Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I have not been to St. Petersburg but I think I should. I do not want to die of what that man died of. I really support this and I do not think we should spend too much time on it. We have a lot of connections. A Member said that he remembers the Russian Hospital in Kisumu as a child. I remember I was treated there as a child. I worked there as a doctor and now it is becoming a university teaching hospital. So, it is the legacy we have. However, one ... view
• 14 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I thank the Committee. However, one important issue that has come out is that when we discuss issues regarding the welfare of this country as a House, we must stick to the welfare of the people regardless of our political parties. We should not make decisions that hurt people then later on turn around and blame each other. Even if it is a Presidential Memorandum, we must come out, get the numbers and reject it. That is the only way we will serve Kenyans. view
• 13 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Hon Temporary Deputy Chairman, I rise to support this amendment, but I have a problem with New Clause 5B (d) which provides that a person shall cease to be a member of the Board, if he or she is convicted of a criminal offence and sentenced to a term of imprisonment exceeding six months without the option of a fine. What if there is the option of a fine? He may have been sentenced to six months, but is also given the option of a fine. That means that a person who pays the fine can come back to the ... view
• 13 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Just a little bit on that. Maybe, I do not have the details but we may also need to know how many catchment regions are there. It is good to know how many catchment regions are there, so that we can see the equity in the distribution that will take place. view
• 13 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: The research is basically in the sugar industry. It would not be proper to leave it to be funded from the industry only, yet the Board should be a Semi-Autonomous Government Agency (SAGA) in the Ministry of Agriculture. I do not see why we should not make provision that the Ministry should fund it. Take, for example, the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), it is a SAGA in the Ministry of Health, and it is one of the bodies that receive money from the Ministry. It looks like it is being left to be purely funded from the industry. Should ... view
• 13 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: It is weak. view
• 13 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I support this. It is necessary for the protection of the growers. However, I have an issue with Sub-clause (3), which states that: “A person appointed as a director under subsection (1), shall serve for a term not exceeding two years.” Most of the board directors serve for three years and we are here putting two years without giving an option of doing another term, which is quite brief. In my view, I would propose a further amendment and say three years, but if we insist on two years because we do not want one person ... view
• 13 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I rise to support this amendment. It is very important because it solves the big problem of zoning that the Chairperson referred to. Actually we need to pass it because in other parts of the Bill, we have made reference to the regions. view
• 7 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Hon. Gedi has raised a very important question that was going through my mind. view
• 7 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Hon. Gedi raised a very important question that was going through my mind and I thought I should address it. If I bring a petition and there is a substantive report on it, as a petitioner, do I then bring amendments to that Petition that basically rewrites a whole report? That is the point that I would like you to guide us on. view