Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: in innuendos and statements that derail us. Whether this is for entertainment or for the gallery, I do not understand. Standing Order No.107 gives you the power to get people not to derail us when we should discuss important issues. The issue that was raised here is who should look at these accounts. That is the basic issue. If you look at the structure of the Government, I know with the new Constitution, there are things that do not immediately fall into line. If we take it simply, the person who superintends and the person through which political parties work ... view
• 21 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: I see a small point that arises from that. Who will the PAC call to account for this? One is the Registrar of Political Parties, and two, the officials of the political parties. That raises an issue that we have in this country that we may look at the law, that officials of political parties are politicians some of whom are Members of the National Assembly. It will raise an issue that when they are called to appear before the PAC, it is an interesting situation where those Members of Parliament appear before their colleagues. It may be a little ... view
• 21 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: I do not understand. Maybe I am still a professional and not a politician. These are matters that we should just look at what is practical and makes sense and go down with it. We are not looking at fundamental issues that are bringing problems that we look at daily because we take things lightly. Yesterday, we were talking about utilization of funds by governors who gave the Council of Governors monies ranging from Kshs48 million to Kshs300,000. view
• 21 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Why are they being given money? The Constitution established the national Government responsible for policy and standards and the county governments that are for implementation. I am not sure whether we have looked at this lacuna. The county governments should operate within the standards and policies set by the national Government. What structure will ensure that the county governments are operating within those standards and policies? As it is now, any attempt by the national Government is seen by the county governments as interfering with structures that are not a county function. We do not have standards in some areas ... view
• 21 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: and warming up the House but it takes too much time and we lose direction and time that we should use to do other things. view
• 21 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 21 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Thank you, Vice Chairlady of the Committee. I stand to support this Bill. The Constitution establishes the Bill. We are just doing what the Constitution demands of us. Judicial services are key when we have problems of corruption in this country. Having a stable fund is key to their functions. This Bill establishes this Fund and takes into consideration all the legal structures in place. It is according to the Audit Act and the Public Finance Management Act. It calls upon the Chief Registrar to give reports regularly. I am only concerned with the ... view
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, we need to look at our Standing Orders. The Committee in charge of the Standing Orders should make amendments and aptly state clearly the duration within which the Executive should respond, request to come, or implement a decision of the House. If it fails to adhere to that period, then it automatically comes before the House for sanction so that it is not left to the wish of the Chairperson or Members of the Committee. It should be clear that after a decision of the House has not been implemented, then the Executive should appear before the ... view
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the mediated version of the Bill. I see a good trend where the negotiations between the Senate and the National Assembly go on very well. We have seen many Bills coming to the Floor of the House and are 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
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: negotiated in a harmonious way which is an improvement from the feeling people have had that there is always acrimony between the two Houses. This negotiated version does what this country has needed for a long time. There are numerous parties that dissipate the contribution and the votes of the electorate, some of which are run from briefcases in vehicles and set out to raise money for registration of parties. They wait for those who have lost in the nominations in other parties so that they give them ticket. They have no base to support those members when they continue ... view