David Gikaria

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: you want to leave, then you just leave that place in a very dangerous situation in terms of human health, environmental health and very many other things. So, it is important for us to ensure that when you are leaving that place, you leave it as good as you had found it without any toxic waste to the environment. Of course, the design stage of the facility is very important. I do not want to belabour on it. Part XI which is most important, provides for illicit trafficking of nuclear materials. If this aspect is not handled carefully by the ... view
• 20 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: During the public participation, the Committee observed that the first reaction from the public when they hear about nuclear is nuclear bomb and nothing else. They have good history about the leakages that happened in Japan and even destruction in terms of both the environment and human health that occurred in those respective places and other places in America and the like. We have already advised the Nuclear Agency as it is called under the new Energy Act, that they need to go back and demystify all those issues. The Nuclear Agency of the country which is already in existence ... view
• 20 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: One of the concerns that we were confronted with is whether this Bill concerns counties. At first, we thought this does not include counties but we have realised that within the provisions of the Bill, there are very many aspects that touch on county matters. Therefore, it will be sent to the Senate for their contribution. view
• 20 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Second is the constant engagement to demystify that aspect of the public on both the application of nuclear energy mainly on industrial and peaceful use and forward planning relating to regulation of nuclear power plants and their operations. view
• 20 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: It is very expensive to have one nuclear plant. We will be spending almost Kshs500 billion to just have one nuclear plant in place. The question is: Are we prepared to spend that kind of money? We have partners who are willing to come in, more so the Koreans, Russians and Americans. They want to come in and assist us. Much as it is expensive, it is very reliable. It will be there for a record of 80 to 100 years. After every two years, we will be shutting down the plant and doing some service. The initial cost is ... view
• 20 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: The third thing that we interrogated during our public participation is about the various modes of communication that need to be used to widen the scope of awareness in legislative matters. Our Parliament published this Bill online on our website but very few people visit our website to read. We were forced to produce hard copies to give to the public every place we visited. As Parliament, we need to start considering other models of communication where we can communicate about a Bill that is on our website. Parliament needs to come up with The electronic version of the Official ... view
• 20 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: alternative channels of communication like the use of vernacular FM radio stations and translations in fostering public participation so that they are not excluded from active engagement. When we went to Kilifi, a very young girl came up and looked at the Bill on the face value. She is the one who came up with the conversation on one year penalty. She asked why we are charging one year where somebody could be causing 100 deaths. She had just picked the Bill and started reading. I think it is important for us to use other models of communication. In most ... view
• 20 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: under the Energy Act, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is under the Ministry of Energy yet ERC is supposed to be independent. Since they are domiciled in the Ministry of Energy, it means they can only take instructions from the Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Energy. As a Committee, we have been thinking where the Bill will be domiciled. As it were, the Bill will be domiciled under the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government. That was the thinking of the Committee. At the same time, because it has an aspect of safety and health, the Committee ... view
• 19 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for your indulgence. I, the undersigned, on behalf of residents of Nakuru County draw the attention of the House to the following: That, on 21st October 2017, a plane belonging to Flex Air Charters crashed into Lake Nakuru, claiming the lives of all five passengers on board; That, whereas the bodies of three passengers were recovered, the bodies of two persons, namely Mr. John Mapozi and Mr. Sam Gitau are still missing, causing undue distress to the affected family Members, who have never been able to give their loved ones a befitting send-off; That, there ... view
• 19 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: i) Intervenes to have the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Housing and other relevant agencies inquire into this matter and establish the cause of the crash; ii) Recommends that the affected families be duly compensated for the loss of their loved ones; and, iii) Makes any other recommendations it may deem fit in the circumstances of the case. And your Petitioners will ever pray. Thank you. view