Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I will be very careful on how I speak, so that you do not cut me off the microphone. Earlier on, I heard some hon. Members argue that the reason as to why the proposed fund should be created is that the youth are not accessing the Youth Enterprise Development Fund, and that they do not have ideas and skills. I want to vehemently oppose that argument. The young people in this country have the skills, the ability, zeal and the energy required. It is just because there are certain structural bureaucracies that have not enabled ... view
• 21 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Speaker. view
• 21 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: I am standing on a point of order, hon. Speaker. In as much as you have opened the floor to what hon. Members have to say, is it in order for hon. Members then to debate or to oppose a ruling that you have already made pursuant to Standing Order No.1? You already made a ruling on the matter and you have given a Communication. Are there not any other channels through which such ideas can be channeled, like the Committee? Since he has given Communication, it is not in order for us to even debate the Communication. It is ... view
• 15 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. This House does not debate in vain or legislate in vain. Are the hon. Members in order to mislead this country that it is possible to give all Kenyans money because that is what in effect they are asking for? If you divide the revenue of this country amongst all Kenyans, you are giving each Kenyan Kshs12.5. Could you direct that they tell us where this money is going to come from because they are saying we have given the youth and women money? Now they want to give old men ... view
• 15 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am urging you. There is a provision in the Constitution. view
• 14 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I want to first disabuse this sentiment that is gaining currency quickly that the Government or a section of Jubilee is not interested in accountability and oversight by Parliament. That is not true. I want to state very categorically even if you look at the Manifesto of Jubilee, it was based on three pillars. The pillar is Umoja, which is unity of this country; the second one is Uchumi, economic empowerment and the third pillar is Uwazi . This is openness; it is transparency and it is accountability. What Parliament is doing is accountability and openness. So, if ... view
• 14 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: I will take this opportunity first to applaud the ingenuity and innovation of this House of coming up with such a forum where we can have members of the Executive speaking to all Members of the House on issues of national interest. 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
• 14 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: I would also like to applaud hon. (Mrs.) Charity Ngilu. I would like to ask hon. Members to focus on the good. Let us focus on the fact that a Cabinet Secretary came on the first day and we had very good discussions with her. Let us not focus on the two who, for one reason or another, did not stay through the morning sitting. Those are issues we will deal with and we will find out what happened between the time they were here and when they were not; but let that not be the focus. Let the focus ... view
• 14 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: rest of us. What is this spirit? I am not a lawyer, but I am a student of the law. I am sure hon. Kaluma will agree with me that the spirit of the Constitution can negate the letter of the Constitution. The spirit of the Constitution is not given to a few individuals who are more legal or spiritual for them to understand what the Constitution really means. Therefore, let us not have these games when you do not have a point; you say that the spirit of the Constitution does not allow Cabinet Secretaries to come to this ... view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. A few weeks ago, I saw a story that brought tears to my eyes. There was a young student in Nairobi who had gone to school but one of the neighbours came to school and said that the boy was playing at his house the previous day and took his phone. This was a Standard Six child. The child’s mother was called to school and in the process told the child,“ Ni sawa, but you will see when you come home.” When the boy went home, the mother closed all doors, tied his hands, poured kerosene ... view