Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2831 to 2840 of 3161.

• 24 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion. Kenyans seek training and qualifications from all over the world. 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
• 24 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: They go there in the hope that when they come back, they will be useful to themselves, their families and to the people of Kenya. Many times when they come back, there are queries as to whether their qualifications meet the standards of this country. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, equally, this country is growing fast and many universities are coming up and all of them are allowed by law to start courses and train people who believe they will be useful to themselves, their families and the country. Many times, people have had to undergo some training or remedial training ... view
• 19 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairlady, I just want to say that sometimes we do not need to spend a lot of time talking. view
• 19 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: I support. view
• 18 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I know that many times in this House we take some issues with a bit of jest and laughter. I think I nearly cried on the Floor of this House yesterday; we must sometimes be serious about the lives of Kenyans. FGM is harmful to girls. I will also not go into the details but the damage that is done to the reproductive system. view
• 18 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Cutting is of three types. One just cuts the clitoris; another cuts the labia and the last one done in such a way that only urine can pass. At the time of marriage, there is serious pain on the coitus; sometimes the union fails and divorces have occurred. It is too painful! Women cannot stand it. At the time of delivery, children die because they take too long in the birth canal because it is narrowed. Sometimes it is so much that the woman actually dies; if they survive, there is so much damage that they leak urine and faeces ... view
• 18 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: around with napkins like babies and smelling so much that they cannot go to public places; eventually they are divorced. That is what we are talking about. view
• 18 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: I am surprised that somebody can stand in this House and say anything positive about mutilation. It must never happen. I was shocked to see that there were demonstrations in favour of it. Before the Leader of the Majority Party leaves--- view
• 18 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: You were showing me your back, and I thought you were going. view
• 18 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: There are programmes that are going on. I know with the reorganization of Government, some departments have kind of lost out. Gender is one them. I know we have the Gender and Equality Commission now but there was a department that was dealing with this and there were programmes. One programme was to talk to elders. view