Johnson Arthur Sakaja

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• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I am just asking for caution because I have not heard him say we are recommitting it elsewhere. When we amended Clause 5--- view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: When we amended Clause 5, we had noticed Item 54, which talks about goods imported or purchased locally for use by the Kenya Foreign Commission, subject to approval. That is what is in 16 (c) 54. But when you remove Item 55, which talks about services imported or produced locally for use by the film producers or agents, we need to have the commitment that we are recommitting it elsewhere, so that it is under the Value Added Tax Act. As for now, we are going to lose Item 55 in its entirety, unless we recommit it back to the ... view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise under Standing Order No.44 to make this Statement, whose objective is to inform the House on the fate of the Joint Committee appointed by the House on 7th July 2015 to consider the President’s Memoranda on the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Bill, 2015 and the Public Audit Bill, 2015. Hon. Speaker, you will recall that on request of the Senate, this House constituted a Joint Committee comprising of the following Members: Hon. Sakaja Johnson, Hon. Mary Emasse, Hon. Jakoyo Midiwo, Hon. Adbikadir Aden and Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a. The Senate was represented in the ... view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, we face a dilemma in two ways. Actually there are two dilemmas. One, the time has elapsed for us to even convene again to present or adopt a report. Secondly, at the time the Joint Committee was constituted, the National Assembly had already made its decision on the matter. We would need guidance to know how we would bring back the matter to a House that has already dealt with the matter. In our opinion, we felt that the Committee was functus officio on that issue. In any case, we were just helping the Senate deliberate on those ... view
• 6 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I have not misplaced my card. I just want to rise on a point of order following the petition--- view
• 6 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: I will try and speak louder. I am a bit taller than this microphone. Following the petition that you have just read out, there is a matter that I have raised before about forwarding issues to committees. If you look at our Standing Orders, you will realise that different committees have different mandates. I really commiserate with the children who are facing discrimination based on religious convictions. Standing Order No.214(c) on the Joint Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity states that one of the mandates of the Committee is to monitor and promote measures designed to enhance equalisation of ... view
• 6 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, if you look at the mandate of the Departmental Committee on Education, Research and Technology, you will find that in as much as it advances issues of education, the matter referred to the Committee is not a matter of education but a matter of discrimination on religious grounds. It does not follow how that issue, which is one of the issues my Committee is dealing with, has been forwarded to the Departmental Committee on Education, Research and Technology. Discrimination can take place in a school, hospital or a place of work. If it takes place at the ... view
• 6 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Recently, there was a matter at the Senate of ethnic temperatures at Moi University which was moved to the Departmental Committee on Education because it happened in a university 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
• 6 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: while it is a matter of cohesion. So, Hon. Deputy Speaker, please give us guidance on that. That matter falls squarely under the Joint Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity. Thank you. view
• 6 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, thank you for the guidance. The reason I am reinforcing the statement is that in addition to looking at that specific school, the reason why it should go to the relevant Committee is because it will look generally at the policy around discrimination. This is because there are many other schools that have not been able to bring such petitions. So, we stand guided. Thank you for that. view