Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Feb 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. For the Senator who is part of the Nairobi County Delegation, Sen. Kwamboka, thank you for bringing this issue to the Floor. This is a matter that is of great concern to the whole country just as much as Nairobi. I am glad the other Senators have chipped in with the additional questions which I have noted. This is a matter that ideally - given the experience and what is happening especially in Nairobi - we will need, even as we get the responses, to deal with, together with the Standing Committees on Energy and ... view
• 21 Feb 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am first giving the context that will determine how long it will take to give us an answer so that Members can understand when I say it will take three or four weeks. The first area that I have touched on is the reason why we will also need to interact in looking at this matter with other Committees, that is, the Standing Committees on Energy and Lands, Environment and Natural Resources. So, I am doing the context to that. Allow me to proceed. I am not giving the answer; I am just giving that context ... view
• 21 Feb 2018 in Senate: Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to speak on The Urban Areas and Cities (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 4 of 2017) that has been brought to this House. From the onset, I concur with a lot of the sentiments by Members from both sides. It is difficult to understand the real rationale behind this legislation, given the fact that the Urban Areas and Cities Act as it exists today is not being implemented. The priority at this point and, of course, we will support the Bill because I do not believe in throwing out the baby with ... view
• 20 Feb 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in as much as this statement is extensive, in terms of the number of questions, 10 questions to be exact. The statement even requires some statistical data from the Ministry as well as percentages of communities, ownership of ranches, et cetera . I note that this is a statement that was asked previously in the Session. I am assuming that it was already forwarded to the relevant Ministry. The answer should be ready somewhere. Let me give a response in the next seven days. view
• 20 Feb 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to ride on that statement because there is a growing trend across the country, especially with many governors to ignore the very specific provisions of the chapter on Public Finance. Article 209 of the Constitution is clear, for instance, that only the national Government may impose: ( a ) Income tax; ( b ) Value-added tax; ( c ) Customs duties and other duties on import and export goods; and ( d ) Excise tax. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can ... view
• 20 Feb 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir. I seek the Chairman’s indulgence to ride on that statement as requested by Sen. Kasanga with respect to National Housing Cooperation (NHC), which has been a player in matters of low cost housing. As we know, part of the Governments big four agenda is universal housing. Can the Chairman also seek the policy that NHC employs when it deals with the tenants, many of who were previously in slums and such informal settlements? Only recently, we heard of more than 160 families being evicted from the NHC houses in Majengo Estate, Nairobi only for the ... view
• 20 Feb 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have listened to Sen. Khaniri and it is true that there are certain things that should not take long. I know the area he is talking about. In fact, I am very closely attached to it. The place is near a market called Kima, where I made my transition from a boy to a man, if you understand what I am saying. We will do our best to bring the response as soon as we can. After discussing with the relevant organs, the Committee will see whether we can give a status update on ... view
• 20 Feb 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to respond to the statement and all the riders to that statement. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you should encourage The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 20 Feb 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, apart from the fact that the military clearly is engaged in this exercise, because we want an answer from them not just from the ministry, the response will not change the policy that is currently being used. This is also not the last recruitment they are doing. This should enrich future recruitments as we move forward. This is because even if you get the answer today, it does not mean that it will make a change in the policy they have right now. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A ... view
• 15 Feb 2018 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view