Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 May 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Chair and Members, we need to have your voices in the Hansard . So, do not whisper. You need to say your “Ayes” and “Noes” clearly. Nevertheless, the “Ayes” have it. view
• 11 May 2022 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady view
• 11 May 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I support. This is an important amendment and the Bill took care of it. Many times when we talk of differential treatment, it may look like the child will be discriminated against. What happens if a child is recognised with a specific disability or issue that he may have and it is responded to in a manner like giving a child an affirmative action? For example, if a child has a problem of vision, a teacher can bring that child from the back of a classroom to the front. That is positive. It is taking into ... view
• 11 May 2022 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. Now that they have agreed on that, I will let that pass. I would have thought that each right should be given its own strength. I also want to support the issue of space. It has been assumed, particularly even in building codes, that this is something that applies only in urban areas. Building codes will insist that when schools are being built, space is left. That is not being followed. It has been assumed that it is followed in the rural areas, but as people are developing in the rural areas, you will ... view
• 11 May 2022 in National Assembly: The import of this amendment is that schools will now be obligated to ensure that there is time set aside for playing in the curriculum. That is the import I saw and it is why I thought that it is a good suggestion. view
• 11 May 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, the reason I support the amendment is because it deals with property. If it was about any other thing, we would leave the fine the way it is. But property has value. You may find that what a child is deprived of may be of a high value. If you leave the fine at Ksh500,000, people will be encouraged to squander children’s inheritance. One may sell property worth Ksh30 million only to be fined Ksh500,000. If we enhance it, the matter will be left to the discretion of a court to issue a fine as per ... view
• 11 May 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I agree with the Hon. Leader of the Majority Party. This is because, if you introduce “severe”, the other problem it causes is the definition of the word “severe”. So, we will now have two types of children; one with disability and another with severe disability and you have to define each. So, I support that we leave it out. view
• 11 May 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, Hon. Millie’s amendment brings in another issue. I saw this IGM. The other thing that often occurs is medical correction. Sometimes, there is an effort to correct the genitalia, so that it is in line with the genes. What is in your genes is not exactly the same as the genitalia. You may be male but what we see outside is female genitalia or the other way round. Sometimes, there is need for medical intervention. I do not know whether you can call it mutilation at that point. Hon. Millie has put the advice of a ... view
• 11 May 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I am sure that in Hon. Millie’s consultation, this word “geneticist” was brought by medical doctors. That 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
• 11 May 2022 in National Assembly: error of changing the genitalia in children that we are talking about happens before we do Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) and chromosomes tests. A medical specialist like a surgeon will still need a geneticist, unless we now want to add “a medical geneticist.” There is no surgeon who can operate on these children right now, unless he has a consultation with a geneticist where the sex is determined as in the genes but not as seen. I was happy with the word “geneticist.” view