Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 4741 to 4750 of 5036.

• 3 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Deputy Speaker. I was very uncomfortable when there was that issue that was being raised about Chairs and now, you have seen that even in one situation, the hon. Members are not there. So even as you give a directive on Chairs who are not there, also give a directive on hon. Members who seek for Statements but are not there. Additionally, it is very dangerous to impute in a generalized way that Chairs are not performing. Many Chairs of Committee are performing and they are available. Kindly, single out when there is an ... view
• 26 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: I am here, hon. Deputy Speaker. Thank you. When the incidences that happened at Westgate took place, I remember very well I had just come into the country and there was a lot of confusion. However, immediately after that Kenyans came together. We saw Members of Parliament coming together to donate money. I remember donating blood and many other Kenyans doing so and there was a lot of hope in the air. Kenyans for once said they are one. view
• 26 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, we saw even in the President’s speech at that point him saying just like the lions in the coat of arms in our country we are invisible as a nation and we expected and we knew that would be the last time that such an incident would happen. Looking at this Report we see that even after the Westgate incident there have been so many numerous terrorist attacks in this country and really something must be done. view
• 26 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, that is why as I stand here, I would like to say that I cannot support this Report in the manner in which it is. First of all, this is not a political matter and that is one thing we must be very clear on. We cannot play politics with the lives of Kenyans. We cannot sacrifice at the altar of political expediency. Millions of lives are entrusted in our hands as leaders and are also entrusted in the security apparatus. view
• 26 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, if this Report was serious and if we were to be serious as a House, we would have something more than what looks and seems to me to be a research paper. We need action. Real heads must roll. When we tell Kenyans that indeed there was a problem with co-ordination between the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and the Reccee squad then that is serious. I remember I lost a friend who was a member of the General Service Unit (GSU) in that incident. I remember the President lost his nephew Mbugua and his fiancée Rosemary who ... view
• 26 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, when you look at that boy who was shot at Likoni and has a bullet in his head, those of us who are parents can our own conscience allow us as a House not take any serious action? Is it possible for us to just sweep this under the rug? I would like to humbly ask, and I know the two Chairmen, that of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations and that of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security are my good friends and they are members of our coalition, that they should ... view
• 26 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, when I look at this Report, I see that there are issues with respect to immigration services. I know that there have been issues for a long of time. I have a lot of confidence in the new Director of Immigration, Mrs. Jane Waikenda and what she has done because the problems that have been there are systemic. However, let us have a real report that actually looks at the root cause of this problem and the root cause of radicalisation is youth unemployment and youth disengagement. Youth unemployment is the biggest threat to our security. That ... view
• 26 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: people at the Coast and let us not use religion as an excuse. It is not a religious matter. That is why idle young people at the Coast and in Nairobi will be lured into mosques, churches or wherever it is and be told that you need to fight for your rights of whatever it is. Let us address the real issues. view
• 26 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, with that I would like to urge that we take time. We do not vote on this Report today. We actually take time and make sure that it is a report that actually will serve Kenyans and will make us proud as a country that indeed we shall have taken steps to fight terrorism. view
• 26 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, what I am saying is this: Let us not be in a rush to pass a report for the sake of passing a report. Let us have a report that actually takes action and if we cannot do that then let us defeat this Report. view