Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Aug 2020 in National Assembly: that referred you out there. As it is now, people go and they come back and they do not know what to do. We also have to protect the patients on cost. What makes people go outside is that it is supposed to be cheaper out there. But when you look at it in the long run, it may not be. We have tried in this country and we will try. When I was Director of Medical Services (DMS), we tried to ask: “Why is it to go outside, get surgery done, go and stay in a hotel, go with ... view
• 5 Aug 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support this Bill. What this Bill does is to amend the parliamentary pension scheme, so that it is aligned with the Constitution and the requirements of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission that provided that Members of Parliament get gratuity, even if they are in Parliament for just one term. The further benefit that accrues in this Bill is that it recognizes the special social circumstances of Members. The working conditions of Members are unique. Even in labour law, there are what are called compensable factors. So, ... view
• 5 Aug 2020 in National Assembly: delineated that. There is need to describe it as either gratuity or pension in order to remove the issue of conferring benefits to ourselves. Therefore, it would be dictating that this be implemented much later. This Bill also recognises that Parliament consists of the National Assembly and Senate. There is a lot of bureaucracy that has been removed from the mother Act. Clause 16 seeks to amend Section 21 which stated that before any payment was made, there was need for the Auditor-General to approve. That is a huge bureaucratic problem. The removal of that will make things much easier. ... view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I wanted to comment on the response from Hon. Metito, if you can allow me, regarding... view
• 28 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. Let me start by passing my congratulations to the new Chair of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, Hon. Wanga. I rise to support this Bill because its object is noble. To amend the PFM Act and give credit to small medium micro enterprises. This credit scheme will ensure that these small businesses get funds at low rates. Nothing can be greater even during this time of COVID-19 than supporting these levels of businesses. The role of small medium micro enterprises is huge. They are the mainstay ... view
• 28 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. Let me start by passing my congratulations to the new Chair of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, Hon. Wanga. I rise to support this Bill because its object is noble. To amend the PFM Act and give credit to small medium micro enterprises. This credit scheme will ensure that these small businesses get funds at low rates. Nothing can be greater even during this time of COVID-19 than supporting these levels of businesses. The role of small medium micro enterprises is huge. They are the mainstay ... view
• 28 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: The money that comes to the hands of these businesses is never repatriated like the money for the big international companies. So, we are putting money into the hands of our people at an interest that they can afford and where they cannot afford collateral, they are actually supported. These are actually the businesses that compete with multinationals. I will give you an example of the oil industry where multinationals are literally pushing out small micro-businesses. The multinationals want to sell to the small industries at their pump prices. Of course, it means they cannot make any profit. So, this ... view
• 28 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: The money that comes to the hands of these businesses is never repatriated like the money for the big international companies. So, we are putting money into the hands of our people at an interest that they can afford and where they cannot afford collateral, they are actually supported. These are actually the businesses that compete with multinationals. I will give you an example of the oil industry where multinationals are literally pushing out small micro-businesses. The multinationals want to sell to the small industries at their pump prices. Of course, it means they cannot make any profit. So, this ... view
• 2 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Chairman. view
• 2 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: As I stand to support this, I would like the Parliamentary Service Commission to be extremely careful when they are implementing the car loan. I hope it is not meant to replace the funds Members have been getting for cars. That will then disadvantage Members of Parliament compared to other State officers of their level who have cars which they use on a daily basis given by the Government. If that is removed, then we will be having cars that we will be servicing on our own. That is the only thing the Parliamentary Service Commission should look at when ... view