Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: continent. To have 40 per cent of the most active, energetic and innovative people not being in the employment market is a disaster because what we really need to look at is the issue of job creation. Nobody will be better at job creation than the people who are in need and who have the energy and innovative ability. We must, therefore, do something to make sure that we put the youth where they can lead the country in the future. view
• 17 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: The main problem has been the education system that we have had. It has been inappropriate. What has happened over the years from the time I was a small child is that if you go to school and pass your exams, you are assured that you will get a job. What we have done over the years is to create job seekers without creating job producers. Our education, to a large extent, does not involve even vocational skills and that is why even up to university level people cannot get jobs. They cannot create jobs. You have heard, for example, ... view
• 17 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: The problem is big. This is the continent where our youths are dying across the Mediterranean in large numbers. I listened to an interview over the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) where somebody asked those who are moving across North Africa across the Mediterranean sea: “It is almost obvious that when you go into these boats trying to get to Europe you are going to die.” This young man said: “In any case, where I am living in my country there are no jobs. So I am going to die anyway. So, I could as well die trying.” So, it is ... view
• 17 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: The exploitation of our youth because we cannot get them in the job market is big. They are easy targets of drug and substance abuse. They are recruited into that. We all know as politicians when elections come, how we run for the youth. At that time, we do not look at the future but just to excite and mobilise them. At the end of it, in many cases, they do not benefit from that. It is not only that, because of unemployment of girls even sexual exploitation is a big problem. Therefore, we have to do something about this. ... view
• 17 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: I am happy that there are some efforts with the National Youth Service (NYS); I think Hon. Sakaja, being in Jubilee Alliance, will be quite happy that I am acknowledging that; the effort to equip the youths with skills from the NYS are commendable. However, more needs to be done. Therefore, the creation of this Authority to facilitate and monitor all the initiatives and access to information by the youth are important. I like the proposed Authority because its membership will include all the people who are appropriate. It will include all the Ministries that are relevant to the youth. ... view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I understand and I know what will happen. I just ask a simple question: Where is the report? Two, what did the Mover reply to? view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Which says? view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: No, Hon. Speaker. 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 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion. Marriage is the basis of a family. As we all know, the family is the basic unit of a nation or a country, through which we can instill all the values that we Kenyans have proudly put in our Constitution. In Article 10 of the Constitution we talk of lofty values, but there is really no way of instilling these values in the nation, so that we can create a nation and not a State as we have now. The difference - I know you know more than ... view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: what is created by the cohesion of the people who live there. You cannot create that cohesion unless you have a strong family unit where values are instilled. If you look at Article 10, you will see the values that we are looking at. Article 10 2(a) talks about patriotism, national unity, sharing, the ruling of law, democracy and participation of the people. In 10(2)(b) it talks about human dignity, equity, social justice and inclusiveness. Can we really, as a nation, have institutions or schools that instill these if people do not grow up with them? We can try in ... view