Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 701 to 710 of 3161.

• 11 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: We should have a process that by the time we are getting to the BPS, we have fair detailed data on the needs of the county governments. They can be aggregated so that they are part of the BPS. You have heard very often when Members of this House ask what the county governments would do with that money. That is a very important question because the information they have which they go with to the committees does not contain that information. We have been trying to solve what is largely a technical problem through the political process. The judges ... view
• 11 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: If you look at the solution that has come, it is also technical. They have looked at the Constitution and they have seen that, at least, there is 15 per cent of revenue which should be allocated to the counties and they have looked at the provision that we must protect the two- thirds rule. That is how it should be done. As I support this Bill, we need to look more into the budget-making process and align it so that by the time we will be considering Division of Revenue Bill, we will have some information on the needs ... view
• 11 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: We should not use this provision not to look at the law deeply and then every time there is a problem, we say that we will go to this provision to make sure that they get something. view
• 11 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I support this Bill. view
• 11 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Motion of annulment of these regulations. These are three distinct institutions that were established under different legal notices that had totally different structures and even alignment within the Government system. To just come in and bring changes, through regulation without proper public participation and studies to see how they have worked and how they will work, definitely would not have served the desired purpose. Moreover, these institutions were established through a policy that was addressing vulnerable people that were not banked, but were definitely needy of money in small ... view
• 11 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Funds can do better are issues to do with management structures and not the question whether they should be merged or not. If you look at the issue of structures, many of us know that the Funds, particularly the Uwezo Fund and the Youth Enterprise and Development Fund are to a large extent supported through the constituency offices. They are linked to Government officers on the ground. They do not have their own structures like offices. You will find that the Youth Enterprise and Development Fund and the Uwezo Fund, to a large extent, are aligned to the youth officer ... view
• 10 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this Motion. This is an extremely important Motion that seeks the ratification of the Protocol to amend the Convention of Offences and Certain Acts committed on Board Aircraft – the so-called Montreal Protocol. This is an important amendment because it gives control and power of management of unruly passengers and any other activity of that nature in an aircraft to the country where the aircraft will land and not just the country of the operator. Imagine if we were to stick to the old convention that stated that ... view
• 10 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: This is the only way we can protect air transport which is a big means of businesses such as tourism to various countries, airlines and airports. So, apart from protecting the lives of people it also protects the integrity of air transport as a whole. Therefore, there is need for maximum security and empowerment of the commanders of the flights and security agents of countries that they are flying over to at any one time. They are required to take up the matter and deal with persons that are unruly. This will give pilots and their crew the opportunity to ... view
• 10 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, we cannot over-emphasise that. As Hon. Gladwell just said, of course this does not extend to things such as health, but it is true since I once had to take care of a patient in an airline. The truth is, if you do, you must also be subjected to some rules and registration procedure. I do not think that is taken care of here, but it is something that we may have to look at in these air transport conventions. view
• 10 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: So, I support the amendment so that Kenya will be part of the international world where air transport is felt to be safe. So, planes will fly over Kenya without any fear that should they have a problem, they will not know how to deal with the unruly passengers or any other activity that is going on in the airline. view