Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 May 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I just asked for a simple clarification. view
• 11 May 2021 in National Assembly: Yes, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. view
• 11 May 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. This is a very important clause because you have a lot of details of where you are giving the money for Harambee . Therefore, it will make sense that the money be tax exempt because by deleting it we are saying it is not necessary. I would like to know the reasons for deleting. This is because even though there are provisions, as it is now it is very difficult to put those monies together, get good evidence to say, “I contributed this money in Harambees and would like tax exemption.” The new law ... view
• 11 May 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Actually, what you may not realize is that this is a great day in this country. This principle and practice of Harambee, the history goes back to some old mzee known as Omollo Willo, Omollo Harambee which was taken up by Mzee Kenyatta and made a very great movement in this country but has remained unregulated, has been abused, and people have not even accounted for the money raised in many instances. I support that this Bill be now read a Third Time and passed. That means it will now be regulated, the amount ... view
• 6 May 2021 in National Assembly: I vote yes. view
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity. The importance of the Bill before us today is not so much in the contents as it has been in the history and background of this day. We must go back. How did this Bill come to be? We have had terrible issues of violence after every election. What I saw when I was the Director of Medical Services; how people were dying, many of the Members here did not see. What I saw in Naivasha, Londiani, and Burnt Forest! Hon. Speaker I saw people burning others' houses using a helicopter. ... view
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: are a state by law, but are we a nation at heart? The other issue is exclusivity. Why do some people believe that they are not part of the system? That if your man is not at the top then you are not part of the country, you will not get services, and you will not get appointments. Hon. Speaker, those are the problems. Why is it that people who are corrupt- obviously and sometimes openly corrupt- are actually the ones who claim to run the system? Hon. Speaker, they also noticed the 9 agenda which includes the issue of ... view
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: must actually be accompanied by Ju kumu letu. We cannot just have haki, haki, haki,haki . What is our responsibility to the nation? Therefore, that Clause 4 that amends Article 8 is important. Hon. Speaker we have had the issue of gender parity, which actually threatened our dissolution by a decision of the court. These amendments are actually bringing that by restructuring the Senate so that we have equal members, male and female in the Senate without any problem. Therefore, that solves a problem we have been unable to solve for 5 years. Hon. Duale actually brought a number of ... view
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: In the National Assembly we have adopted what is in Article 177. We appoint people, after the elections, to meet the gender requirement. Some people were saying that it will be a big House and that it will be expensive. However, inclusivity, leaving half your team out, can never be expensive. Let us bring all the people in. We can do that and in any case this is something that with time it will actually solve itself. Therefore, Hon. Speaker, I think there are very progressive amendments in this Bill. Look at devolution. Every year we have a big problem ... view
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, our county assemblies have been held at ransom by governors. They cannot run or do anything. Whatever must be done has to be granted by the governor. This amendment is creating the Ward Development Fund so that it is run the way we run the Parliamentary Service Commission. If we were to go to the Executive every time to ask for money on daily basis to run the National Assembly or the Senate, it definitely would not work. So, freeing our assemblies so that they can oversee governors is extremely important. A Member was saying that next year, ... view