Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 921 to 930 of 5036.

• 27 Jul 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. What Sen. Cheruiyot has said is true. I just want to inform him that throughout the public participation we conducted before, many of these interventions that will have a Money Bill effect were proposed. We have discussed with many Members of the National Assembly like Hon. Nixon Korir, Hon. KJ and many of these brilliant young MPs from Nairobi City County. They will be inputting their amendments at that stage. So, it is a team effort with our Members from the National Assembly. view
• 27 Jul 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, Sen. Murkomen read my mind. First, there is not a new agency being created. We are focusing on the already existing Kenya National Innovation Agency (KENIA). Secondly, it has linked up with the Science and Technology Bill, including some subsequent amendments that are being made to it so that there is that linkage. I agree our solutions are not in creating so many new organizations, which use much of the organizational cost instead of focusing on the intended recipients. I agree with him on that and it is already taken care of in this legislation. view
• 27 Jul 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I think that it has ended on a very high note. The last two contributions were from professors, and I really enjoyed listening to them. I am grateful for every Senator who has contributed to this Bill. I wanted to respond to all of them, because I have sat throughout the proceedings and many important points have been made. However, because of time, I will not mention everyone. I think we need the next Bill moved. Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki has underscored the importance of this Bill that we are considering. I intend for this to ... view
• 27 Jul 2021 in Senate: I am not hinting. I pray that I get the opportunity to be the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nairobi City County so that I can implement these things moving on. Madam Temporary Speaker, there are great perspectives on intellectual property that Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri has brought. We have included those in this Bill, because that is the whole matter of innovation and start-ups. It is good to hear the perspective from 1988 to where we are today. view
• 27 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
• 27 Jul 2021 in Senate: As we have said before, this country does not have gold or oil. Our greatest resource is not under the ground; it is above the ground. It is the people and most of the young people of this country. They are the trustees of our country’s posterity. We must protect the intellectual property for them to be able to be patented. As Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki has said, the novelty of that idea is what gives it the right to be patented. We have provided for that. Madam Temporary Speaker, Sen. (Prof) Ongeri has spoken about the young minds and imagination. ... view
• 27 Jul 2021 in Senate: I gave the example of the young man from Dandora who, together with Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jr. and a cohort of many other young people, we took to Konza for competition. He was a young boy of six years who had just started encountering what a computer is, and he won coding competitions. The possibilities are limitless. Madam Temporary Speaker, Sen. Were asked, how do we define the start-ups and there must be clarity. There is a definition in the Bill. However, it is a young company that is founded to develop a unique product and can be quickly scaled. ... view
• 27 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
• 27 Jul 2021 in Senate: Sen. M. Kajwang' mentioned the agricultural based indexing for weather and soil that are getting work in Nigeria yet in Kenya we have not had the ecosystem. There is a gentleman called Joram Mwinamo, who is part of those I mentioned last week. He says that this is not a perfect Bill but it is a perfect beginning on the journey of building a start-up ecosystem that will drive economy. This is a legislative framework that we are putting up. Other countries saw what we did when we started and have now implemented it before us. In fact, if you ... view
• 27 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