 in Senate: There is also a Petition that was brought by Sen. Mary Seneta by residents of Kaputei North Ward in Kajiado on non-recruitment of locals by flower firms institutions and other companies operating in the ward. This is an issue that affects many counties where local are bypassed and others are employed. We have also concluded on this Petition. We intend to visit. However, we noted that as it is, there is no law regulating private hiring. We thought that through the county government, we can appeal through The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A ... view
• 28 Nov 2018 in Senate: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and interventions by the Senate that these companies hire locals in whichever county, even in Nairobi County. Therefore, we made the petitioners know those instances. Earlier on, we met the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD), the Ministry of Education and the Abasuba team. view
• 28 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there was a Petition by residents of Tinderet Sub-County in Nandi on operations of Karebe Gold Mining. This Petition came during the historic sitting of the Senate in Uasin Gishu County. We asked for it to be re-routed but we are still, as always, eager to conclude with the same alacrity and energy that the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare is known for. view
• 28 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there was a Petition by job applicants, which is a serious Petition that we are currently dealing with, on the multiple clearance required by different public bodies for them to apply for jobs in Kenya. For example, the Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission (EACC), the Credit Reference Bureau (CRB), the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) have put too many pre-conditions on young people before they are able to apply for jobs. view