Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 961 to 970 of 5036.

• 22 Jul 2021 in Senate: When we were doing this, we looked at what other countries like Senegal and Tunisia have done. It is very interesting but also disappointing. Would you believe that when we started this conversation, our friends from Nigeria were interested in our start up group. They asked what it was and even logged into some of those meetings. Today, they have done theirs under the Office of President Buhari. If you google ‘Startup Bill’ the first one to come up is Nigeria and it is the President talking about it. Here, we are going round in circles and yet we all ... view
• 22 Jul 2021 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, this country has noticed the potential of startups and they are supporting them by enacting laws. The problem is that we do not have the legal framework that now protects them. We want to create that. I do not know why I keep referring to Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. but it is because we have the same wave length in many things including wanting to see Kenya as one. view
• 22 Jul 2021 in Senate: Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.: and I went to Konza and there was a competition where young people were asked to innovate. It was won by a young boy whom I got from Dandora slums. The boy is just seven years old and he was coding better than children older than him. Imagine what can happen if we give all our young people the opportunity because the tool the world is using is the exact one. view
• 22 Jul 2021 in Senate: We want to create what we call a virtual special economic zone because you cannot bring all these companies to Konza in Athi River. Once they have been view
• 22 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
• 22 Jul 2021 in Senate: categorized as startups, wherever they are, then they are in a special economic zone. You can then allow them to get support from outside the country and give them tax breaks for a while and incubate them. That is the real reason. view
• 22 Jul 2021 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, because of time and because we already moved this, I want to move that this Bill be read the Second Time. The memorandum of this Bill is clear on how it intends to foster innovative thinking and entrepreneurship. We are not creating another entity but just emanating the Kenya National Innovation Agency (KNIA) which already exits to take up many of these roles. We have also talked of the role of county governments. It will be very easy. I am glad you said from the Chair: ‘When I become Governor.’ That is the Speaker’s direction and it ... view
• 13 Jul 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Whenever you see Sen. (Dr.) Zani has proposed something, you can be sure it is well thought out and necessary. She has distinguished herself for the last two terms in being very thoughtful of the processes of Parliament and, indeed, legislation that is meaningful. There is this institutional tension where everybody is now trying to claim their space. The Judiciary says that oversight has been paused until some agreements are reached. We are in a Parliamentary democracy and it is Parliament which should, in essence, exert itself better. It needs to exert itself in a ... view
• 13 Jul 2021 in Senate: that it is in the process of getting those elected leaders that they get into office because they are not from Parliament. This is why the calls that have been there previously for Ministers to come back from Parliament are very popular, not just among parliamentarians, but among the people. Members of Parliament and elected leaders go through these issues, they understand, they interact with the people and they interact with Members who are representing other areas. If Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. was a Minister and today I had an issue in Nairobi, I can ask him even after this ... view
• 13 Jul 2021 in Senate: Sometimes I have been sympathetic, when you look at some of the inquiries that happen and you see people coming to play out to the gallery. Once the cameras for the media come in, you will see Members of Parliament or Senate wanting to shoot tough questions in order to shine. This also puts us in bad state. Even as we insist on oversight, let us be professional as parliamentarians. Let us stick to issues. Let us not personalize things when we are dealing with the Executive. I think that respect then will be reciprocated. When you say it is ... view