Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Nov 2018 in Senate: On the Petition, first, I pass my condolences to those who lost their loved ones in Taita Taveta County and many areas where we are having these issues which are normally caused by drought which leads lack of pasture and water. I have a feeling this matter will be passed on to my Committee. So, I will not be prejudicial in terms of my opinion of it. However, just to draw the attention of the House these are issues that we have been dealing with for a long time even in the last Parliament. Every year when there is a ... view
• 6 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you look at the hierarchy of our rights in the Constitution, there is the right to livelihood. Life is sacrosanct. In fact, there cannot be any excuse that 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
• 6 Nov 2018 in Senate: because you were trying to feed yourself, that is why you invaded land and so on. That cannot be an excuse. view
• 6 Nov 2018 in Senate: We want to see how these communities can live together. There are certain communities in this country that are farmers and others are predisposed to pastoralism. All those are noble income earning activities. We, as a Senate, must find a way to specially provide funds to certain counties to cater for grazing and water for their animals. For example, we may provide them with water pans. Sometimes we experience floods. After that, there is drought and animals die in large numbers. It is sad that in this country we are unable to harvest rain water. view
• 6 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to inform the House that we are in the process of republishing the Penal Code (Amendment) Bill which we had sponsored in the last Parliament. It addresses many issues to do with cattle rustling. I know Senators from the north rift counties will be very interested in it. Many elements in cattle rustling have been treated so casually that, to certain communities, they know that if somebody dies or steals your livestock, all they need to do is bring wazee together to arbitrate over the matter. These are capital offences that must be dealt ... view
• 6 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if this matter is sent to us, we will deal with it with the urgency that it deserves. As a matter of fact, we are planning a tour of eastern counties. We will start with the tour of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) ending at Taita Taveta County. As we conclude the tour, we will combine those two issues so that we move to the ground with speed. view
• 24 Oct 2018 in Senate: Thank you Madam Temporary Speaker. I thank Sen. Abshiro for bringing this up. The essence of it truly is projects where the Government has invested a lot of money in terms of billions yet the real economic value cannot be derived because the projects were either not completed or not properly done. I think the Committee should further ask for the status of all projects with regard to their completion status and, specifically, in my case, the status of- (1) Mathare North Hospital, which is a 320-bed hospital that has stayed unfinished for more than 10 years, yet billions were ... view
• 24 Oct 2018 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. I thought you had called me to give a comment on that and not give my Statement. I have not given my Statement. view
• 24 Oct 2018 in Senate: 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
• 24 Oct 2018 in Senate: Going to the next Statement is out of Order. view