David Gikaria

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: I wish to express my appreciation to the Members of the Committee who sat for long hours to listen to our beloved citizens and all stakeholders who made useful contributions towards the preparation and production of this Report. I also take this opportunity to recognise the importance of the Leader of the Majority Party. He has moved the Bill though he was not part and parcel of our engagement. But his rich knowledge and research based on his experience in Parliament, he has moved this important Bill in a very exhaustive manner. I thank him for tirelessly taking his time ... view
• 20 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: The Nuclear Regulatory Bill (National Assembly Bill No.27 of 2018) seeks to repeal the Radiation Protection Act, Cap.243 and provide a comprehensive regulatory framework for radiation and nuclear safety, nuclear security and safeguards, control radiation sources and nuclear materials and associated waste. The Bill also aims to protect people, property and the environment from harmful effects of exposure to radiation and proliferation of nuclear materials in accordance with the national and international obligations. Kenya is a signatory to the International Atomic Agency. It has also subscribed. The Bill will go a long way in enabling Kenya to ratify important treaties ... view
• 20 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Why nuclear energy? First, it is to enact a regulatory law, and it is not the actual production of nuclear energy. So, we have to prepare the road for us to have nuclear power. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 20 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: According to experts, we could produce the first 1,000 of nuclear power in 2030. That is the time we intend to have our first nuclear plant to produce power. view
• 20 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: When we went round the country, people were really concerned and when they heard of nuclear, the first thing they thought about is the negative effects of nuclear power; the destructive or dangerous use. This Bill specifically talks about the peaceful use of nuclear energy on regulation. We should get prepared, as a country, to handle that. It is not easy to produce nuclear power. Of course, the country has other sources of energy we can exploit like geothermal, solar, and wind. At the same time, we need a base load. If the country has to become an industrialised nation, ... view
• 20 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: In processing this Bill, when the Clerk of the National Assembly placed an advert in the print media on the 8thFebruary 2019 seeking comments from the public pursuant to Article 118 of the Constitution, we were lucky that the Bill got quite a number of memoranda from East African Association of Radiation Protection, Ratech East African Limited, Kenya Association of Radiologists, an individual Kenyan who sent the most of the aspects and talked about the Nuclear Bill for quite a while by the name Vincent K. Mutai and the Kenya Radiation and Protection Board. view
• 20 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: As a Committee, we were able to visit 12 counties, namely Kajiado, Nakuru, Kericho, Kisumu, Busia, Uasin Gishu, Nairobi, Kwale, Kilifi, Mombasa, Kiambu and Kitui and we were able to have another stakeholders’ meeting for experts on this matter in our Committee Room. view
• 20 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: I do not want to dwell too much on the legal aspect and the parts as the Leader of the Majority Party has already moved, but the most important aspect of this Bill is that the Committee has agreed, through the public participation, to bring some amendments to correct some of the anomalies that are within it, part of which is like the huge number of the so-called members of the Authority. Under Mwongozo, we have a directive and it is not a law per se, that it is a Government policy not to have many people. In that Authority, ... view
• 20 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: We know that the most important part in this Bill is Part IV which deals with exercise regulatory control that includes notification, authorisation, inspection and enforcement. This is very important because we have to follow due process. If you want to deal in any aspect in a big or small way, then notification must be given, authorisation sought, inspection done and most importantly, enforcement. We think this is not being followed. view
• 20 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Part VII provides for various authorisations that one needs to acquire before any undertaking. These include the site authorisation, construction, operation and decommissioning. We have had a case where, for example, when you commission a nuclear service, by the time The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view