Johnson Arthur Sakaja

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• 16 Sep 2021 in Senate: We can discuss some things internally and not in front of people. Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud has told us what they tried to do before and the angle that has come out today. Livestock is property. There is a big and dangerous issue, which is coming out and Sen. (Dr.) Lelegwe has brought is out. When there is a section of people in the country who feel that their lives, livelihoods and way of living is seen to be below par from other people’s ways of living, then we are courting disaster. A section of Kenyans feel that because they are ... view
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• 16 Sep 2021 in Senate: Kenyans as everybody else. A first class country can never have a second class citizen. That is an angle we need to look at seriously. Finally, nothing in this House is done in vain. We must have confidence in the actions of our Committees and this House. I am glad that it has been said in a very resolute manner that the CS must come. This House just talks about issues and they are swept under the carpet. Madam Deputy Speaker, I have just come back from Korogocho. I was with a person that Sen. Olekina will be interested in; ... view
• 16 Sep 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, what you saying is true. According to our Standing Orders, summons are issued when a cabinet secretary fails to appear more than twice on a certain matter. Instead of using that word, you can direct that the Cabinet Secretary appears on a particular date. That will not be summon but it will be a direction from your Chair which must be followed. I know that many are hesitant to have in their records that they were issued with summons if they have been appearing before the Committees. You can give direction that the Cabinet Secretary and the ... view
• 16 Sep 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I am always ready. I did not think it would come today but this being a Bill that I sponsored jointly with Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., I am able to move it. I beg to move that the Disaster Risk Management Bill (Senate Bills No. 14 of 2021) be read a Second Time. view
• 16 Sep 2021 in Senate: This Bill is very important. This is one of the Bills that this House had already passed. Subsequent to the court ruling, which was made in favour of the Senate, this Bill was one of those that had to be republished. However, we had already passed it as a Senate. This Bill had gone onward transmission to the National Assembly. Madam Temporary Speaker, the reasoning behind or the purpose of this Bill is to establish a model or system through which we can manage disasters in this country. This is to establish the National Disaster Risk Management Authority (NDRMA) and ... view
• 16 Sep 2021 in Senate: It has been a pain to me as the Senator for Nairobi County that property worth millions and lives are at risk. Property is lost every so often when disaster strikes yet there is no model or framework through which it can be dealt with. Madam Temporary Speaker, just the other day, there was fire in Westlands in Kibagare. It is just because I was able to pick up my phone and call the relevant authority. The people on the ground did not know who to call. It cannot be then that we respond to disasters based on who knows ... view
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• 16 Sep 2021 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, many lives that we have lost in Nairobi City could have been saved if we had a proper framework for disaster management. A lot of property have gone up and many of us in our culture many people do not insure their property. A lot of property could be saved. Incidentally and I am confident enough to say this. I will not shy out of it because it might be a bit political. When I have done investigations on many of the fires in Gikomba, those fires have been caused by three reasons. The first reason is ... view
• 16 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