Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: THAT, the Bill be amended by inserting the following new clause immediately after new Clause 32C: Restriction on sale of human gametes, zygotes and embryos prohibition of commercial artificial reproductive technology. 32D. (1) A person shall not knowingly provide, prescribe or administer anything that shall ensure or increase the probability that an embryo shall be of a particular sex, or that shall identify the sex of an invitro embryo, except to diagnose, prevent or treat a sex-linked disorder or disease. (2) A person shall not sell, transfer or use of gametes, zygotes and embryos, or any part thereof or information ... view
• 24 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: This is an issue about commissioning of surrogacy. Issues may arise where people want to manipulate the gametes at the early stages to determine the sex of a child. That should not be allowed. Also, where you have zygotes or early embryos that are not used, they may want to sell them. That is prohibited so that the commissioning is confined to just the particular embryo that is involved. view
• 24 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting the Schedule. The purpose of that deletion is that since the Authority no longer exists, we do not need the Schedule. That is the meaning, Hon. Chairman. view
• 24 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 2 of the Bill be amended— (a) by deleting the definition of “Authority”; (b) by deleting the definition of “assisted reproductive technology” and substituting therefor the following new definition— “assisted reproductive technology” means fertilisation in a laboratory dish of processed sperm with processed eggs which have been obtained from an The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 24 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: ovary, whether or not the process of fertilisation is completed in the laboratory dish;” (c) by deleting the definition of “couple” and substituting therefor the following new definition— “couple” means a male and female who are in an association notwithstanding whether such association may be recognized as a marriage under any law in Kenya;” (d) by deleting the definition of “Director”; (e) by deleting the definition of “father” and substituting therefor the following new definition— "father” means a man who in the case of a child who is being carried by a woman as a result of placing in the ... view
• 24 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: (j) in the definition of “treatment service” by deleting the words “women to carry children” and substituting therefor the words “a pregnant woman”; and, (k) by inserting the following new definitions in the proper alphabetical sequence— “assisted reproductive technology expert” means an obstetrician or gynaecologist that has sub-specialised in reproductive endocrinology and fertility medicine; “assisted reproductive technology services” includes the diagnostic and screening, endoscopic surgery, intra-uterine insemination, in-vitro fertilisation, intracytoplasmic sperm injection, cryo-preservation, pre-implantation genetic screening, pre- implantation genetic diagnosis, onco-fertility, gamete and embryo donation, or surrogacy provided to infertile and sub-fertile man or woman; “commissioning parents” means a man ... view
• 24 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: “pre-implantation screening” means a process in assisted reproductive technology to determine the number of chromosomes in a developing embryo in specific cases; “surrogacy” means a term in assisted reproductive technology, of a woman carrying and giving birth to a baby for a commissioning parent or couple. In part (a), we are deleting the definition of the word “Authority” simply because it does not exist anymore. We have deleted it. Part (b) cleans up the definition of the term “assisted reproductive technology” to mean fertilisation in a laboratory dish of processed sperm with processed eggs which have been obtained from an ... view
• 24 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Precisely anatomically. That is what you mean. Hon. Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 2 of the Bill be amended— (a) by deleting the definition of “Authority”. This is because the Authority has actually been removed from the Bill. view
• 24 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairman, I beg to move… view
• 24 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 2 of the Bill be amended— (b) by deleting the definition of “assisted reproductive technology” and substituting therefor the following new definition— “assisted reproductive technology” means fertilisation in a laboratory dish of processed sperm with processed eggs which have been obtained from an ovary, whether or not the process of fertilisation is completed in the laboratory dish.” The import is that this process may start outside the womb and then be transferred into the womb for the final product. However, even the process outside the womb must be controlled in the same ... view