David Gikaria

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1971 to 1980 of 2696.

• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: The other bit - and this is something that we also need to be very careful about is-- - You might bring back a terrorist who has been jailed abroad and has been radicalised to our prisons. That can have a lot of effect where such a terrorist can influence others. I remember the other day when we were trying to amend the security laws. We had specified that they should be isolated. A terrorist should be isolated from the other prisoners. The Bill of Rights again came in and this was part of it. Assume that we have 5,000 ... view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: At the Third Reading, we will bring some amendments. We can isolate some specific criminals and terrorists who have been jailed abroad. We can pick the ones to be brought back to this country. Normally, when you look at many other countries, whenever you are jailed, there is a possibility of parole if you are of good behaviour. After some time, your sentence can be reduced. That is in the legislation of those countries. What will happen now when you come to this country? Do you benefit from parole if you are of good behaviour? That is very important for ... view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the other bit I found - as I was perusing the Bill - is the cost of the transfer of prisoners. Who will meet the cost? If my son has been jailed abroad and I request that he is brought back to the country, who is going to meet the cost? Will it be him, the parents or the State? Those are the other issues that the country needs to think about. Let us not involve the country in unnecessary expenditure and bring problems. Some of those people are hardcore criminals. They will never change. We ... view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: The last thing I want to talk about - as Hon. Waiganjo has just read - is scary. The Attorney-General can make a decision and have someone released. Those are issues we need to highlight. Part V on enforcement needs to be removed so that you do not give the Attorney-General an opportunity to release a prisoner. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I would like to say that this is a very important Bill. Soon, we will be bringing amendments in the Third Reading. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 9 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I was scared that you will give me an opportunity to debate the Fisheries Bill, which is something that I have nothing to say about. I want to thank you. We tried some fish ponds in Nakuru but when we went to sell the fish, they said that it was tasteless. view
• 9 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute. As I appreciate the advantages that the SGR is going to bring and as guided by you that we should stop being repetitive, I just want to raise some of the issues in the Report that have made me to have some reservations as we support the ratification of this Protocol. view
• 9 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: One of the issues is that this Protocol will not serve the purpose if it will not be complete in terms of Phase I and Phase II. As I was going through the Report, I came across where the Committee says that it is going to meet the Cabinet Secretary (CS) regarding Phase II of the SGR project. That is where my concern is. Even if we had Phase I--- I asked that once when I attended a meeting of the Departmental Committee in charge of transport. That is because Nakuru is part of Phase II and I was told ... view
• 9 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Secondly and fundamentally is that the Committee in their Report have indicated that they are waiting for some information from Rift Valley Railways (RVR) and the Kenya Railways that is on concession. That is something that is very important for us. view
• 9 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: If you look at the RVR, it has completely collapsed. I look at the services that Kenya Railways was offering in relation to the services that are being offered by RVR and the number of employees who were working with Kenya Railways and who were transferred to RVR. Almost 80 per cent have already been sent home because of the inefficiency of RVR. Again, as we look for the concession from the RVR and Kenya Railways, I would want the Committee to look into ways and means to ensure that RVR does not interfere with the process and the management ... view