Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: need to actually take time, study the laws on devolution and harmonise the Budget process for both the national Government and the county governments. As much as the county governments are independent, the division of revenue is a national issue and, therefore, information must be available both for the national Government and the county governments as a whole. If we do that, we will never have this problem. My Chair is here. I think we should refuse if we do not have costs for the functions and we have no indications of the needs of the county governments. For the ... view
• 22 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I think the greatest aspect of our Constitution is devolution and, in my view, - and I have always said this - we have not planned devolution and done it properly. The simple reason has been that the Transition to Devolved Government Act was actually never followed to the letter. Now, the law as it stands provides that it should be on until three years or until the devolution is completed, none of which in my mind has been achieved. All the functions that were supposed to be done, and the most important one ... view
• 17 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I rise to support this Bill. Yesterday I appreciated the Committee for coming up with a complex and very detailed Bill. I indicated that we are just realizing the potential of Kenya in terms of mineral resources in the country. The discovery of oil may not be all and I believe that even in the old mining areas that were abandoned around the time of Independence, there may still be a huge potential for minerals. I am talking about areas such as Kakamega and Migori. There is an Act that was put in place in 1940. I do ... view
• 17 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: This Bill also protects the acquisition of rights and even gives Government a lot of control. I think that is desirable. As much as that is good, we notice that a lot of power has been vested in the Cabinet Secretary. Every clause you read the Cabinet Secretary has been charged with the responsibility of doing this and that. I think there is too much power vested in him. This matter has been raised and I believe it will be taken care of. I support this Bill because it sets up institutions and structures. This is important at this stage ... view
• 17 Jul 2014 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
• 17 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I think the setting up of the National Mining Corporation is a good step to ensure that our nation as a whole has a stake in the resources and the funds that will come from minerals and mining. However, I want to sound a warning. Many of our State corporations, particularly the ones that handle a lot of money, have actually been a disappointment. In the social security and social protection sector, corporations have been used as milking cows and the citizens have not benefitted much. We have to look at this law carefully and protect ... view
• 17 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, again, it is really commendable that this Bill looks at the categories of rights and licences that can be given. You have licences for prospecting and mining and appropriate times have been put in place. It is also important that the Bill recognises where a mineral is discovered, be it is in community, public or private land. Again, the Bill provides for compensation in this case. view
• 17 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, another important point is that the Bill provides for training and expertise; I think this is important, if eventually we will have to benefit from this; our own people should get training and skills that are required to exploit minerals. view
• 17 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: In the area of the environment, I think there is a provision for environmental impact and health assessment, but in the area of health, I have not seen enough details; we should look at this. view
• 17 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I recognise that time is not on my side but let me say one last thing. view