David Gikaria

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I also have other issues that I really want to raise with regard to the duties under Section 6. This is a good law which states that if a victim goes to report then the police within the station can provide shelter or medical assistance. Under the same section 6(3), of course, it was raised yesterday and we need also to address it critically; the police will not just come to arrest people haphazardly without a warrant. When you say that you can arrest without a warrant of arrest, I think that is something to be looked into ... view
• 21 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the Inspector-General (IG) should train police officers on family matters. I think that is something very important. Sometimes you find that the person you are going to report to is himself a victim or an aggressor. Therefore, it is important to have trained police officers who can address these issues as and when sexual offences are reported. This law is important and very good, where the Inspector-General will train officers who will handle such kinds of issues. Of course, we have seen within the police stations there is a children’s department. This is positive for us to have ... view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. First of all, I appreciate the Statement given by the Chair with regard to the Ebola status and an indication that we do not have even a single case of this disease in the country. I think that is good news for our country. view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: At the same time, I want to seek two clarifications about the preparedness and the flights. If you look at the JKIA, you will find that we have deployed our askaris to check on people who come in and get out of the airport. Those people do not have detectors. They just ask you to open your boot; they look at it, touch it using their hands and nothing happens. Do we have the facilities to detect this disease and what are we doing to avoid exposing those people to the disease? The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report ... view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Secondly, the entry point was just being referred to as the airport, airport and airport. What about the other places where people can get into the country by road or sea? What is happening at the other entry points? view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Lastly, even by road or by sea, there are those designated entry points but we understand that there are some people who use panya routes, as they are always called. Are they also prepared to handle people who are coming in, in that manner? It was in the media this morning. We were told that people are running away from those countries to this country. So, we just want to know the entry points and how prepared we are. We also want to know the people who are supposed to do the screening and whether they are properly equipped. view
• 14 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. It is good that hon. Katoo has just raised that issue. We have a very big problem with the office of the Clerk. We have made several complaints about the issue. As we are talking, out of the 35 resolutions we are done with, over 20--- We have been asking our committee clerk to prepare a report that we will bring to House, but it has not happened. After every two weeks, we have a new clerk. After one month, the researcher is taken away. In fact, this week we have seen the Clerk three ... view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I am the Vice-Chairman of the Implementation Committee. It is on record that my Committee brought a report here regarding the 20 kilometres issue and how it is going to be implemented. Members should endeavour to go to the room where they can get that information. The information stipulates clearly how in the next three years the 20 kilometres issue will be implemented. If my constituency has so many kilometers of tarmac road--- In Nakuru, we have been given a provision for five kilometres in three years. The other bit is taken to the other constituencies which ... view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Just to indicate that from what the Chair has just said--- You can see how the Constituency Development Fund has been of importance to the constituencies; it bought a six-acre piece of land. In addition to what the Chair has just said, I think it is also important for the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure and the National Transport Safety Authority to take charge of that road. It is sad that despite even having an hospital--- It is just not good for us to have an hospital without the safety authority taking charge of the road, so that we are ... view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would like to thank hon. Adan Keynan for bringing this Bill. First of all, about the hierarchy, first and foremost, this should not be seen as a war against the Governors. That is because every time a Member rises, he or she talks about a Governor and uses the words “His Excellency.” I think that is misplaced. We do not want to be seen as if we are fighting the Governors. But it is just a general rule that we should have the name of “His Excellency” only left to the President. view