Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: I also support this Bill because it starts by saying what you will not need parliamentary approval for. Clause 4(2) looks at the interest of the people who may want to use these resources basically for the benefit of the country. Clause 4(2)(a) says: “So long as the exploitation is for the county or the country’s needs, that is okay.” view
• 10 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: It also says that so long as the material is not taken out of the country. Clause 4(2)(d) talks about the exploitation of the resources for a family or an individual for subsistence purposes. That is extremely important as an Hon. Member has said that people who use water to 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
• 10 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: extract salt in small amount can be allowed to do so. The same part goes on to put a threshold after which then you cannot claim that you are using these resources for subsistence. If you look at the classification itself, you will find that it is broad enough. Sometimes you do not know where crude oil is. People will pretend that they are doing some research and will take some soil, minerals and water. In life, where else do we get resources other than flora and fauna? It is through soil and underground water. That takes care of that ... view
• 10 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: I only missed out on the issue of plants which I have mentioned and is not mentioned here. There are very many plants which are resources and we may not be aware of. For example, we start with miraa which is grown in Meru and many times people have claimed miraa is a drug or it is something else. But there are many other things that can be extracted from miraa . If we get to that level, I am sure we can protect it. If we look at the genetic material and we do a grand access or permit ... view
• 10 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, we are happy that whenever we use this genetic material, we must make sure that it is not taken out of the country. After that classification, the Bill provides the process that you follow which makes it extremely useful. It provides for a registry to know what it is that has to be preserved through this process. It also provides for redress because when you start to control resources, obviously, there will be conflicts. The Bill provides for redress on that issue and gives provision for restitution. All in all, I think this is a well thought out ... view
• 10 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 10 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to make a contribution on this Bill. This is an extremely important Bill. It is key in the delivery of healthcare services in this country. The contribution of biomedical engineering in healthcare is paramount at this time and it is increasing. Many times, these days, diagnosis is made using machines and not just the skill of the health personnel. If the machines are not well calibrated, the diagnosis is likely to be wrong. Treatment is now done through the interventions of equipment and machines that are actually manufactured, repaired ... view
• 10 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: The current situation is that there are many people in this area who are practising and yet, there are no proper regulatory mechanisms. There are no proper training guidelines and curriculum. There is also no proper regulation on what equipment is used, where and how regularly it is maintained and how it is certified. view
• 10 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: There is an increasing use of machines in medicine. We are getting more and more high technology equipment in medicine. Most of the people who are transferred to get treatment in other countries often do it because it is not just the skill of the human resource that is lacking, but actually the equipment needed. It is, therefore, important that we have some regulation in this area. The need for regulation will start with a clear training curriculum that will really straddle medicine, biology and engineering. I know now that there is no set up curriculum except programmes as the ... view
• 10 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: There is no regulation on importation of equipment into this country. There is no regulation on who brings what equipment. Basically, businessmen source for the equipment which they bring. Many times, we have equipment lying in hospitals and in health facilities that cannot be used safely. It is actually sad that when you are using equipment in healthcare, the quality and correctness of the equipment is a life and death situation. So, safety is extremely important. view