Dr. James Nyikal

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• 19 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: health. That is how we should look at it. Road accidents are a major cause of illness and death in this country. The Mover has indicated that about 3,000 people die annually. In fact, the World Health Organization concludes that that may be a lower figure. It could be as high as 12,000-13,000 in a year. Apart from people dying, being maimed and disabled, it is a major factor in the cost of health in this country. It is a major disease burden to the nation. If you visit some wards in hospitals across the country, you will find some ... view
• 19 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: and matatus transport systems. Needless to say, these are systems we cannot do without. We do not have a proper public transport system. However, the side effect of it is the major cause of deaths and injuries. Unfortunately, most of these deaths are of young people as studies have shown in this county. In fact, in Thika, a study was done not long ago, which showed that 98 per cent of the people who die from matatu road accidents are young men below the age of 30 years. We cannot afford to lose such young people. Road traffic accidents are ... view
• 19 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we are aware of the economic impact. The Mover has talked about losing Kshs300 billion a year, but that is at the national level. At the family level, this is a major impoverishing factor. In some families, a single accident will cause them to lose a bread winner. Others die or get disabled leading to great economic losses because of the catastrophic spending families get involved in. They spend what they cannot afford and they get impoverished. A family may have been doing well, may be, with a small shop and were The electronic version of ... view
• 19 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: managing well, but when their kin is involved in an accident, the person stays in hospital and after that it becomes a destitute family. view
• 19 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Worse, it reduces the cost of productivity for those who are in employment through absence and loss of man hours, reduced capacity to work and by the social vulnerability that arises. Remember we have a social protection system. Looking at issues of road traffic accidents will definitely reduce our expenditure in social protection. view
• 19 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: I, therefore, support this Motion because public education is a very important factor when information starts early in age. So, if we start to educate children about traffic in schools, we hope we will then produce a generation that is sensitive and behaves in a healthy and reasonable manner as far as traffic is concerned. view
• 19 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as legislators, we have a big role. The first one is to support this Motion. More than that, we should look at broad inclusive legislation that looks at all aspects of road traffic accidents. I just want to remind ourselves that not long ago, a Bill failed in this Parliament, namely, the Nairobi Metropolitan Transport Authority Bill. I know there are reasons that made us kill that Bill, but that is something that the City of this country needs. It needs a transport authority that looks at public transport. You cannot run a city on matat ... view
• 19 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: . It is done nowhere in the world. There must be a public transport system in a city and that is something we must do. view
• 19 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Therefore, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government must work together. The Road Safety Kenya Project, where the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government, the World Health Organisation and other bodies are involved… They should take this matter seriously and help the country to develop policies, strategies and plans that will address the issue. view
• 19 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: With that, I support the Motion by Hon. Osoro and urge that we move further and get better legislation. view