Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me opportunity to talk at this great moment when there is absolutely nobody on the Government side. This is an extremely important Amendment Bill. I appreciate the work of the hon. Member who has brought it. I want to make emphasis that as we look at the issue of children, one must always realise that in the society at large whenever you take care of children, you will to a large The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained ... view
• 10 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: extent take care of most of the people in the society. Therefore, when they are talking of the road safety and the safety of children in schools, we really must look at the general issue of road safety. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would like to start by saying that the first point that we need to look at is the design and engineering of the roads, if you are looking at road safety. view
• 10 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: As other Members have said, when we design roads, we design them for motorists only. We do not realise that many other people use the roads. There are pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists. We should take this opportunity to realise that when roads are done, whether they are in towns or highways, we should take care of all these and put footpaths for pedestrians. We should also put motor bicycle lanes, so that everybody is catered for. That will to a very large extent increase the safety that is required not only for the children, but for everybody. At the same ... view
• 10 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: where the origin was the racial issue where they had school buses so that children could go to similar schools. That is the origin of that in the 1960. With proper planning, children can walk to school from their houses. That is something that we must look at. As I finish, with regard to the enforcement of the laws on speeding and overloading, it is amazing when you see Traffic Police officers on the road and what is happening in front of you. I do not think we really enforce this. I know that very stiff penalties and harsh measures ... view
• 10 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to second the amendment that has been moved by Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo. Obviously, nuclear technology has provided the most reliable source of power and the most carbon free source of power. But that is not the only use of nuclear technology. Nuclear technology is also used a lot in medicine, in biotechnology itself. Be that as it may, we are all aware that there are a lot of problems that are associated with nuclear technology itself. The dangers that hon. Members indicated, of accidents and medical issues that arise from it, are ... view
• 10 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Therefore, it is important that as we shift our supply to other healthier means of supply like solar and wind energy, we must retain some research in nuclear technology. This is a principle that is known in many other areas. If you take, for example, in medicine where there are diseases that we have eliminated such as Smallpox, there are still Smallpox viruses that are being kept for purposes of research. For that reason, I second the amendment that we do not end, but shift. With that, I second. view
• 10 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. First of all--- view
• 10 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I must start by applauding the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for the work they have done. They have brought us to the current status so that when we are doing the Division of Revenue Bill, we will be using the most current audited report. I think that is going to improve the amount of funds that we will give to the counties in the current constitutional arrangement. May I also congratulate the Committee for, at least, making effort that we have the summaries. We should make it a procedure of the House that if you have ... view
• 10 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: country and making citizens of this country suffer by denying them the services that they would otherwise have. On this issue of confidential expenditure, even when I was in the Government, I really had issues with it. I always felt that however confidential it is, there must be a way of trying to verify what the money was used for. I am happy today because hon. Ng’ongo has said that there are certificates that the Cabinet Secretary should sign to verify that the expenditure actually took place. We should strengthen that. We are human beings. To say that circumstances are ... view
• 10 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: an important tool and I accept the Committee’s recommendation. However, we must make sure, particularly at the counties, that officers are conversant with this. Apart from delaying processes, it can also be a major source of loss if officers cannot operate the system properly. It is a good system but I am more worried now when it is being introduced at the counties. So, we really must go ahead and do something about it. On the issue of E-payment, I want to say something about it. Again, this is a progress that, as a country, we must get involved in. ... view