Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity. I rise to support this Motion. As I do so, it is sad for this country that we have to debate in Parliament a Motion that is already in the law. Perhaps, the best thing is to actually find a way of forcing IEBC to implement the law. Currently, without an ID many people, particularly young people, cannot buy a phone, borrow a phone, use M-Pesa, use the bank and they cannot use debit and credit cards. They cannot buy a shamba and even access devolved funds. You cannot register ... view
• 30 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: We need to realise that voter registration is the earliest process of an election. The biggest concept of any election is that it is free and fair. If the beginning process is not free and fair, then, we cannot expect that we will have free and fair elections. Again, it is important to notice that the concept of free and fair has two aspects; the reality that the election is free and fair and the perception people have whether it is free and fair. view
• 30 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: The current process of voter registration which is denying people with waiting cards registration is evidently unfair. People already feel that this process will never be fair. So, whatever we do in future, people will not see this process as free and fair. Hon. Deputy Speaker, apart from the law, I do not see any reason why we cannot use waiting cards. Even with the current process of registration of persons, most of the vetting is done at the local level and not at the headquarters. In reality, a waiting card is as good as an ID. Therefore, it beats ... view
• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I congratulate Hon. Wanga for proposing this Motion and for the detailed amount of work she has done in looking at all aspects that are necessary in the management of cancer. Non- communicable diseases referred to as NCDs are a major problem and this is something that was predictable from as far as five years ago. Due to the changing lifestyles and the increasing life expectation, a lot of people are affected. Unfortunately for this country, this is coming at a time when developing countries have not got rid of ... view
• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: While Hon. Wanga is calling for training of one person from each county, I am not looking forward to that person going to treat people at the county level, but to set up centres in the counties where people can be treated. You need somebody who is well trained and experienced to put in place the kind of programme that is needed. The programme will look at 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
• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: the needs of the country, the types of cancers and how we can put in place a simple detection programme. This is the kind of person who will tell you the equipment that you need for detection, late treatment and the treatment protocols that you need. view
• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, this country seems to be going backward. There was a time when cancers could be treated even at provincial hospitals. The late Prof. Kasili had developed very comprehensive treatment protocols that could be used with supervision even at provincial hospitals, may his soul rest in peace. This is where we need to go. We need to train paramedics at the county level, so that they can set up extensive programmes to cater for the needs of cancer patients, human resources, financial reporting and treatment regimes that are simple and the needs of supervision. view
• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: You do not have to be an oncologist to treat cancer all the times. With good supervision and treatment protocols, well trained medical officers can be of great help in managing cancer. We will need specialised nurses and nutritionists. All this cannot be done if we do not have leadership at these centres. The real purpose of training is to get people who will set up centres in the counties and provide the leadership that is required. If we do this, we will improve access to cancer treatment locally. People do not have to travel all the way from Migori ... view
• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: If you have cancer, you do not have to be in hospital all the time. You can be treated as an outpatient or go to a nearby place. That can only be done if you are near a facility that treats cancer. A lot of people travel out of this country to seek treatment. We discussed the matter of treatment abroad the other day. We are not sure whether it has been commercialised. There are people who have put up facilities, but they are not medical officers. They have sidelined doctors in the process of referral outside the country. From ... view
• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: We talk of affordability of cancer treatment. If you can detect cervical cancer in its early stages, so that it can be treated at a district hospital, you save a lot of money compared to when it reaches the late stages when you need complex equipment and therapies, including C-Arms, chemotherapy and laboratory support. Whatever the figures are, this is something affordable that we need to pursue. view