Johnson Arthur Sakaja

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• 16 Sep 2021 in Senate: In the Fourth Schedule, disaster management is actually a concurrent function of both the national and county levels. There could be national disasters that are beyond the scope of one county. For instance, if a disaster is between the Counties of Laikipia, Samburu and Nyeri, for instance, then that is dealt with jointly through the disaster coordination committees at the county as well as the NDRMA because it is a shared function according to the Fourth Schedule. Madam Temporary Speaker, we propose to bring together the National Disaster Operation Centre (NDOC) that exists, the National Disaster Management Unit (NDMU) that ... view
• 16 Sep 2021 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I had to fuel the generators for those who were going in to search. Additionally, even getting milk and bread for those who were doing the rescue efforts, who were private citizens, had to be done by well-wishers. I am very grateful for many of my friends who came together. When I heard it, I just got into my car, went to a petrol station, filled it with milk and bread and asked people to send, and they kept sending. The goodwill of the people of Nairobi is what has helped us survive in many of these ... view
• 16 Sep 2021 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, what we are trying to do together with my brother Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. is to first bring all of these units under one command of the National Disaster Management Risk Authority (NDMRA). They will respond to many different disasters. Even a terrorist attacks can be seen as a disaster because it has just happened. By the time it has happened, that authority must get wind of it and know which agency is best suited to respond. Again, during the West Gate attack, and that time I remember I was the patron of the National Gun Owners ... view
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• 16 Sep 2021 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, the best qualified response team we have in Kenya, the Recce Squad, could not leave because of the chain of command and instructions to be released. That was the first disaster. What happened next was that my friend, Munene, who was an officer, was actually killed by friendly fire from another unit of our defence forces. A GSU officer was killed by the military because of lack of coordination and their signals are different. I thank President Uhuru Kenyatta because he has really supported our officers. We were able now to have what we call joint command ... view
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• 16 Sep 2021 in Senate: could do,’ but nobody did it because everybody thought somebody would do it. At the end of the day, nobody ended up doing it and we lost lives. A total of 49 children died because of lack of such an entity. That is why you need early warning signals. Madam Temporary Speaker, it is not lost upon us--- Where you come from, around the lake, flooding happens every year. There is Budalang’i or when River Nyando bursts its banks, if I am not wrong. There must be something that we must do. I said earlier that insanity is doing the ... view
• 16 Sep 2021 in Senate: structures - there is a fire almost every two weeks. You can ask Hon. Oluoch and he will tell you. Madam Temporary Speaker, as leaders, instead of always responding to these fires to look good, taking galvanised sheets and wood for them to construct. This is a solution that then will outlast. We do not want to be ambulance chasers. Yesterday, there was fire in Gatina in Kawangware, and I have seen leaders went there today. We thank those leaders. His Excellency Musalia Mudavadi went there and gave some support. Thank you, but that is not sustainable. We cannot keep ... view
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• 16 Sep 2021 in Senate: providing the framework through which that can be created, because we will need to resource disaster risk management. In Tana River County, for example, and the Senator is here, there are many disasters along Tana River, but they may not have the resources, as a county, to necessarily deal with it every year, otherwise, it will overshoot their budget at the county level. However, if you have this fund where there is sharing between the national Government and county governments--- Also, even well-wishers who want to support, instead of asking everyone to bring their fire engines and what not, they ... view