Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: I support the amendment. view
• 14 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I just want to congratulate the Mover of this Bill. This is an extremely important Bill that will now become an Act. We have many of them. We now have the Health Act, which I presume has been passed, and all this will have to be put together under the Act. It is one step forward to avoid the kind of confusion we are seeing in the health sector that is giving rise to many problems, including even the on-going strike. This is an important step. view
• 14 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: I support it. view
• 14 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. It recognises two extremely important factors in the life of any nation. One is the role of child bearing and child rearing of a mother. This is such a big issue and it is often ignored. People do not realise why, in many instances and even in politics, women do not go into many occupations, including politics because they value their role of child rearing. We should recognise this in a law that women are supported to look after the children while they are doing other jobs which is ... view
• 14 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: I like the flexibility that is required, the working times and the time provided for breastfeeding. It will be pointless to have a place set aside and there is no time also set aside for that. There is the issue of flexibility. Those of us who have had the opportunity to work with mothers know that they are very sensitive to what happens to the babies. That flexibility is important so that even between the allowed times, there may be occasional need for the mother to attend to the baby. Therefore, I think that flexibility is extremely important. The Hon. ... view
• 13 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. Let me start by saying that I rise to support this Report. Let me also appreciate the work that has been done by the Committee. Going by the volume of this Report, it is clear that a number of institutions have been audited. The Committee has gone through all the audit reports. They have done a commendable job. view
• 13 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: They have raised issues that question the objectives of starting our corporations. Of course, we know that one of the reasons we started them is to offer services that would otherwise not be available if left entirely for the private sector. An example is the Kenya Airways Authority. We also know that some state corporations support and promote development. We have the development authorities like the Tana and Athi River Development Authority (TARDA), the LBDA, the Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA) and the Kenya Sugar Board. These are extremely important entities in terms of promoting agriculture. view
• 13 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: The issues that have been raised make one wonder whether we are really serious about attaining the objectives of these state corporations. To begin with, they have indicated that there are delays in appointment of Boards of Directors. Therefore, we have state corporations that are being run without Boards of Directors for long. It is obvious that if there is no Board, you leave the whole corporation to the whims of the CEO. Such lacuna exposes the corporations to a lot of exploitation. No wonder many CEOs seem to view State corporations as their personal firms. If there is no ... view
• 13 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: When it comes to appointment of members of Boards of Directors in this country, the sad reality is that such appointments are seen as a form of reward for political loyalty. Once they are viewed that way, instead of being viewed as areas where we need expertise that would help to steer state corporations to achieve their objectives, we have problems being witnessed. State corporations in this country have been described as ‘cash cows’ from which people earn a living, earn some extra cash or enjoy after retirement from public service. This must be avoided. We know that in many ... view
• 13 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: whatever investment you put in, whether it is in terms of time or cash prior to that appointment. Obviously, we cannot afford to continue looking at state corporations in that way. view