Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to second the Forest Conservation and Management Bill, 2015. I start by noting how timely this Bill is. It has come at a time when the entire world is converged around matters of climate change in Paris. The Secretary-General of the United Nations has said that this might be the last generation that can actually make an impact in preventing the adverse effects of climate change. Forests, in themselves have a number of roles and huge impact when it comes to climate change. Firstly, they currently contribute to about one-sixth ... view
• 3 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Marrakesh Accord in Morocco. That is why even if you look at the activities of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN on forest conservation and management, you will find that they play a key part. I would first of all like to acknowledge the good work that the KFS has been doing when it comes to conservation of forests. I would like to note that this Bill takes it a notch higher by making sure that there is better co-operation and co-ordination between the KFS, the national Government and the county governments. The work of conserving and ... view
• 3 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: placed on them and it might require the person to put up the required boundaries, conduct patrols and work with the public enforcement as well as the KFS rangers to make sure that the concession area remains protected. It means that they will also play a part with respect to human-wildlife conflict in the management of that concession area. The forest is part of the environment and we must be able to enjoy the environment. He must make sure that the forest area under his management is maintained for the conservation of biodiversity, cultural and even recreational use. It is ... view
• 2 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to thank the Committee for their work on looking at this National Policy and also all the stakeholders. It has been a long process as the Vice-Chairlady has said - actually from 2005 in terms of coming up with this action plan. The strength of a country is not measured by the size of its military or its economy, but by how the country treats the most vulnerable in the society, how the country looks at those who may not have, those below the poverty line and those disadvantaged by different aspects. ... view
• 2 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: 13 Wednesday 2nd December, 2015(A) is not something that you are given, but something that cannot be taken away from you as a citizen of this country. Economic and social rights are really important as well. These include the right to the highest sustainable quality of healthcare, the right to property, housing, food and clean and safe water. More importantly is what we call group rights that are clearly enunciated in this policy. Those are the rights of vulnerable groups, such as women, youth, children, persons living with disabilities (PLWDs), older persons, marginalised and minority groups. I chair a committee ... view
• 1 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. As much I agree with deleting this, one thing we must make clear as a House is that vetting is not punishment. Vetting is not about people getting away with something or not. It is about establishing suitability to hold a particular office. It is not that if somebody commits a crime somewhere---There are other provisions in the law through which we deal with someone who is not performing, or somebody who has been found corrupt; we cannot say in as much as we are passing this, the reason we are passing this is ... view
• 12 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. You said the early bird catches the worm, but the early worm is caught first by the first bird. So, we are happy it has now come to this side. These are important issues we are talking about. Indeed, in our consideration of this issue, we should set proper precedence because it is a grey area within our laws. view
• 12 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Before getting into the subject of this specific matter, I have seen that even the CJ himself in his communication, he is not very sure whether he wants to come or not. If you look at one of his letters dated 9th June, he says: “I confirm receipt of the summons to appear before your committee.” He then goes further and says:- “I am writing to request that we agree on a mutually convenient date for appearance, because I had a conference in the Supreme Court for hearing.” So, he is not sure whether he should submit himself to PAC ... view
• 12 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: The Constitution we have today is one that expects absolute accountability from everybody and from every arm of Government. However, I am persuaded to sympathise because as much as that it might be unwritten in a system where you have three arms of Government and separation of powers, it may be an unwritten rule that the heads of those institutions cannot be subject to such a proceeding. However, as we think about it and, of course, the lawyers will judge me right or wrong, in my thinking I want to give an example. Article 2(5) of the Constitution says that ... view
• 12 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: himself to a judicial process within our legal system. But because that is not the case, the CJ will have to appear before Parliament, and we have seen willingness on his part, until we change the law and make it abundantly clear that he may accept to come, not as the CJ, but as the Chair of the JSC. As we move ahead, how we distinguish this is the same way that the President went to the ICC. The President is Uhuru Kenyatta. He went there as Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta and not as His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta. I concur ... view