Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1861 to 1870 of 3161.

• 4 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. It is amazing that I can hear this today while just two years ago we, in this House, really supported a large amount of money to be given to KQ. I am not sure that those of us who are speaking here today did not have the facts they are giving out today. Sometimes, when we “switch” what we are saying because of political considerations, this country loses a lot. The fact is there has been mismanagement at the KQ. Their air fares are horrible. I was actually shocked that for what I pay between here ... view
• 4 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: once you have major issues like these and you bring political angles to it, we actually lose the point. Now that this matter has come up despite whatever political connotations that are being brought into it, it is time we took it seriously. We know the people and the MoU. We have mentioned them. Let this matter not just be brought here so that we can have a minor excitement as to who is involved. If you are a shareholder and a company is going down, you are actually suffering. As a shareholder, you may not be blamed because you ... view
• 4 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, two years ago, KQ got support from this House and was allocated money when it was going down. If we did not know the small shareholdings, maybe we would not have said anything but whatever it is, the good thing is that it has come out. Let us now look at the facts squarely and stop issues that will make this matter emotive. view
• 4 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 20 Sep 2016 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. view
• 20 Sep 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Arising from your comment on Standing Order No.48 which queries whether the amendment substantially alters the meaning of the Motion, I rise to seek your guidance. In my mind “adopts” is totally different from “noting the progress”. I just need guidance on that. In my mind, it seems to make a significant difference although further down we are approving. But I still need your guidance on the difference between “adopts” and just “notes progress”. view
• 20 Sep 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 20 Sep 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me the opportunity. I rise to support this Motion and support the approval that it is seeking for ratification. As has been indicated, Kenya and parts of East Africa have been trading with the EU on the old law, the Cotonou Convention, which provided duty-free access, but did not provide any other support. Basically, the rest of the competition was allowed in Europe. The old law did not provide any other support and the rest of the competition was allowed in Europe. We did not do as well as we would have liked because ... view
• 20 Sep 2016 in National Assembly: The coming into effect of EPA is an improvement on the Cotonou regime. These negotiations have taken fairly a long time and a lot of work has been done. It is important to note, as I had indicated, that Kenya is on notice to ratify it before 1st October, 2016. Kenya and Rwanda are the only countries within the East African Community which have signed. That does not mean that we are running away from the Community, but it has to be realised that Kenya has been classified differently internationally as a developing country and therefore, has more restrictions. view
• 20 Sep 2016 in National Assembly: If we delay, we will lose a lot on our goods that are going to Europe which include fruits, vegetables, flowers and fish. This brings a considerable income to this country. If you look at fruits and vegetables, only in 2008, we had an export worth 17 million Euros and 16 million Euros in 2015. In terms of fish, we had an export of 14 million Euros in 2008 and 28 million Euros in 2015. With regard to cut flowers, we have about 6 million Euros every year. So, we cannot sit back and not meet the deadlines. It will ... view