Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Professionals will not care really what the political situations are. Professions are practised with integrity, honesty and etiquette that is laid out. If that is lost, then a society is lost. Therefore, to have this law brought in and modernized to be in line with the time and the new Constitution is a great thing. Therefore, I support it. view
• 13 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Again, it is my belief that if professionals in this country, and in any society, abide by their body of knowledge and etiquette in their professions, the honesty and integrity that is expected of a profession; we will not have corruption in this society or anywhere. None of the big scandals can go through if there is no professional involved, whom I think help people to “cut corners” and avoid the law. This is whether it is in the construction of roads, building, purchase of medicines or in engineering projects. Professionals are always there and I think they contribute or, ... view
• 13 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Therefore, if this law passes as we support it, we expect the law profession to really lead us in that direction. This is particularly so now that the new Constitution that we have has put a lot of responsibility on the legal profession as far as governance in this country is concerned. view
• 13 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, look at all the structures that we have put in place; look at all the commissions that we have put in place, a large number of the commissioners or the people in these commissions are lawyers. It is our hope when we see this coming that we will now be guided by professional ethics, honesty and integrity. Because of that there is need for a body that looks at the standards that are followed; that ensures discipline and ensures that even the training is up to date. view
• 13 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: This law is long overdue in that respect. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, any society is judged by how it takes care of its weak people. I think the legal profession must accept that there has been a lot of outcry. Many people, particularly those who cannot afford means are literally scared of going to lawyers. I know even in the medical profession fees are high, but may be people are 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
• 13 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: forced to pay them. But in the legal profession, people just say: “I do not have the money and I will not go there.” I know there are pro bono services, but a lot of people just cannot afford it and they do not even try. I think we need to look at a way of supporting the weak in our society, particularly now when the Constitution has brought in the Bill of Rights. In fact, it is the poor people who actually need their rights protected as they cannot do it on their own. Therefore, I think the legal ... view
• 13 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: and people putting up their Acts that regulate those aspects. That is what happened in our profession. With those remarks, I beg to support. view
• 12 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker for giving me the opportunity to first of all say “happy new year” to my colleagues – I have not seen many of them this year – and also wish you well in the task ahead of you as well as give the people of Seme an opportunity to know that their Member of Parliament has dutifully reported for duty. view
• 12 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: What I have just said also underlines some of the discussions that we had. I rise to support the Motion because there are two issues here. Whether we are talking of Motion or Bill or report, we need to look at the issues in detail and substantively for the benefit of the people of Kenya and allow hon. Members make their contributions and be seen to be doing so by their electorates. I have also realised that the work we have has two aspects. One is the perception of the people and the other one is the reality of what ... view
• 12 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity. I think there is a very basic isssue here, which is what seems to be a contradiction between Article 245(2)b) of the Constitution and Article 246(3). We are using what seems to be that apparent confusion to go back and renege on the gains that the Constitution brought to us. When we had problems in 2007/2008, the Police Commissioner had all the powers that we want to give back to the I-G today. Why did it not work? We are claiming that there is no order and no clear ... view