Hon. Sakaja Johnson is the Senator of the Capital of Kenya, Nairobi City County. He is the Chairman of the standing committee on Labour and Social Welfare and the Vice-Chairman standing committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations in the Senate.

Hon Sakaja is the Chairman of the Kenya Young Parliamentarians Association and has distinguished himself as an astute legislator and orator addressing the most contentious issues of the Nation. He has served as a nominated MP in the 11th Parliament (2013 -2017) successfully sponsoring into law the Public Procurement and Disposal (Amendment) Bill and the National Employment Authority Bill. The Senator has been awarded Chief of the Order of the Burning Spear (CBS) First Class by the President of The Republic of Kenya for his extensive legislative work in the 11th and 12th Parliament.

He has been nominated among the top 100 Future Leaders: The World’s Most Influential Young People in Government (2018) by Apolitica and awarded Change Maker of the year 2016 at the African Achievers Award, in recognition of his leadership skills and youth empowerment in Kenya.

Senator Sakaja has co-authored a book in collaboration with the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ - Kenya Chapter) on Representation and Fiscal Decentralization having particularly written on the Operational Framework for Devolution in Kenya.

The Senator has continually proven that young people have the competency and right to serve as leaders in all spheres, he has championed the right for the inclusion of Youth, Women and Marginalized groups in politics and governance.