Johnson Arthur Sakaja

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• 29 Jul 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
• 29 Jul 2021 in Senate: So, the interest should not be an excuse. So, you first pay, but you now owe me interest. view
• 29 Jul 2021 in Senate: As Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. said, it is unfortunate that we have to legislate like this. There are other jurisdictions which have done it and I will explain to you if I have time. However, God willing, this shall apply to the national Government and maybe 45 county governments because Nairobi City and Makueni counties will not need this. I do not know if Sen. Olekina will go for Governor, but Nairobi City and Makueni counties should not need this as it is common sense. view
• 29 Jul 2021 in Senate: I have stories of many people who have flocked my office because they believe the Senator can sort it out. Even before I was Senator, I was dealing with the issue of the Kenyatta International Convention Center (KICC). Some young people got contracts for the United Nations Conference on Trade Development (UNCTAD) and the World Trade Organisation (WTO). One of them committed suicide and others came and told me: “Sen. Sakaja, it is good the Government offered us 30 per cent procurement opportunities. We got our contracts under the 30 per cent, but we wish we did not do it. ... view
• 29 Jul 2021 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, imagine a young person telling you that. There are many examples like my friend, Mr. Eugene, who have been auctioned. Many of them were auctioned and marriages have been broken because of the Government. Lawyers will tell you. I am a legal scholar at the London School of Economics (LSE) and about to finish my undergraduate in law. So, I will be an actuarial lawyer. I am doing it at the University of London and not LSE. I have always wanted to go to LSE. They will tell you that the fact you have received goods or ... view
• 29 Jul 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
• 29 Jul 2021 in Senate: One of the things I like, which I think we will consider, is the issue of personal culpability. I will give you the final example. I do not want to put blame on any individual who lost office during the first County Government of Nairobi. People would come and tell me that if you paid in Nairobi, it meant nothing. If they were supposed to pay, for example, Kshs20 million, what they would do those days was to give you a cheque of 10 per cent and you had to go to Co-operative Bank Mama Ngina. Hapo City Hall. Even ... view
• 27 Jul 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am glad that Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. has talked about the digital taxi hailing applications such as Uber, Little Cab, Bolt and the others. I would like to inform him that there is a process we started as a result of a petition that he brought before the House. I would like to assure him that the process is ongoing and that we are dealing with the issue of the percentage that the drivers get from those taxi hailing applications because we want that money to benefit our taxi drivers. The drivers who are registered in ... view
• 27 Jul 2021 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. In moving this Bill, I noted some of the people who have expressed interest including the international community - the countries based on when we did the Bill before, because we had to republish it - have since done a Start-up Bill. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the entire start-up ecosystem in this country is following this debate. Standing Order No. 115 is clear on relevance. This is an important Bill not just for the young people of this country but for this country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I, therefore, urge that you direct that ... view
• 27 Jul 2021 in Senate: On a point of information, Madam Deputy Speaker. view