Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 4721 to 4730 of 5036.

• 23 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 2 of the Bill be amended – 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
• 23 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: (a) in the definition of the word ‘youth’ by inserting the following words, “at least seventy percent of the shareholders, members or persons and a majority of the directors”’ immediately after the words “in which”; (b) by inserting the following new definitions in the proper alphabetical sequence — “disadvantaged group” means a group of persons perceived to be denied by mainstream society of access to resources and tools which are useful for their survival in a way that disadvantages them, or individuals who have been subjected to prejudice or cultural bias because of their identity as members of a certain ... view
• 23 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: “persons with disability” means a person with disability who has attained the age of eighteen years and includes a company, association or body of persons, corporate or unincorporated in which at least seventy percent of the shareholders, members or persons and a majority of the directors are persons with disability; view
• 23 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: “women” means a person of the female gender who has attained the age of eighteen years and includes a company, association or body of persons, corporate or unincorporated in which at least seventy percent of the shareholder, members or persons and a majority of its directors are of the female gender; view
• 23 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Clause 2 deals with definitions and I would like, at least, to get the attention of the Members in these particular definitions, especially hon. Mbadi, who needs to listen. view
• 23 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Originally, when I brought the amendments, I defined “youth” in the way that it is defined in the Constitution, which is simple: a person who has attained the age of 18 years and has not attained the age of 35. It includes--- view
• 23 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, the definition of “youth” meant a company or business that is owned 100 per cent by young people. view
• 23 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: This also goes for the definition of “women”, “disadvantaged groups” and “people with disabilities.” view
• 23 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, we had consultation, especially with the Association of Women in Business who persuaded us that for most women, you find that they cannot own 100 per cent of the businesses. Sometimes you find that they have given a certain percentage to their children or they give a certain percentage to the spouse who is a sponsor of that particular company. When we spoke to a lot of the young people, in as much as they do not want to be taken advantage of, which is why we have amended it and said the signatory must be ... view
• 23 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: company be at least 70 per cent of the shareholders and a majority of the directors be the youth. For disadvantaged groups, we have also defined them in 2(b) to say that they are people who are not mainstreamed in society but also we have said that 70 per cent minimum so that even their sponsors can get a certain percentage, and for women as well. view