Johnson Arthur Sakaja

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• 7 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am looking at comparative areas around the world where job centres have successfully helped to streamline the job market especially for vulnerable groups like youth, women and persons with disabilities. I would like to thank the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, ably led by Hon. Were, who took time from the retreats they had on public participation and actually indulged me to convince them on some of these amendments. Because of that, we were able to reach a middle ground. This Bill is supposed to address issues of unemployment in this country. The ... view
• 7 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Because such a huge percentage of those who are unemployed are the youth, we felt it would be prudent to expand this to involve every category of Kenyans who are looking for jobs. The Sessional Paper on Employment Strategy which we read and passed in this House provides that the national Government should create an employment authority. It will not be prudent to have a National Youth Employment Authority, a National Women Employment Authority, a National Persons with Disabilities Authority, and another authority for persons above 40 years and so on. This does more than just create a database for ... view
• 7 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: employment. This Bill will now make it mandatory that each and every public entity in this country that is using taxpayers’ money provides internship and attachment opportunities for all the young people in colleges and institutions of higher learning. We have more than 250 public institutions in this country and, if every institution took just 50 people every six months, we would be targeting more than 10,000 young people having the basic work place ethics, knowing what it means to go to work, knowing what it means to be employed and preparing for the job market. This Bill, which is ... view
• 7 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: I think you will give me an opportunity later then because I just wanted to highlight the strength. This is, indeed, landmark legislation. view
• 7 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: This will be seconded by Hon. Gikaria. view
• 7 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I just want to thank the Parliamentary Initiative Network and all the young people who have participated in this debate online and on social media and sent me a lot of information. Mzalendo.com has actually facilitated public participation on top of the Committee. The other amendment that will come in to bring in all other counties is going to come immediately this is signed into law. So, that will start immediately. view
• 7 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 1 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker first of all, for giving me the opportunity and, secondly, for pointing out the fact that with such serious legislation, it would have, indeed, been beneficial to the Members if the Committee was able to have submitted its Report to guide our interactions and debate on this Bill. We still look forward to the Committee giving us the report. view
• 1 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: But just from purely looking at this Bill which I have just come across as well as from the contributions - and I must thank the Vice-Chair of the Committee Hon. Nyokabi as well as Hon. Irungu Kang’ata - I am already persuaded that this is already a necessary law. Of course, it is giving effect to the provisions of the Constitution Article 23(2), as well as Article 169(1) (a) and (2) that actually provides for the enactment of some of this legislation around Magistrates’ Courts to provide specific jurisdiction and administration. view
• 1 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you will note that one of the highlights of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 – and Members like calling it the New Constitution, although I do not think it is new anymore - are the provisions under the Bill of Rights. Those provisions have been heralded and hailed as one of the most progressive in the world, mainly because of the recognition of second and third generation rights, and the fact that every Kenyan should have an opportunity to access justice. I see this Bill as enabling more Kenyans to access justice on matters that are ... view