David Gikaria

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I take this opportunity to second what the Chief Whip has just said. It is true that Wednesday mornings are meant for Members’ priorities. However, since we have some urgent aspect of picking Members of the Chairperson’s Panel, it is in line for us to be exempted from that Standing Order so that we can be able to transact this very important business. You might be sitting in the Chair and you could be having some other issues. Therefore, we would need this panel to be in place for the House to proceed with its ... view
• 27 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I take this opportunity to second the Motion. view
• 27 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to second the Motion on appointment of Members to the Chairperson’s Panel. At this juncture, it is important to read Standing Order No. 16(4) which says: “Whenever a Motion for approval under paragraph (3) is moved in the House, no objection against the proposed membership on the Chairperson’s Panel of any particular Member shall be permitted and objections, if any, shall be formulated and considered against the proposed membership as a whole.” It is important for us to realise that the House has no mandate to change, unless we want to have a ... view
• 27 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: can give a good face of Parliament. Of course, Parliament has always been bashed by different sides. But, the four Members including the Hon. Speaker and the Hon. Deputy Speaker are up to the task to make the 12th Parliament even better and do a better job than the 11th Parliament. The six will do a better job to give a good name to the 12th Parliament. With those few remarks, I second. view
• 27 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity to support the ratification of this very important CFA. As has been said by the Leader of the Majority Party, it is important to ratify the CFA. Historically, we have had three treaties: one in 1902, another in 1929 and the third one in 1959. If you look at the 1959 Treaty, it never considered other countries that were supposed to benefit from River Nile. The treaty that was signed in 1929 had given some restrictions in the use of… This has created a problem, not only on River Nile, but ... view
• 27 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: The other thing is the obligation not to cause insecurity. Kenya has a responsibility to protect and conserve the Nile Basin eco-system. Of course, there is the issue of regular exchange of data which comes in very handy. The countries along River Nile will have an opportunity to exchange data on the usage of the waters of River Nile. view
• 27 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Going by what the Leader of the Majority Party has just moved, the use or ratification as has been indicated under the… The recommendations in the Report will assist this country. One of the recommendations is to build confidence among member States through various regional programmes and projects. For me, that is critical. The second one is to negotiate the Co-operative Framework Agreement. The third recommendation is about the establishment of a permanent institution of the Nile Basin. These are very critical observations. As Hon. Duale has said, we had a problem in the last Parliament with the San Marco ... view
• 27 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Lastly, the national Treasury should avail funds for the annual subscription to the Nile Basin Initiative. That is very crucial for us, as a country. As we approve the ratification, the relevant Ministries should play their part. For instance, the Ministry in charge of foreign affairs should deposit the instrument of ratification as required by law and the National Treasury should The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 27 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: avail finances. After ratification, we are bound by the treaty to pay subscription fees. The National Treasury should ensure that we are paid-up members of the Nile Basin Initiative. With those few remarks, I support. view
• 26 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to support what the Leader of the Majority Party said. It is unfortunate that Hon. Wandayi is leaving. He came to this House courtesy of a rigged nomination in ODM among others including the Suba people who brought in Hon. Mbadi. Hon. Deputy Speaker, what has been happening is terrible. I would like to request Hon. Njagua, John Kiarie and others to please take the leadership of this country seriously. Do not allow this young man--- If we start harassing this young man--- We need to take action. We need ... view