Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2631 to 2640 of 3161.

• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of order view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: You have not heard me. You have not heard my fear view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: My fear is this--- view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: If the two are the same, then we see a situation where a father is going to insist that he has equal responsibility; he will then take a one or two- day old baby in his custody. What I know as a paediatrician is that if you separate a child from the mother, they will have the highest chance of dying regardless of what is around them. That is why it is important that, as you are passing this law--- view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Let me tell you--- view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I have sought a lot of information and education in the meantime and I find that my fears have been allayed by about 50 per cent. What has come out is that there is a gap that we need to fill in the law. In the case law under the section dealing with child custody, there is nothing that specifically says that at a certain age, the child should preferably be with the mother, unless the mother is unable to take care of the child. My fear is that there could be a possibility that somebody ... view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: That has happened to me. A court has brought a child, who is less than six months old to my house. I have been persuaded by that part of the Constitution, but I know that the Constitution is man-made. I still think that we need a statute to address this. I do not think it is what we are discussing now. Let us leave it at that. view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: We may need to amend it. Let us leave that for now. view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: 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
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: seconded. view