Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1701 to 1710 of 3161.

• 16 May 2017 in National Assembly: Sub-clause 7(h) says that the board will liaise with relevant Government Ministries, institutions and organisations in matters relating to conferring awards to young people. This is important because as the young people agree to take part in these activities, we should guide them in areas that in future may be of benefit to them and which can lead them to discover themselves and the talents that they have. Sub-clause (i) states that “collaborate with local and international agencies which work matters relating to the President‟s award.” Again, all these are extremely important. I support this Bill. The functions of the ... view
• 16 May 2017 in National Assembly: Sub-clause 7(h) says that the board will liaise with relevant Government Ministries, institutions and organisations in matters relating to conferring awards to young people. This is important because as the young people agree to take part in these activities, we should guide them in areas that in future may be of benefit to them and which can lead them to discover themselves and the talents that they have. Sub-clause (i) states that “collaborate with local and international agencies which work matters relating to the President‟s award.” Again, all these are extremely important. I support this Bill. The functions of the ... view
• 10 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this important Bill. May I start by thanking the honourable Member who has brought this Bill. The need for compensation for loss of life and injury for police officers is long overdue and must and should have been part of the general welfare of police officers such as the professional growth, level of education and remuneration, particularly allowances for those who work in extremely difficult areas and circumstances. We expect people who work in such areas to really have good equipment, particularly housing. view
• 10 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this important Bill. May I start by thanking the honourable Member who has brought this Bill. The need for compensation for loss of life and injury for police officers is long overdue and must and should have been part of the general welfare of police officers such as the professional growth, level of education and remuneration, particularly allowances for those who work in extremely difficult areas and circumstances. We expect people who work in such areas to really have good equipment, particularly housing. view
• 10 May 2017 in National Assembly: Let me say something about housing. I think many colleagues have talked about this. The issue of housing for the police is something that we really must look at as a nation. If you look at some circumstances where couples with their children are sharing single rooms--- My colleague was talking about this. This is extremely inhuman and it subjects the officers to social stresses that are absolutely unnecessary. I think two years ago there was a huge budget outlay for construction of police housing. We really do not know what happened to this project and the The electronic version ... view
• 10 May 2017 in National Assembly: Let me say something about housing. I think many colleagues have talked about this. The issue of housing for the police is something that we really must look at as a nation. If you look at some circumstances where couples with their children are sharing single rooms--- My colleague was talking about this. This is extremely inhuman and it subjects the officers to social stresses that are absolutely unnecessary. I think two years ago there was a huge budget outlay for construction of police housing. We really do not know what happened to this project and the The electronic version ... view
• 10 May 2017 in National Assembly: money. There are areas that were already designated for construction of police lines and police houses. What happened to this? We should look at that. I know many of us are using the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) to improve the housing for police officers but this is really not adequate and we should look at it. view
• 10 May 2017 in National Assembly: money. There are areas that were already designated for construction of police lines and police houses. What happened to this? We should look at that. I know many of us are using the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) to improve the housing for police officers but this is really not adequate and we should look at it. view
• 10 May 2017 in National Assembly: For injury and loss of life, I am actually surprised that this was not included in the workmen compensation laws. This is because this is loss of life or injury that occurs in the course of duty of a working person. Now that it has come, we really must pass this as quickly as possible. The need is great. We know that police officers work in the most dangerous circumstances. They are exposed to extreme danger from gunfire and physical injury and really this is something that is greatly needed. It is an urgent matter for the police service. view
• 10 May 2017 in National Assembly: For injury and loss of life, I am actually surprised that this was not included in the workmen compensation laws. This is because this is loss of life or injury that occurs in the course of duty of a working person. Now that it has come, we really must pass this as quickly as possible. The need is great. We know that police officers work in the most dangerous circumstances. They are exposed to extreme danger from gunfire and physical injury and really this is something that is greatly needed. It is an urgent matter for the police service. view