Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: ID numbers and card numbers should be mixed up. This is something dear to me. It is a programme that I support to the elderly people. I will be there to raise this issue. Thank you. view
• 29 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairman, in Vote 1281, there is actually an increase. What the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Budget and Appropriations has said is that this money is going to COVID-19 and is related to contact tracing. One would have 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
• 29 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: thought that it should come under health. So, we may need to know a little more - I think I am where Hon. David Gikaria was but, at least, I know where the figures are - on what exactly that money is going to do. Even the one on agriculture was not clear on what the changes are. It is only in the first one where he said that, that money has already been spent and therefore we accepted it. So, under (e), let us get it clearly what is being done with that money? view
• 22 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Colleagues, this is a technical matter and not of power. This is a matter where if there is exposure, we are contravening our own laws and regulations. We cannot jeopardise the health of others. If there 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
• 22 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: people who are unable to use the masks, then it is good to say that they cannot sit in the House. That is all there is and no more. view
• 22 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairman, these are listed bonds. Bonds are actually investments on which people make interest. Why are we exempting them from tax? I agree with the others, but not the one on paragraph 51; it should not be exempted. view
• 22 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Bunyasi. view
• 22 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. view
• 22 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Speaker, I take this opportunity to congratulate the Budget and Appropriations Committee, the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning as well as all other departmental committees that contributed to this Bill. It is clear evidence that Parliament has done the work it should. Hon. Speaker, allow me to put a little emphasis on the comment made by the Chair of the Budget and Appropriations Committee that there seems to be lack of focusing on COVID-19 in this Budget although some money has eventually been put aside for it. There seems to be an issue ... view
• 22 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: agricultural inputs and tourism are so important for the welfare of the people and the situation we are in, yet the Committee had to make them understand. So, the National Treasury needs to be focused and look at the situation of the country today. Hon. Speaker, I appreciate the Committee for saying that more money needed to go into health particularly into institutions like Kenyatta National Hospital, which apart from all the other things that it is doing, is setting up a place where health workers will be taken care of. That is extremely important. We know that health workers ... view