Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1041 to 1050 of 3161.

• 5 Dec 2018 in National Assembly: I have been called upon to reply. I was the Mover. If it is allowed, I can donate some minutes to Hon. (Prof.) Oduol. view
• 5 Dec 2018 in National Assembly: Okay. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I wish to thank all the Members who have supported this Motion. I believe in the realisation that health is important for all of us and the need to fast track these services, more so, universal health cover so that we save people’s lives. We need to offer services and do away with the problems we have such as detaining dead people in hospitals. Those services are extremely important. view
• 5 Dec 2018 in National Assembly: I appreciate this Report because this hospital is vacant right now. The equipment is there. The only part of it which is working well is the mortuary. It should not be that way. We cannot build a hospital and it is only the mortuary which is working. Members raised issues in relation with the emergency care. Article 43(2) and (3) of the Constitution indicates that the emergency care should be provided, so that people do not have to pay for them and nobody should be turned away. This has been brought into the Health Act. As a Committee, we will ... view
• 5 Dec 2018 in National Assembly: Members brought the issue of international conventions that we have signed in relation to human rights and health is one of them. We have noted this. The Committee will work hard to make sure that this facility works and supports that. Members decried the fact that we have 24 Intensive Care Unit beds lying idle while people have been looking for ICU beds. I thank the Members and request that we support this Report. Pursuant to Standing Order No. 50 and 53, I request that the putting of the Question on this Motion be deferred. I beg to reply. view
• 5 Dec 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion on the provision of free, secure, risk-free and high-quality Wi-Fi services in every constituency. This will bring a big divide in our nation. We are doing well on ICT capacity, particularly on human resource. Only 20 per cent of the population of this country has access to ICT services. That creates a big exclusion of many people from important activities. For example, in e-commerce. People are now trading and advertising through IT. Identification cards, driving licences, passports and job adverts are now accessed through the IT platform in ... view
• 5 Dec 2018 in National Assembly: Some do not even know that jobs are advertised in IT platforms in websites of departments. So, they sit and hope the adverts will be in newspapers which they do not even get. 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
• 5 Dec 2018 in National Assembly: They get one-week-old newspapers. So, they are excluded. So, if this becomes a reality, they will have access. Capacity is there. Most of our young people can do that. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, on job creation, our young people are capable of creating jobs for themselves on the IT platform but they have to have the access. It would be extremely important if it is free and secure. There are some jobs young people can do themselves. Even in Government there are jobs that are done online and people get paid. We are going to exclude a large number our ... view
• 5 Dec 2018 in National Assembly: I take a little caution that the Motion proposes we have incentive- driven public private partnerships. This is efficient and practical. But many times, it is abused particularly when the private sector is dealing with Government. They tend to see it as a cash cow. Something that could have been done cheaply is exaggerated. It is something whose time has come. view
• 5 Dec 2018 in National Assembly: I support the Motion. We note that it says, “the House resolves” The House is not urging the Government, it is expected to resolve. The Committee on Implementation, and if the Mover is in the Committee, they must follow up its implementation. Even without a Bill, it can be implemented. I know that because when I was a Permanent Secretary, Hon. Mbadi moved a Motion that we should increase the stipend for elderly persons from Kshs1,500 per month to Kshs2,500, and we were forced to put it in the budget. The stipend was increased. This is achievable. I support the ... view
• 5 Dec 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I rise to support this. In devolution, we have had a problem with the relations between the county and the national Government. There has been no clear understanding. Each seems to be working on their own despite the interrelations structures that are in place. Therefore, it is important to include this so that there is smooth transition. view