Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 4731 to 4740 of 5036.

• 23 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I am not too finicky about Clause 2(a) because the objective is for the youth to benefit. For those who have been 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: saying that for them to benefit they need a sponsor who is injecting capital to get even a few percentage points, it is an argument that we can have the whole day on whether they can be taken advantage of or whether we are helping the young people. So, for Clause 2(a), if hon. Members feel that we should not have that, I am not too finicky about it and I can drop it. view
• 23 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, let me drop it because it might be misunderstood by many young people. But for Clause 2(b), the women caucus in Parliament is the one which approached me and said we give them 70 per cent. They want their husbands and children to own shares. The Kenya Association of Women in Business and such groups also approached me. So, I will not drop Clause 2(b). For the youth and those who cannot get financing, they should see hon. Ochieng to support them. view
• 23 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move that the Committee doth report to the House its consideration of the Public Procurement and Disposal (Amendment) Bill, National Assembly Bill No.31 of 2013, and its approval thereof with amendments. view
• 23 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 23 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: I beg to move that the House doth agree with the Committee in the said Report. view
• 23 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: seconded. view
• 23 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the Public Procurement and Disposal (Amendment) Bill be now read a Third Time. view
• 23 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would like to sincerely thank hon. Members of the National Assembly for having supported this amendment from the time it was introduced to the House, through publication. I would also like to thank the Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade, for supporting this Bill as well as hon. Members who contributed at the Second Reading. I think this set a record in terms of contributions to Bills in this House; more than 70 hon. Members contributed and all were unanimous in support of this provision. That is a clear indication that ... view
• 23 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: procurement goes to these groups. I would also like to thank the Cabinet Secretary, Ms. Anne Waiguru; she has been doing a sterling job. In her office, there is a director of procurement, one Ms. Otunga, who has been a single person battalion. She has led the entire secretariat to actually deliver to young people. This Bill seeks to ensure that our young people do not have to come all the way to Treasury to register their businesses. They can actually have those businesses registered at the grassroots. Those are the aspirations we have been trying to bring as an ... view