Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: It is, therefore, of utmost importance that that process should be brought before the National Assembly. It has been indicated that Section 58 of a coming Bill--- I do not know about the law of anticipating debate. They are saying that it will be covered there. If you look at Part I (2), it is quoting Article 71 of the Constitution. It states that it is upon the declaration of commerciality by 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
• 8 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: the contractor and the submission of the adoption and approval of Parliament pursuant to Article 71 of the Constitution. view
• 8 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: That is putting it between the Cabinet Secretary (CS) and the contractor. In my view, this is something that should be in law. It should be clear to anybody who is going to undertake exploration that this will be subject to ratification by Parliament. view
• 8 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: It cannot be left to a group of people, whether they are explorers or top Government officials, to make a decision. At what point in the process will they bring this to Parliament? This must be known as coming to Parliament right from the outset. view
• 8 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: So, I move that we have Item 1 reinstated in the Schedule. view
• 8 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 8 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I think this is an extremely important Bill that we have passed today, and which is going to protect our natural resources. As we know, most of the exploration and extraction is often done by foreigners. Therefore, this law is extremely important in ensuring that the welfare of the citizens is protected. I am particularly happy that we did reach an agreement on the Schedule. Whereas I do realize it has given it a more general approach, but that only means that in further deliberations in other Bills that may come or in other ... view
• 24 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill which I support. view
• 24 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: The Office of the Controller of Budget is of critical importance in the fiscal management of our finances in our current dispensation. Parliament is a budget-making body which works together with the National Treasury. We make decisions on how money should be used and when. We only have an opportunity at the end to know how that money was used from the Auditor-General’s report. There is need that somebody looks at how the money is spent on a daily basis. That is where the Controller of Budget comes in. It is a requirement under Article 228 that somebody in a ... view
• 24 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: The importance of having the money allocated used properly cannot be gainsaid. I personally believe that if we used our finances well, and all offices worked properly with their finances and adhered to regulations like in procurement reward, we would be able to have free health care through an insurance basis. I am sure that we have enough money to give free education up to secondary level. The country will go a long way in meeting its expenses if we utilise this office properly. view