Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me start by appreciating the work done by the Chair and his Committee on this. The Report has revealed a severe dysfunction in the department. There is a severe weakness of management and lack of good records. I do not see how you can run an organisation if records are not kept. That is a fiasco. There is poor adherence to procurement procedures and this is done haphazardly. There is also poor human resource management. In summary, you cannot have an organisation if all that is not done. Having made the recommendations which are fairly ... view
• 11 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: doubt whether it is provided for in law. But administratively, a head of an institution can put in place structures that help him in management. In the case of the Finance Committee, there was confusion because it brought the whole responsibility of the Chief Registrar to all the commissioners sitting in that committee. As Hon. Mbadi said, you cannot blame the committee without blaming the institution that put it in place. view
• 11 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: If there was clear distinction of responsibilities, I doubt if the institution would have required that committee. As to who is responsible, an accounting officer will always have a letter that states that he has responsibility. You can get advice from your junior officers but at the end, you hold the final responsibility. That is the work of accounting officers. If all the recommendations are implemented, they will go a long way in curbing corruption. However, we need to look further so that this department works efficiently. Looking at the losses coming out of this, and having noted that at ... view
• 10 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. As I rise to support this Procedural Motion, I want to raise an issue generally of Bills, particularly during the Second Reading. I have noticed many times that we do not get committee reports. We go to Second Reading and discuss very important matters when the reports of the relevant departmental committees have not been brought to the House. I know that Standing Orders allow that we can continue with the discussions even without committee reports. However, I know that many times Members may not have time to go into a lot of details. ... view
• 10 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: It is also important to note that many matters end up in court after this House has passed some Bills. They are challenged in court and sometimes the litigants succeed. That indicates that there are points which the House misses. Those are the things that committee reports should bring out and guide the House. view
• 10 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: I am making a very important point through the Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, so that Hon. Members can be informed on the Bills that are passed by this House only for the courts to subsequently establish that this House erred. If we have a committee report accompanying every Bill during the Second Reading, it would minimise such cases. view
• 10 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, may I also wade through the murky issue of parties whipping their members in his House since other members have been allowed to do so. Since there is the provision that mandates political parties to pick their Members who will be sitting in the committees of this House, it is in bad taste for members from the other side to impute improper motive and create bad blood amongst the members on this side. Such sentiments cast other parties in bad light. They erode the wisdom that informed the decision to mandate each political party to decide ... view
• 10 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I have made my point. view
• 10 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you very much. view
• 10 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Bill. Since I am contributing for the first time this Session, may I wish you a Happy and Prosperous New Year. But I have a feeling it will be a very hard working year for you, going by the nature of debates that we will dispense. However, I am sure you will be up to the task. This is an extremely important Bill. People have referred to Africa as the continent with the greatest potential and resources. The truth of the matter is that those resources have ... view