Dr. James Nyikal

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• 24 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: THAT, Clause 2 be further amended by- Deleting the words, “carrying children” and adding the words “to get pregnant and to carry the pregnancies to term” after women. Also, since we have used the plural of women, we must have the word ‘pregnancies’ to term. view
• 24 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move: - THAT, Clause 2 (k) of the Bill be amended— by inserting the following new definitions in the proper alphabetical sequence— 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: “assisted reproductive technology expert” means an obstetrician or gynaecologist that has sub-specialized in reproductive endocrinology and fertility medicine; “assisted reproductive technology services” includes the diagnostic and screening, endoscopic surgery, intra-uterine insemination, in-vitro fertilization, 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 and woman whether a couple or parties to a marriage who enter into a surrogacy arrangement seeking assistance in procreation through the help of a surrogate mother or donor; “cyro-preservation” means the assisted reproductive technology process ... view
• 24 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: What these parts mean is, these are definitions in this area that make it specific. For everything that is being done, there is a clear definition in law so that should there be doubt, then the people who are going to practise in this area are guided. Failure to do this in this complicated area will mean that people will come with their own areas of doing things, which they are doing now because there is no law. That is the import of this amendment. view
• 24 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: I second. view
• 24 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Members, I defer putting of the Question on the Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill (National Assembly Bill No.34 of 2019). view
• 24 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: 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: Yes, I am interested, but it is a little bit too early. However, there is enough to say about this Bill. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, KIRDI has been in existence since 1979 with the sole mandate of doing research on industrial development. It is sad that, to date, it has not had a legal infrastructure to make it sound. 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: Let us go back to the value of research. The world consists of only two areas of knowledge. There is science, which is normally known as Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), and the humanities. All the things that affect human life are based on science. Water, food, furniture, health and agriculture are all based on science. The humanities that we study are supposed to organise that science so that it can improve human life. This has its origin in the Bible. In Genesis 1:26, 27 and 28, God created the world and everything in it. He created man and, ... view
• 24 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: how it will regulate its functions. It also states how it will be funded and, to me, that is the most important one. We must now start pushing to ensure that, as the Government funds research, it also funds industries that research specifically to produce goods that we need. It is sad that in the last 10 to 30 years, we have actually depended more on imported materials than before. There was a time when this country was almost self-sufficient in clothes. Clothes used to be produced locally but now, we are using second-hand clothes. Why? We must do the ... view