Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: also want to let you know that it is easier to control Ebola than to control HIV/AIDS. Because Ebola kills quickly, the only host dies with the disease. We should, however, get information on preparedness, border by border and not just at the airports, and at roads and beaches. Remember we have beaches where people land. In each place we need information on the screening measures in place, and the quarantine measures in place when people come in; let us know of preparedness levels for those who may get sick, the staff that we have, the equipment that we have, ... view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I just want to seek a clarification from the Chairperson of the Committee. They are seeking to replace people from the private sector with somebody from the public universities. Does that mean that now in that Council, there will be nobody from the private sector; that is, somebody who is practicing? My view would be that the experience that people have when they are in the private practice is not exactly the same as the experience of people who are teaching. view
• 12 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you for giving me this opportunity. We really need to support this Bill because in reality we are just legalizing and operationalising the proposals that were put in place to raise revenue in the Appropriations Bill that we had passed. 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
• 12 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Therefore, it is of utmost importance that we do that. I wish to make a few points. Paying tax is noble but what is important is what the tax is used for; the services that people get. I think in our country that is the area where we are not satisfied as Kenyans. For all the high taxes we pay, do we get commensurate services? I had a friend from Norway who told me that they pay at some level as much as 70 per cent of their income as tax. I asked him why he has to pay so ... view
• 12 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: The other comment I would like to make is on revenue collection at the county level. There is a big issue that we need to give more money to the counties. I support that but more importantly what the governors should look at is putting in place structures that make sure that the monies that are given to them are used properly. We get a lot of complaints and reports in newspapers about this. But in my mind, as much as many people blame the governors, I think it is just the issue of structures. So, before we add more ... view
• 12 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: The biggest problem we have in this country, in my mind, is after we had talked at Independence of ignorance, poverty and disease, there is actually a disease of corruption. The monies that we collect; the taxes that we collect, if we applied them properly, I dare say and I have been in governance structures, that we can actually have free or almost free education. We can have almost free good health care; universal health care but it is a menace that we just give lip service. We talk about it casually and we do not go into serious legislation. ... view
• 12 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to talk a bit about the petroleum industry. I have some interest - I must declare that – but what I have learnt from the little knowledge I have is that there is a big complaint of adulteration in the petroleum industry. People mix kerosene with super 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
• 12 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: petrol and diesel and these are known. Sometimes you hear people making comments that everybody knows that but what can you do? How can we tolerate that? I must call upon the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to look at that area. Apart from being a bad practice, you are really damaging people’s vehicles and this is something that is known. There are complaints everywhere and nobody is taking any measures against that. Again, in that industry, there is the issue of the Competition Authority that has come here. The regulations as they are now favour the multinationals against the small ... view
• 12 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 30 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I think this is an extremely important Bill, and I rise to support it. I think we need to go a little bit back in the history of HIV/AIDS in this country, which goes back to 1982, when the first case of HIV/AIDS was diagnosed and we were not sure what 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