Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I have been on intervention for a while. First of all, thank you for recognising these young people who are present today. As a Member representing the youth, I want to welcome them to Bunge and tell them that the young people of this country are, indeed, the trustees of Kenya’s posterity. As I walked into the Chamber, I heard an old relic that reminded me of the colonial days. One of the orderlies shouted “hats off strangers”. Of course, that comes from Westminister traditions where people used to wear hats throughout the day. It is so misplaced ... view
• 9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, you are too lenient on Hon. Jakoyo, who is going off tangent and talking about the military. You must substantively talk about that issue. Parliament gave allowance for the military to be in Malindi and Lamu because of terror. view
• 9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, we approved the deployment of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) to Malindi and Lamu. So, does it mean that simply because it is a by-election they should move out of their stations? They were not campaigning. You must deal with that issue substantively. You cannot expect that just because it is a by-election, terrorists and criminals are off duty and that the military should walk away. They did not participate in electioneering. If they did, you should bring that issue to the House substantively. Just because you saw somebody in a kofia does not mean they ... view
• 9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I am happy that the Chairman of ODM is in the House and as much as he only recently became Chairman, I will remind him some of these things. view
• 9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: He is my senior in Parliament, but he is my junior in political parties’ leadership. I have been chairman of a party for five years. view
• 9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: I fully support the amendment by Hon. Chris Wamalwa and I want to persuade my colleagues in Jubilee to fully support it. The political future of this country will only thrive when we build strong political parties and institutionalise them. When you have political parties that are only funded by individuals, then democracy goes out of the window and that for you to stay in that party, you must be a sycophant or too loyal to the person who is funding the party. If you will allow me, I would like to emphasise on two issues. The first issue is ... view
• 9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: of what FORD (K) got so that it is not an amendment to serve his party only. There are many political parties that need to be supported. Secondly, one provision that many people forget is Section 25(2)(b) of the Political Parties Act which provides that the party shall not be entitled to receive funding from the Fund if more than two-thirds of its registered office bearers are of the same gender. I am glad to speak about this during the week of International Women’s Day. Many political parties existing, and I am sure many of the parties on this side, ... view
• 24 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am pleased to present a status Report of the business that is pending before the Joint Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity. With respect to legislative proposals, there is the proposed Penal Code (Amendment) Bill which you approved. It is at the publication stage. The Bill seeks to deal with matters of cattle rustling, completely outlaw it and declare it a capital offence. As it is now, people get off with very petty penalties. It is not taken as seriously as arson, murder or robbery with violence but view
• 24 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: are told to sit down and talk it out. The second one is the proposed National Cohesion and Integration (Amendment) Bill. The Committee has been in consultations with the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) as well as the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government, to ensure that the National Cohesion and Integration Act conforms with the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 24 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: provisions of the 2010 Constitution as well as ensuring that the Commission has teeth to bite when dealing with matters of hate speech and promoting cohesion in our country. There is also the Equal Opportunities and Persons with Disabilities Bill that is pending before the Committee. We have agreed with Government agencies and relevant stakeholders on the contents and draft of the Equal Opportunities Bill as well as substantive amendments to the Persons with Disabilities Act. This must be done in conjunction with the relevant Departmental Committees. With regard to statements, two statements were committed to the Committee by the ... view