David Gikaria

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I echo the sentiments of the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing; that this is the first Bill that has come from the Senate, and it is moving very fast. We hope that our brothers in the other House will also fast-track some of the very important Bills that are before them. The Chair of the Committee has alluded to the fact that the Roads Bill is still with them. The Bills before them are building up. My Committee has two Bills – the ... view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: First, I do not agree with some of the amendments that have been proposed on the Urban Areas and Cities Act. The aspect of public participation is very critical in any legislation, be it at the national or county level. This House is going to expound the meaning of public participation so that members of the public can be involved in almost every aspect of legislation. One of the issues that have been pointed out in this Bill is delineation of boundaries. The Act states clearly how a delineation process can commence. Section 4(a) states that the process of delineation ... view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Secondly and most importantly, I want to believe that the constitutional office that is given that mandate is the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). As you try to expand the boundaries of a city or an urban area, you might end up affecting the administrative boundaries as indicated in our Constitution. So, we ought to be in the know if we are giving someone like the CS or county governments an opportunity for them to change our boundaries without bringing on board the public. view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: I have seen that one of the members of the board will be a representative of IEBC. That is not acceptable. There is an independent institution that is mandated by the Constitution to carry out such function. I agree again with the Chair of the Committee regarding the timeframe. view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: I am the one who moved the Motion on speaking for five minutes and now my time is over. view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: On the timeframe, this Act came into effect almost 10 years ago, but you can see that, to date, Nakuru County has never formed a municipal board. We need to provide for timeframes just the way we provide for constitutional timeframes for particular activities to be conducted. The other aspect is about governors being given an opportunity to appoint managers of towns. I agree but not competitively. I doubt how a governor will competitively make such an appointment. That is the work of the Public Service Commission. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. ... view
• 2 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. First, I want to acknowledge the fact that the request has been made to you. You had rightfully pointed out the point I wanted to raise. As the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Energy, I have been complaining about many Bills from the National Assembly lying in the Senate which we would want them to finish with. Again, if they bring Bills here and we are unable to handle, execute and finish with them, then there will be a problem. At least, we are concerned about the need to finish with what the Senate has ... view
• 2 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: At the same time, it is very important for us to discuss Order No.8 - the Urban Areas and Cities (Amendment) Bill. I hope we can finish with it soon. We are all affected and, particularly, the Members who come from urban areas. We agree with some of the things that have been pointed out by the Senate and we disagree with others. I was prepared since I got the Order Paper this afternoon, but I will wait until Order No.10 is executed and then we can proceed. view
• 29 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, thank you very much. I am always like this these days. I rise to support the Petition. The NEMA is supposed to license and okay that kind of business to continue. The NEMA is sleeping on the job. Not only is it happening in Kisii, it is happening in Nakuru just behind the Menengai Crater. When we say that people are suffering, people take it lightly. It is important that once the committee starts looking into that, NEMA should be brought on board and be told to do their work as they should. I totally support the ... view
• 29 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. view