Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 831 to 840 of 3161.

• 18 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. While I support this and also support what my colleagues have said, I have noted that, if you look at this budget, you will realise that one item of Information and Communication Services actually takes the lion’s share. My major concern is that mass media skills development, where I think a national broadcaster should put more money into to develop its skills so that it can do what my colleagues are saying is allocated very little money. So, I support my colleagues that there is need to look at this area and see what ... view
• 18 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. This is extremely important. Apart from supporting what my colleagues have said, I want to raise two points. view
• 18 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Alternative energy technologies have been given relatively little funding. We should look at that because that is where the future is. With regard to transmission, there is a big problem of power outages in western Kenya, particularly west of Kisumu. The reason is that there is a 220 KV transmission line from Kesses to Kisumu that should be done, but is yet to be done. I hope it will be done. This is why we wanted Members of the Committee to be present. They ought to The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified ... view
• 18 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: have been here to explain more about the line needs. The western part of Kenya should get regular and reliable power supply. view
• 18 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: I support. view
• 9 May 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, thank you for the comment and also for giving me the opportunity. This is an extremely important Bill. It is going to change completely the way we handle grain. I have looked at the areas where there were contentions and the decisions reached. They are talking of a holder. I agree with the definition because the receipt will now be equivalent to grain. If you have a receipt worth 10 tonnes it can be sold as 10 tonnes of maize. Therefore, if we say somebody who picks that receipt on the road can go and exchange for ... view
• 9 May 2019 in National Assembly: Enhancing the penalty for having a fake receipt is important. A fake receipt is theft and fraud. As we have said, this is a commodity grain. I am saying I have 10 tonnes of maize and actually, I do not. These receipts will be sold in the market. You do not have to carry them. You simply have to go the warehouse and with the proof of sale, the commodity is delivered to you. I agree with them on that. Therefore, defining the owner, the holder and the warehouse operator is critical. These are the people who are going to ... view
• 9 May 2019 in National Assembly: I just wanted to appreciate the work that the Committee has done, understanding the full meaning of this and, therefore, I support. view
• 9 May 2019 in National Assembly: These are the improvements they have made. There were definitions but now they have looked at them. view
• 9 May 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I stand to oppose this Bill on principle but not on content. This is my second term in Parliament. The object and purpose of Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill is changing. It is meant to make minor amendments which do not have profound change in the Act involved. That is not what we see. We see many changes. I will go through these examples. Whether they are good or not, that is not my issue, if they are not in the principle of Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill. view