Johnson Arthur Sakaja

Sen. Sakaja Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate today, Thursday 21st November, 2019. The report of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare on its consideration of the Care and Protection of Child Parents Bill (Senate Bills No. 11...

Sen. Sakaja Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to also air my view with regard to the Statement by Sen. Prengei. Having listened to my colleagues contribute, I need to also get from the relevant Committee the following details or concerns. We know we gave out...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to also air my view with regard to the Statement by Sen. Prengei. Having listened to my colleagues contribute, I need to also get from the relevant Committee the following details or concerns. We know we gave out our own...

Sen. SakajaCurrently, we are facing a tragedy of untold proportions. As I speak, our Nairobi City County that we all love, is mortally ill with one foot in the grave. It is suffering a triple calamity of a Governor with no substantive deputy, a non-functional executive and an Assembly in...

Proceed, Senate Majority Leader. (Sen. Murkomen laughed)

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Sen. Sakajayoung people who have been planting flowers and grass around the city have issues on how they are contracted and are paid. Those are young people that we support. The planning department of Nairobi City County has currently shut down.I do not think that the Committee of the Whole...

Sen. Sakaja, you are suggesting the way forward yet we are still on a point of order. A very serious issue has been raised about what Sen. Cheruiyot said. Standing Order 96 (4) states that:- ‘No Senator shall impute improper motive to any other Senator or to a Member of...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, if there is a person who improper motive on their conduct has been imputed, it is me. In the course of making my remarks, I mentioned that phone calls were made. There is no reference that those phone calls were to an individual Senator. Secondly, I never...

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I do not understand the belligerence of Sen. Cheruiyot on the matter. He has continued to further claim that we should not go the way of a Select Committee because they can be compromised. That concept alone is imputing improper motive on...

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. We are aware that this House operates through sessional or standing committees. I believe that Sen. Cheruiyot’s usage of the standing committees implies committees that are not of the whole. Is Sen. Cheruiyot right to claim that this House abandon working through...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. Poghisio was on phone when I began making my argument. That is why he does not seem to understand the whole context of my argument. However, since I do not want to waste the time of the House---

What is your point of intervention, Sen. Poghisio?

Sen. Sakaja

Sen. Sakaja Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to thank the Senator for Machakos County, Sen. (Dr.) Kabaka for seeking this Statement on Nairobi City County. It is interesting that it is a similar issue raised by my governor, but they are all at liberty to consult either their...

Sen. Sakaja Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir. Pursuant to Standing Order No.47 (1) , I rise to make a Statement on the prohibitive licensing and operational costs levied on photographers and drone operators by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) and county governments. On 7th November, 2019, the KCAA announced...

Sen. Sakaja On a point of information, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Sakaja Mr. Speaker, Sir, information is power and I am glad Sen. Olekina is keen on that. Two things: First, there are different categories of drones based on the length of flying that they can go, time, size and the altitude. This is a blanket ban on all drones....

Sen Sakaja What is your point of order, Sen. Olekina? (Applause)

What is your point of order, Sen. Olekina?

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Sen. Sakaja used an example of the United States of America (USA) . However, it is important to note that in the USA, they have technology to detect any kind of drone in their airspace. We do not have that technology in...

Sen. Were, proceed.

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Sen. Sakajawhich we have concluded on such as Minimum Wage Guidelines by Sen. Khaniri, High Teenage Pregnancies. There was also one on Disbursements of Old Persons Cash Transfers. We also dealt with Registration of Persons with Disability and Protection of Kenyan Citizens Working in Saudi Arabia.Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we...

Sen. Sakaja On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Originally, I had assumed that this would go, but I am happy that you have sent it to the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare. I would like to give you an assurance that the Committee will expedite and deal...

Sen. Sakaja On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Sakaja Mr. Speaker, Sir, kindly allow me to make one quick clarification on the other Petition. There was a request from Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., as well as an intervention by Sen. Kihika on a Petition she had brought. On the issue that Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. suggested, just...

Sen. Sakaja Mr. Speaker, Sir, will you allow me to raise it afterwards, because something remained hanging when Sen. Kihika raised an issue which---?

Sen. Sakaja Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Sakaja Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. This is a very important issue, particularly where responsible people with families are affected. Right now, that decision to send them home has hurt the families. The children of those employees will suffer because the parent who is a breadwinner cannot earn...

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Sen. Sakaja Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this just came to mind when the Senator was speaking because every time, I see him, I think about Kakamega. There was a taskforce that was led by the Governor of Kakamega. Some of the reports we are getting by one Kassim Were, who...

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Sen. Sakaja On a point order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. If you indulge me, the point of order I wish to raise will come before the question. If you allow me, the Constitution---

Sen. Sakaja Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you hear my point of order, you will know whether it is procedural before or after.

Sen. Sakaja Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This is a very interesting Statement, because it raises a number of issues that are deeper than just the deployment of officers. While the Committee is looking into the questions asked, the first thing that we need to hear from the Committee is...

Sen. Sakaja On a point of order, Mr, Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Sakaja Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Statement is under Standing Order No. 48 (1) . It is being sought from the Committee on Education, and this is the Chairperson of that Committee. Is the Chairperson giving us a response or telling us the areas that he will be looking into?...

Sen. Sakaja Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to join you in welcoming officially the delegation from Vihiga County to Nairobi City County. I am the one who welcomes people to Nairobi City County. I am sure they are proud to see one of their own representing Nairobi as...

Sen. Sakaja On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The excitement by Sen. Cherargei is really quite telling. An event cannot become suddenly unofficial, yet he presented officially on behalf of the Senate to that forum. I have been standing in for the Chairperson of the Committee on National...

Sen. Sakaja Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir for your very kind indulgence. I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the Senate today, Wednesday, 6th November, 2019. REPORT ON CONSIDERATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CHILDREN’S HOMES BILL (SENATE BILLS NO. 12 OF 2019) REPORT ON THE 2...

Sen. Sakaja On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, earlier on in this Session, we raised the matter of Members being absent when their business is on the Floor. This matter was to be dealt with by the Senate Business Committee, which the good Speaker chairs. If you...

Sen. Sakaja What is your point of information, Sen. Cheruiyot? November 5, 2019 SENATE DEBATES 11 Sen. Sakaja We need to establish who the signatories of this Fund are and how payments are made out of this Fund. With Kshs8.1 billion, how is it that we can have Kenyans representing...

What is your point of information, Sen. Cheruiyot?

On a point of information, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to inform the Chair for the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare that while that is a valid concern, the truth of the matter is that the Ministry was able to craft this during the regulation phase on how...

There is a point of intervention from Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jr.

Sen. Sakaja Thank you for the undertaking. November 5, 2019 SENATE DEBATES 12 Sen. Sakaja so that we do not lose the big picture. As we address the substantive issues, we will make sure that the Harambee Starlets and Harambee Stars are not stuck. I will be engaging just this...

Sen. Sakaja Mr. Speaker, Sir, is the Senator for Homa Bay who is also the Chair of the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee insinuating that Members cannot read the Order Paper, because he is starting to read for us the counties as listed? This House is a House of...

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Sen. Sakaja Asante Sana, Bw. Spika; na pia asante sana, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., kwa kupiga makofi vile nimekuja kuzungumza. Bw. Spika, nakushukuru kwa kunipa nafasi hii ili kuunga mkono Mswada huu ulioletwa na Seneta wa Kirinyaga, ambao ni Mswada muhimu sana. Nimefurahi kwamba huu ni mojawapo ya Miswada ambayo...

Sen. Sakaja Bw. Spika, nakubali kuarifiwa na Seneta wa Bungoma.

Sen. Sakaja Asante sana, Sen. Wetangula. Hiyo ni taarifa ambayo nilikuwa nayo hapo awali. Ningependa kumweleza kuwa shida ya wachuuzi wetu Nairobi haswa sio tu kiwango cha ada lakini wanalipa hizo hela na hawapati huduma. Bw. Spika, shida yao kubwa ni kwamba ukienda soko za Marigiti, Gikomba ama popote pale,...

Sen. Sakaja Asante sana. Ni vile tu katika hii Bunge hatujakubali sheng. Tungeweza kukubali sheng, ningepeleka watu wa Nairobi na “radaa” ama na “rieng”. Lakini sasa kwa sababu sheng haikubaliki ni lazima nijaribu kuzungumza kama Mhe. Faki. Lakini kweli, Benki ya Dunia pamoja na Serikali kuu tumeweza kujenga soko kubwa...

Sen. Sakaja Bi. Spika wa Muda, mwalimu anapomkosoa mwanafunzi, lazima pia azing’atie mazingara ambayo amekulia. Sisi ni watu wa mtaa kwa sababu mimi nilizaliwa Ngara. Kwa hivyo naomba aniongezee alama ili iwe asilimia 80. Sisi Maseneta wa Majiji tutaleta Mswada ili tukubaliwe kuzungumza lugha ya Sheng kwa sababu kuna watu...

Sen. Sakaja On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have gone through this Bill, and hope that Sen. Malalah has also gone through it. Can he kindly substantiate what this Nairobi business community he is talking about is and how it is being entrenched? I have not seen...

Sen. Sakaja On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. There are things which are said casually in this House that have very different nuances. Whether that provision – about a centralized operation of the Ministry is good or not – can be debated. However, saying that if people report...

Sen. Sakaja On a point of information, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Sakaja Mr. Speaker, Sir, is the Senate Majority Leader aware that dawa ya mende and handkerchiefs are the fastest moving commodities in Nairobi and its environs. Speaking like this might jeopardise income for so many people. Dawa ya mende and handkerchiefs are sold by the same person. If one...

Sen. Sakaja Order, Senate Majority Leader! Mr. Speaker is not on the Chair because we have Madam Temporary Speaker. You have continuously referred to me as Mr. Speaker. [The Speaker (Hon. Lusaka) left the Chair] [The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Pareno) in the Chair]

Order, Senate Majority Leader! Mr. Speaker is not on the Chair because we have Madam Temporary Speaker. You have continuously referred to me as Mr. Speaker.

Sen. SakajaCommiserating with the people later is necessary but not when the disaster is happening because you hamper rescue efforts. October 2, 2019 SENATE DEBATES 22 Sen. Sakaja Commiserating with the people later is necessary but not when the disaster is happening because you hamper rescue efforts.

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Sen. Sakaja Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is always a great pleasure to see Sen. Loitiptip in the house representing his people very well. Sen. Loitiptip is a Member of the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Affairs. The matter he has asked has been canvased before, but we...

Sen. Sakaja Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill, which has been sponsored by Sen. (Dr.) Zani, the daughter of Zachariah. October 1, 2019 SENATE DEBATES 5 (Laughter) October 1, 2019 SENATE DEBATES 6 Sen. Sakajasociety in this county who would like...

Sen. Sakaja Mr. Speaker, Sir, that was on a light note. However, the general standards associated with Luhya people is that they are very handsome, strong, have a good appetite, are very loving and tall. (Laughter)

Sen. Sakaja On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Sakaja Mr. Speaker, Sir, mine is a request. The point made by Sen. Wetangula is an important one that should not go unchallenged or that this House should not fail to look into. The policy is that education needs to be free from primary up until secondary level. It...

Sen. Sakaja On a point of information, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Sakaja Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am sure Sen. (Dr.) Zani would not mind to be informed. She has just mentioned the possibility of visiting some of the homes. Before we get to the Committee Stage of this Bill, we would like to invite her as well as other Senators...

Sen. Sakaja Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is an important Motion. I am glad that we are discussing this Motion after we have just discussed the Bill by Sen. (Dr.) Zani on the establishment of children’s homes. The fact that some of these issues require legislation shows that there is...

Sen. Sakaja On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Sakaja Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true that Sen. Nyamunga is on official duty in New York. I was with her for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) . Now that the Senator is out on official duty, would it not be prudent that you direct that because...