Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Our understanding, and we may be guided on this, is that a Government Bill coming through the Leader of the Majority Party the understanding, as he said, is that it has passed through the Cabinet. So, when a Cabinet Secretary says that he does not know where the amendment has come from, that becomes a concern. We may be guided on that. view
• 13 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 13 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. Before I do so, there is an issue that came 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
• 13 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: up earlier. Let me put science to the statements that people were making about the medicinal value of camel milk. It is part of the Dairy Industry Act. The truth about camel milk is that it has got more protein, more iron, more fat, immunoglobulin that can protect you against bacteria, fungi and viruses. However, these have not been found to be of quantities that can be prescribed as medicine. It also has insulin. Again, this has not been found to be in quantities that can be prescribed as medicine. Therefore, where it has been tried, like in Food and ... view
• 13 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: The miscellaneous amendment’s principle is good. As Member for Suba North said, it is meant for minor corrections, errors and ambiguities. In the facts of law, it should be really minor changes of law. What we are seeing is that we are having very major changes that are being brought by miscellaneous amendments. We are changing structures of boards as it is being proposed for the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF). We are changing modes of appointments of officers as put down in law. We are establishing directorates through miscellaneous amendments as being proposed in amendments to the Urban Areas ... view
• 13 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: On the second part of the amendments proposed to the NHIF Act, I find that they are not favourable. We are removing from the membership the Office of the Director of Medical Services, FKE, COTU, KNUT and KUPPET. These are very important sections of the formal employment and service provision. I do not know how we can run the NHIF without those being members. What is being proposed is to have five members appointed by the Cabinet Secretary in a way that is not put clearly. If you look at the whole membership, you may reach a point where the ... view
• 13 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. This is an important Zero Hour. It is good that we have banned importation of fish from China. The most important issue that we should look at is why fish is coming from China. The reality of the issue is that there is a big market and our fish production has dropped both around the lake and at the Coast. This is because we have not seriously developed the fishing industry to compete. If you look at Kisumu, for example, it is amazing that in the local Jubilee Market which supplies most of the ... view
• 7 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Hon Temporary Deputy Chairman, before we sit and agree, there is an issue that has not become clear here. You are bringing the issue of accreditation of universities versus the training of pharmacists. When universities start a course in pharmacy, it is important for the Pharmacy and Poisons Board to recognise it. Universities know that. When they are starting a course, they go to the Pharmacy and Poisons Board, so that the course can be recognised. The same will go with medical practitioners. If we change this, then you will get a university which will say that it got its ... view
• 7 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: You have to give guidance on what Hon. Omulele has said. If subsection 3 has said “shall” and (a) and (b) have been deleted, there is no more purchase from outside KEMSA. So, subsection 4 cannot exist. We have to call this in bits so that we deal with subsection 3, with (a) and (b) removed then we deal with subsection 4. It is because subsection 4 has no place now because subsection 3 has said “shall”. It must collapse. view
• 7 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I just wanted to be clear on what S.4 is saying because… view