Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 3531 to 3540 of 5036.

• 25 Nov 2018 in Senate: Machakos mtukaribishe . view
• 25 Nov 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I will also join the rest of my colleagues in taking note and appreciating the level of passion with which Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve has been pursuing matters concerning PWDs. I am proud of her as the Chairperson of the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare which deals with these issues and she is my very loyal Member. view
• 25 Nov 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, we cannot discuss anything in this House; even the Motion of Adjournment or on agriculture, without Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve asking, “What about PWDs.” If you want to pass water from the Dispatch Box, the same question arises. I would love the PWDs in this country to know that with her, they have a true champion who does not tire and has not forgotten the purpose of her nomination to this House. Indeed, I know with the next few years left in the Senate, a lot will be done in in their interest. view
• 25 Nov 2018 in Senate: The controversy that Sen. Pareno was talking about is known to us. Having been dealing with these matters in the last and the current Parliament. In the last Parliament, I was the Chairperson of the Committee on Equal Opportunities. We brought not just Motions, but also legislation touching on PWDs. I was able to understand the intricacies of organizations in Nairobi and across the country dealing with these matters. They have a lot of interests. Some are used properly while others are not and there is a lot of money which is involved. That kind of mobilization that we see ... view
• 25 Nov 2018 in Senate: When I was coming in, I told him that this is not the way to engage the Senate and your leaders. If you have concerns on a specific issue, present it. Every Kenyan is allowed to bring a Petition to this House at any point on any matter. In fact, I will be inviting various organizations to raise their concerns. For example, there is the Association of Persons with Disability. There is a Government institution where Hon. Sangok, who is now a nominated Member of National Assembly, was sitting, It deals and implements these issues. view
• 25 Nov 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, if you put crabs in a bucket and one is trying to get up, the rest will pull it down. You do not even need to cover that bucket with a lead. I would love to ask this category of persons, because we care about their issues and 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
• 25 Nov 2018 in Senate: concerns, to please come together. Unity must be your marching anthem and be better organized in order to be recognized. This is because the more divided you seem or the more it seems like you are trying to fight the person who is pushing for your interest, everywhere, then you will not succeed in pushing your agenda. The only place that they do not agree with is the technicalities. view
• 25 Nov 2018 in Senate: The technicality is simple. There are different forms of sign language. One of them is Signing Exact English (SEE). The Constitution talks about the Kenyan Sign Language. We can speak generally about the principle of ensuring that it is incorporated in the education system, but not in terms of the specific curriculum taught. view
• 25 Nov 2018 in Senate: I have the benefit of knowing sign language as well. If I were to introduce my name to a deaf person, I will do it using sign language. Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve, will confirm. view
• 25 Nov 2018 in Senate: When I was growing up - I have not stopped growing because you have to grow wide, thin - in my school at Aga Khan Primary, we were privileged to have a deaf unit. Some of my best friends to date, who I met while in there, are people with hearing challenges. I had to learn how to communicate with them. In that manner, I was able to learn how to address them in Sign Language and also to understand what they were going through. view