David Gikaria

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1451 to 1460 of 2696.

• 11 May 2017 in National Assembly: As indicated by the Mover, this is a very good Bill. Hopefully, by the time we come back for our second term, we will have the Authority in place and the centre will be operational so as to improve the status of our country. With those few remarks, I support the Bill. view
• 10 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to give my view regarding the amendment which has been brought by Hon. Nassir on the Kenya Police Service Act. I am a member of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security and we were trying to look at these amendments. At the Committee level, we had a small issue regarding some of the amendments. It is true that we need to look into the welfare of members of the National Police Service (NPS), how they will be treated when they get injured in the line of duty or ... view
• 10 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to give my view regarding the amendment which has been brought by Hon. Nassir on the Kenya Police Service Act. I am a member of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security and we were trying to look at these amendments. At the Committee level, we had a small issue regarding some of the amendments. It is true that we need to look into the welfare of members of the National Police Service (NPS), how they will be treated when they get injured in the line of duty or ... view
• 10 May 2017 in National Assembly: You remember in the recent past, some policemen died in the line of duty. Most of their families and dependants have been complaining that the Government does not assist after the breadwinner is gone. It is unfortunate that the immediate speaker looks at the Police Service and thinks about power and how to protect it. It is unfortunate. This amendment is supposed to assist members of the NPS. If you look at the original Act and the definition of members of the Service, it says that members of the Service include civilian members of staff of the Service. We have ... view
• 10 May 2017 in National Assembly: You remember in the recent past, some policemen died in the line of duty. Most of their families and dependants have been complaining that the Government does not assist after the breadwinner is gone. It is unfortunate that the immediate speaker looks at the Police Service and thinks about power and how to protect it. It is unfortunate. This amendment is supposed to assist members of the NPS. If you look at the original Act and the definition of members of the Service, it says that members of the Service include civilian members of staff of the Service. We have ... view
• 10 May 2017 in National Assembly: Secondly, there is an intended amendment which talks about “a member of the Service who sustains a wound or injury or contracts an illness while on duty or undergoing training is under such conditions, for such a period as prescribed, notwithstanding the duration of such treatment, may extend beyond the member‟s Service contract.” That is where we had a problem as a Committee. If the Government will pay, assuming 10 per cent of the members of the NPS, it cannot sustain it. It is not sustainable at all. view
• 10 May 2017 in National Assembly: Secondly, there is an intended amendment which talks about “a member of the Service who sustains a wound or injury or contracts an illness while on duty or undergoing training is under such conditions, for such a period as prescribed, notwithstanding the duration of such treatment, may extend beyond the member‟s Service contract.” That is where we had a problem as a Committee. If the Government will pay, assuming 10 per cent of the members of the NPS, it cannot sustain it. It is not sustainable at all. view
• 10 May 2017 in National Assembly: What we were proposing, and we may bring it in the Third Reading is up to the level of where your contract ends. Some of these injuries might require huge investments for treatment. If it has to go beyond the contract period then that would be a problem. We were looking at the proposed amendments by Hon. Nassir. So, these are some of the issues. We were saying, yes, it is important for us to compensate any member of the NPS. At the same time, if you look at the NPS right now, as a Government, you will find that ... view
• 10 May 2017 in National Assembly: What we were proposing, and we may bring it in the Third Reading is up to the level of where your contract ends. Some of these injuries might require huge investments for treatment. If it has to go beyond the contract period then that would be a problem. We were looking at the proposed amendments by Hon. Nassir. So, these are some of the issues. We were saying, yes, it is important for us to compensate any member of the NPS. At the same time, if you look at the NPS right now, as a Government, you will find that ... view
• 10 May 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, it is bad that extrajudicial killings are happening in the country. Just yesterday, I got another case. I was told a young man was picked from a market place and two weeks after, the body was found in a mortuary. These are things we should never accept from the police although they do a good job in securing our country. So far, they have done a very good job in diffusing most of the terror threats. It is very good that we have the current Cabinet Secretary at the Ministry, but the police must at the same ... view