Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1931 to 1940 of 3161.

• 11 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: With that, Hon. Speaker, I thank you for giving me the opportunity to make a note that the Petition is an important one and it has given us the right way to look at healthcare in the country. view
• 10 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. I rise to support the Bill and appreciate the work that Hon. Neto has done. We are dealing with a Private Member’s Bill which was intended to replace the NGO Act, which resulted from a Government sponsored Bill and is in operation. Once this Bill is passed, it is necessary that somebody follows up to ensure that it is operationalised because there is already a functioning law which would be easy for people to continue with. This law needed to have worked because it ... view
• 10 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: The Bill establishes a tribunal. This is because if you have very many people working together within Government systems which are running some projects, there will always be need to have some kind of mediation – a process of settling disputes. The Bill which was not implemented provided for a transitional clause. Had it been implemented, the NGO Act would be replaced within one year through the transitional clause. A good Bill that should have been implemented – but which was not – was a Private Member’s Bill. The Executive should take The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report ... view
• 10 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Private Members’ Bills seriously. I am aware of some issues which lead to Private Members’ Bills not being implemented quickly. The House needs to address those issues. view
• 10 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: It is extremely important for the Mover to work with the Ministry which will be implementing this Bill and involve them thoroughly during the Committee of the whole House. If there are any misgivings or contribution that should be made to the Bill, the Ministry should address those issues at that point. If the Ministry raises issues about the Bill at that point, we will extend the time for its determination. That is what happens. If the Ministry is involved during the Committee of the whole House, it will bring those issues. We have had situations where Private Members’ Bills ... view
• 10 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Sometimes we have problems with Private Members’ Bills because the mandate may not be clear. A Bill can say that a certain CS is responsible for its implementation. We should look at the Bill very carefully to see whether it involves more than one Ministry. Where the mandate over the Bill is in more than one Ministry, we have the problem of passing the buck by those Ministries. There is an Act which has not been implemented up to now. It was dealing with precursors of drug addiction. The Bill was supposed to be implemented through the Ministry of Interior ... view
• 10 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support this Bill. view
• 10 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. The impact of corruption is huge. The impact is in public services like our schools and health services. I am also convinced that the burning of dormitories and schools is related to the effect of corruption, as far as cheating in exams is concerned. view
• 10 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Imagine a building that has been constructed after a public official has received a bribe. He clears its construction to substandard levels or with substandard material and then the building collapses and kills people. Is that a lesser sin than shooting one person dead? You can imagine an official who is supposed to purchase drugs knowingly purchasing sub-standard drugs and across the country people are treated and consume them. What happens? Those people die. Is that not murder? I can tell you about 30 to 40 years ago, Government schools and health view
• 10 Aug 2016 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