Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 661 to 670 of 5036.

• 28 Sep 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. This is a matter that no one should even request the Committee on Education to take up. The Committee, on its own Motion, should have been on this matter. There is a huge outcry from our teachers. I have received a lot of concerns from my teachers in Nairobi. There is merit--- view
• 28 Sep 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, the Chairperson of Committee on Education and the Senator who sought the Statement are the ones consulting loudly. There is merit in continuous professional development. We should not sound like we are discouraging that from the teachers. It must continue. It is encouraged in all fields. All of our professions, it should keep going on for professional development. However, it is not this kind of professional development. I doubt if much has changed in terms of the core content of what you are teaching. When the Senator for Turkana was at the Kenya Science Teachers College, the ... view
• 28 Sep 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 28 Sep 2021 in Senate: On the issue of cost, many teachers are like many of us here. The payslip has a net pay of zero. They have many loans from their SACCOS. I have seen payslips of many teachers; they have mortgages. I do not see any who can out of the blue come up with the Kshs150,000 for something they should be getting for free as part of our investment in education. Finally, I heard Sen. (Dr.) Ali talk about CBC. I know there has been hue and cry around the new curriculum. Nevertheless, none of us has heard the voice of the ... view
• 28 Sep 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, you need to direct because, indeed, there could be a word that is not parliamentary. However, you can direct, so that we do not view
• 28 Sep 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 28 Sep 2021 in Senate: repeat it, that the Clerks-at-the-Table go through the HANSARD and withdraw from the record of this House any word that might not be parliamentary. If there is a word that is not parliamentary, let it be withdrawn because the record of this House--- Last week, I was going through the HANSARD of 1964 and what hon. Tom Mboya used to say in this House. This is a record for posterity and so, if there is such a word, let it be expunged and we can go on, instead of making it a debate and leaving it in the HANSARD. view
• 28 Sep 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, I request for a Statement on the arbitrary killings of innocent boda boda riders by the police in Nairobi City County. I rise, pursuant to Standing Order 48(1), to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations regarding the recent spate of arbitrary killings of innocent boda boda riders across the County of Nairobi, allegedly by rogue police officers. In the Statement, the Committee should address the following: - (1) Explain the circumstances that led to the shooting to death, allegedly by police officers, of two unarmed boda boda riders. That ... view
• 28 Sep 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 28 Sep 2021 in Senate: many other cases in Nairobi where boda boda operators are being harassed and made to really suffer. view