Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 4931 to 4940 of 5036.

• 5 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. Even as I move the amendment, the tone that has been taken by some of the Members is really disturbing. I request that during the induction workshop that we are going to have, if you can invite Dr. Frank Njenga and other counsellors, it would be good. Some people need closure from that election. We are moving forward as a country and indeed an issue such as this, a matter of the ICC, is not a Jubilee matter. It is a matter affecting the entire country because we are talking about the President and Deputy President. ... view
• 5 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: words because they contradict the fact that the President and Deputy President are already cooperating with this court and that they will continue cooperating. We must make it clear that what our Parliament is doing does not in any way set the stage for non cooperation or defiance. But we are also saying that the ICC must reciprocate and treat them with due respect and dignity of a head of state or deputy president. We cannot have the timetable or the calendar of the ICC being that the President and Deputy President are there at the same time. The court ... view
• 5 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: With that I beg to propose for the first time and, I would like to ask hon. Jamleck Kamau to second. view
• 6 Aug 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I wish I could speak for some more time because this is an area of great interest for all of us. view
• 6 Aug 2013 in National Assembly: But quickly to the point, I want to thank the Senate for finally having given us the County Allocation of Revenue Bill. I think a month or so ago, I brought a Procedural Motion, so that we could speak on this issue because the Senate had actually stayed with this Bill for too long. We are glad that it is here. view
• 6 Aug 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you remember, during the clamour for the new Constitution in this country, devolution, indeed, was a popular objective. Devolution is something that all Kenyans need because the promise of devolution really ensures that no part of this country will ever be sidelined or ignored. Each county will have power and resources devolved, so that the people of that county can make decision on their own. view
• 6 Aug 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, principles of devolution need to be adhered to; Article 174(c), which I will read, says that one of the principles or objective is to give 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 2013 in National Assembly: powers of self-governance to the people and enhance the participation of the people in the exercise of the powers of the State and in making decisions affecting them. view
• 6 Aug 2013 in National Assembly: In addition to devolving resources to the counties, a very important component has really been ignored, and that is public participation. Members of the public in the counties need to participate because the essence of devolution is the fact that we saw that one-sided approach is never adequate for this country. The priorities in Homa Bay are different from the priorities in Nairobi and they are different from the priorities in other parts of the country. That is the reason why we wanted public participation on this matter. view
• 6 Aug 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would also like to state that, indeed, we need co-operation between all the institutions that have been charged with the mandate to take care of devolution and to look at the interest of the people. We have seen a circus in this country where it has become a battle of wits--- view