Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: It also brings a level playing ground because when you have parties that are funded by the Exchequer all members of the party have equal participation in the parties and not parties that will look at members whether they are making serious financial contributions. With that you will not have parties that are owned or controlled by powerful people. To that extent democracy will be encouraged and practised properly as we expect in this country. view
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: With that, Hon. Deputy Speaker, I support the negotiated version of this Bill. view
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I oppose this amendment for a very simple reason that somebody can go to court and declare this law unconstitutional because--- view
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Chair, there is an issue with this amendment because it is actually against men. Somebody can go to court and declare this law unconstitutional because it clearly discriminates against men. In the Constitution it is clear there will be no discrimination on any basis including gender. view
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: I oppose this amendment because from the explanation being given, there is an assumption that only simple offences will take place. Therefore, we are limiting. What is in the Bill as it is was not limiting, which is giving the magistrate or the judge the leeway to know if it is a serious offence they will put at a higher fine and likewise if it is less serious . However, this one limits it. The assumption is that we are talking of only minor offences in this. If we leave it like that, there is discretion. So, I oppose. view
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: I also oppose this amendment because putting timelines and numbers in law is normally a difficult thing. Sometimes it is not possible. In this case, should it fail, who is being punished? It is not the Government that is in charge, but the community. view
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: As much as the amendment is intended to force the Government to act, should the Government fail to act, who gets punished? It is not the Government officers, but the community. We have had instances in this House where we had to pass laws within strict timelines during the making of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. We had to come here and extend our sitting time. What is going to happen in this case, are we going to extend our sitting time? We leave to the Government officers who should be forced to do that. view
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Maybe I would seek an explanation as to how far common ancestry goes. I took example from the Hon. Member who talked of Maasais in Kenya and Tanzania and Somalis in Kenya and Somalia. If we go by ancestry, how far does it go? 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
• 19 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, these standards are the WADA Code and they are already gazzeted. Why do we need to gazzete them regularly yet they have already been gazetted by the world standards? view
• 19 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Yes, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. view