Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill that I support. Abuse of narcotics and psychotropic substances is a big problem in the country. It is affecting people, particularly the youth and disrupting their lives, education and young families. Apart from the mental illnesses that occur, they also get physical diseases like Hepatitis and HIV/AIDS, which are rampant among people who are using drugs. The biggest issue is the mental illnesses and personality problems that arise from these drugs. After long use, some of these drugs predispose users to some of the ... view
• 9 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 4 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. May I also take this opportunity to congratulate the Chair of the Committee for the good report he has given. I have only two comments to make. One, boda boda is a very useful means of transport and very important for this country. It is important that boda boda operators are regulated as everybody else. Licensing is very important. However, I have noticed, particularly in the City of Nairobi, that the operators do not seem to be actually bound by road rules. I have noticed that they disobey the rules as police officers watch. My ... view
• 4 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this Bill. I rise to support it. This Bill, which seeks to amend the proceeds of crime law, carries the sentiments of many people. Many communication companies are conducting more than one business with one registration and one regulation. I do not think that is fair. They are basically in communication business like mobile banking. You will also find radio and televisions stations not only doing communication, but also in banking, giving credit services and engaging in betting. Some radio stations engage in free betting. Even ... view
• 4 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: The Chairman of the Committee has said that they are going to bring amendments. We will carefully look at the amendments and make sure that without contravening or interfering with the 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
• 4 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: other Acts, we support the interest of Kenyans. This is an area where there has been much freedom and people have made money without paying taxes and protecting Kenyans. view
• 4 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: With that, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I support. view
• 2 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Yes. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I support that the Refugee Bill be now read a Third Time. It is a very important Bill. However, I want your attention specifically, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. There 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
• 2 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: is something we noted in the discussion which we needed to look at during the Third Reading. It is our practice that when there are amendments, they should be discussed beforehand by the Mover and the persons proposing the amendments. There were many amendments from Hon. Millie Odhiambo during the Committee of the whole House. What transpired was that in nearly all cases, there were agreements. It turned out that there had not been some discussions in this regard. We could actually have spent little time on this Bill had there been discussions and agreements on the amendments. Many times, ... view
• 2 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I support. view