Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: 30 per cent of the procurement opportunities, that this House graciously passed. This is a Bill which I also sponsored. With respect to reports, we have a number of reports that are ready to be prioritised for consideration and adoption by the House. The first is the Report on the Committee’s Participation in the Conference on People with Disabilities in Geneva Switzerland on 18th to 24th August, 2015. Second, is a Report on the Committee’s Study Visit to Australia and New Zealand on the Aborigines and Maori Communities Interaction from 9th to 25th October, 2015. There is also a Report ... view
• 24 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I am the sponsor of the Bill but now, it is the property of Parliament. I fully agree with the reservations of the President. I just want to clarify that it was an oversight on our part. We needed to provide for those who are already working within a similar agency within Government to transition to the new agency, as well as the new authority being able to own the assets and liabilities. Speakers have agreed with the reservations. The Bill is not just about transforming the Employment Bureau to the Employment Authority, but ... view
• 24 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: 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
• 17 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: On a point of information, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. 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
• 17 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am glad I have supporters from both sides of the political divide. I just want to inform the Member. Of course, I will speak more to it later on, if you give me an opportunity. Part of the mandate of the Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity, which I chair, is to look at issues of persons living with disabilities. We are mandated to deal with the specific matter. We met with the NCA yesterday so that they could tell us what they are doing in terms of amendment to the building ... view
• 17 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 17 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: I am also a party leader, Bwana Wamunyinyi. I can see your beard is growing like mine. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would just like to give the House some insight on this issue. This is a matter that we have been dealing with. As recently as yesterday, we had an interaction with the NCA on this issue. The main motivation for dealing with this issue as a Committee is the fact that--- view
• 17 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Even as he drafts the amendment, I was just giving--- view
• 17 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: The problem is as follows: This country has what we call a building code. The building code that we have was done in 1968. At that time, no one considered matters of PWDs and issues of access. We have only recently created the NCA that has the mandate of reviewing and approving all of those kinds of constructions. When we met them yesterday, part of the challenges they are facing was that first, there are 10 pieces of legislation regarding the construction industry. Those pieces of legislation need to be harmonised so that the new building code, which is being ... view
• 17 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: The Bill that is being worked on is called the Built Environment Bill, on which we will anchor the new building code. All of Hon. Mwaura’s concerns have been put into detail, including minimum width of corridors, the issue of ramps in public buildings, handles in lift and voice-recognition devices in lifts for those who might be blind. All these issues of access have been catered to. Many of our proposals are borrowed from the American Disabilities Act. They have been put in there to make sure that all of those access issues are addressed. The NCA is the body ... view