Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. May I also take this opportunity to congratulate Hon. Dennitah on this day when we are celebrating the International Day for Persons with Disability. I know she has done a great job on this and also know she is working a lot to improve things in the country. However, I will tell her that there is a lot of opportunity and I know and she is working on it. The country has done quite a bit. We have the Persons with Disability Act of 2003 and I know there is an ... view
• 3 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairperson. I aptly support this Bill. In this country, many things have been done in the names of corporate bodies and the individuals behind them go scot-free. I think this brings a situation where you know that as a leader in the corporate body you will be held accountable. I do not think the concern of Hon. Dawood is really a serious as he thinks because No. 2 says: 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
• 3 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: (2) It shall be a defense to a charge under this section where the court is satisfied that… This means that his concern that the court should decide is carried in that. Therefore, I support. view
• 3 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also want to say how important this is. Although this is in the Tea Act and probably restricted to the tea areas, this principle particularly of unveiling the people behind certain acts in corporations could extend and probably, our Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs should ensure it is extended across so that people do not hide behind corporate bodies and do things and get away with them. I hope that this will now not be restricted to the Tea Act, but be extended across the board. It will be a great contribution to ... view
• 3 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: I rise on Standing Order 95. This is an important debate and I think all of us are supporting it. However, considering the time, can we call upon the Mover to reply? view
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this. As I stand to support, I want to say what everybody has said. The miscellaneous amendment process, to some extent, disadvantages Members except Members whose committees are involved. It is because the amendments are too many. If you want to look at it, you will have to read three documents at the same time if they are that many. We have said many times that we look at it so that we do not bring in substantive issues. Maybe, we will have to find a process of ... view
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: come to corruption. It should be clear. In other areas, in employment, if you are in court for issues of corruption, you actually are on suspension and that stays. If we start looking like they have been punished too much, I think that is an area that we really should worry about in terms of fighting corruption. view
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairman, I am inclined to support this. But there is another explanation needed. Whenever you use the words “Director General” it means there are other directors. That would have been quite easy to understand. But when you use Executive Director, that does not tell you what is happening below. So, if it means that there are other directors and then the Director-General, in that case, I support. 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
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Chair, the discrimination is like this. Take two young men, one is not employed, but one says I am going to be a fisherman somewhere and my job is not even related to accounting. But because I am now in that employment I am supposed to pay, while the other person who is not in employment and we are doing the same course will not pay. It is actually discriminatory. It is assuming that employment is to do with accounting. In this case, you can be employed anywhere else or you can be self-employed. How will you take care ... view
• 26 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to move an amendment to this Motion, which I support with all my heart. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move: THAT, the Motion be amended by— (a) deletion of the word, “urges” appearing immediately after the phrase, “This House” in line 14 and replace it with the words, “resolves that”. (b) Deletion of the word, “to” appearing immediately before the words, “provide assistive devices” appearing in line 14 and replace it with words, “through a planned progressive programme”. (c) Deletion of the word, “provide” appearing immediately before ... view