David Gikaria

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: We do not see anything wrong and we are scared. As we approach the elections on 26th October 2017 elections and whether these people will be going back …. It is very unfortunate that we are headed to such a point. view
• 10 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: I looked at the Act with regard to when it should come to effect. I found out that it will be immediately after… Should we now wait a little bit in terms of hastening the process? These people will pick this and we do not have very friendly judges in the judicial system. So, these are some of the issues we want addressed. At the same time, as Jubilee, we really want to look at some of the issues which have been raised so that we do not allow people to go the courts. view
• 10 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: That notwithstanding, I support the Protocol. It is important for us as a signatory to… It has taken too long. In the February 2015 Heads of State meeting, it was agreed that each partner state must have done what we are doing now and deposited their respective instruments of ratification of this Protocol with the East African Community Secretary General. view
• 10 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: As a country, we also need to move fast. We hope that in this 12th Parliament we will be able to fast-track and deposit it. We have a concern and we said as much the other day when we looked at another protocol of the East African Community (EAC). As it is now, we do not have Members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) from Kenya. We would want the House Business Committee to take this seriously. I know our friends are not here. They were supposed to bring the names of their Members to EALA. As much as ... view
• 10 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: they are trading or going on in their normal business is not proper. At some point some Kenyan workers in our neighbouring countries were sent back to the country yet they had all the required papers or work permits. These are some of the issues we would want to see being implemented. view
• 10 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: You can imagine of a situation where Narok County did not have a representative in Parliament to articulate issues affecting people in that county. My point is that we cannot have any fairness if we are not represented at EALA. I can see my dear sister, Hon. Cecily Mbarire. She is here to hasten the process of having Kenya get its representatives to EALA. It is important for us to think about the issue of properties as was said by Hon. Cecily Mbarire. Kenyans have properties and assets in other countries much as those citizens of those countries have the ... view
• 10 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: The protection of funds belonging to the Community is very important. At the same time, the East African Community must protect… The way sometimes we treat attaches from the western world and other places… view
• 28 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support the Motion on extended jurisdiction of the EACJ. Hon. Kubai has just mentioned that Kenya is the only country amongst the EAC member states that has not sent its representation to EALA. Even by this approval, we would want to have Kenyans – males or females – to see to it that whatever we are approving in Parliament is followed up as required by law and that Kenya benefits from the approval that we are giving. The Jubilee Coalition had an opportunity to increase its EALA ... view
• 28 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: here and there. It is unfortunate that following his election, President Magufuli introduced a lot of unnecessary barriers and restrictions for Kenyans who do business with businesspeople in that country. He ignored the protocols that had been ratified under the purview of the EAC. However, he slowly realised that it was his citizens who were suffering by not allowing free flow of trade between Kenya and Tanzania. Hon. Deputy Speaker, even as we approve the extended jurisdiction of the EACJ, we must be careful to ensure this does not interfere with the sovereignty of our country. The extended jurisdiction of ... view
• 28 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Again, by extension, I hope that with the very peaceful 8th August general elections, we will have a very peaceful election on October 26th. We will not have these kinds of disputes. If they arise, where Kenyan companies are denied an opportunity to do business, then they have a place where they can go and be heard and their issues taken care of. With those few remarks, I support the extension of the jurisdiction of the EACJ. view