Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 4971 to 4980 of 5036.

• 18 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: But, I will still mention the things she has mentioned because she has mentioned them with respect to this Bill. view
• 18 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, technology is here with us, and one of the most exciting things about this is that we are catching up with the rest of the world even in introducing a futures market which has been in the US from the 1850s and this is 2013. When hon. Millie-Odhiambo or any hon. Members keeps telling us to slow down with respect to technology, we are really worried. Not even half of Kenya is analogue; maybe, politically. But in terms of the young people in this country, who are the majority, they understand what technology can do ... view
• 18 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: I am ignoring that point of order because it is disturbing my tune of thought. The futures exchange in Chicago really transformed agriculture in the US. At that time what they would trade mostly in was agricultural products. Today, the largest futures exchange in the world is in the national stock exchange or India and Mumbai, followed by the JAC in South Africa. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, indeed, introducing this futures exchange is in line with what Millie-Odhiambo was asking and we can explain what it is. view
• 18 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, could you kindly deal with this hon. Member who is disturbing me. view
• 18 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: The futures exchange is where you can set a price for a commodity or a good that you want to purchase in the future by agreeing on a price now; especially in industries where there is large or high fluctuation of prices. This shields those who engage in it. For example, I can say that I want to buy oil in the next ten years at this price, knowing that market or rather the price might be much high then, and I lock it at that price. Then you go into options. But I think for now we will stick ... view
• 11 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I rise to pay tribute to the late hon. Mutai Chelagat, but I must say that I did not know her personally neither was I alive when she was a Member of Parliament. In her second term in Parliament I was, probably, too young. However, I am a good student of history and I realize that, indeed, it is the likes of Chelagat and many others who have provided the space that we enjoy today. Indeed, from what I have read, she was not only gallant and fearless, but she was also selfless and a leader ... view
• 11 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, if you deducted that minute, it would be from me, but I can say something similar to what hon. Mbadi is trying to say. There is need for an urgent national discourse on this matter of devolution. Indeed, it is there and it must be implemented. When Kenyans passed the Constitution, the highlight of the Constitution was devolution. But what is happening is not what Kenyans wanted. The principles of devolution are not understood and are not being adhered to. Governors and such players are only focusing on the money that is coming to them. Of course, ... view
• 11 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: If we ask ourselves how many Kenyans have been involved in the budget-making process in the counties, I think they are very few. If we ask ourselves how many Kenyans have said that they want to see big houses for their governors and vehicles, there are none. If you look at the principle of subsidiarity, which governs devolution, it says that a view
• 10 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. It is for a good reason that the Constitution we have was passed by Kenyans. I do not think it was done in a rush. I do not think it is a mistake that we have a pure presidential system. It is not time to start thinking about amending it. Somebody once said that you do not react against a mosquito with a hammer. The issues we are dealing with can be sorted out if we decide to be creative and also embrace digital solutions. If we think about it, summoning Cabinet Secretaries every day to ... view
• 9 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Is the Member in order to misuse the privilege that we have in this House to cast aspersions and even call the members of an independent commission fraudsters? He very well knows the genesis of this entire issue and who actually duped the innocent young lady, with the full knowledge of her registration status, to go this way. Her career is now on the line because of that. Is the Member in order to do that? view