David Gikaria

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2023 that has been brought by the Chairperson of the Committee on Delegated Legislation. Hon. Temporary Speaker, sometimes, it is very difficult for us to contribute after seasoned lawyers...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2023 that has been brought by the Chairperson of the Committee on Delegated Legislation. Hon. Temporary Speaker, sometimes, it is very difficult for us to contribute after seasoned lawyers...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2023 that has been brought by the Chairperson of the Committee on Delegated Legislation. Hon. Temporary Speaker, sometimes, it is very difficult for us to contribute after seasoned lawyers...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Mine is just a follow-up on what my colleague, the Member for Kwanza Constituency, said. When responses come from the Cabinet Secretaries in this very important session, sometimes they are very fast. We could have these responses in...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. To be honest, today’s afternoon is the saddest. This is a climax to the last question. It is very sad. The Question that was asked by Hon. Alice is to identify the company. That Question has not been...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Thank you, Hon Temporary Speaker. I beg to move that the National Construction Authority (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.59 of 2022) be now read a Second Time. The Procurement and Disposal Bill was brought here by Hon. Sakaja, now the Governor of...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Yes, Hon. Gikaria, what is your point of order? Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, my point of order is that the Vice-Chairperson of the...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. First, I thank Members who have contributed to and supported the Bill. I reiterate that when I appeared before the Committee, I made a case for myself on some of those issues which have been raised. The first...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. In law, we have the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) where you can resolve disputes through other means without trial. Is the doctor talking to a patient to dissuade from operation and just remain the way they were born...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) He is still a young man, so forgive him. (Laughter) 27th September 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 26 Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA)A repair of a battery costs around Ksh100,000 and things like that. As I said earlier, yesterday I had to...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. (Hon. Ibrahim Saney spoke off the record)

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Maybe it is just to air what Mheshimiwa Oundo was talking about. Clause 49 starts with “fails without lawful excuse”. That will address what Hon. Oundo is saying. You are exempted if you can give lawful excuse. I totally agree with what Hon....

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I rise to support the Chairperson on this amendment. There was a water company which was making profits and we asked ourselves, for what purpose? You need to spend that money to enhance water supply. What the Chairman has said...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) The Leader of the Majority Party assures me that if I become a former Member, I can use the Social Insurance Fund. So, I support.

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) I will listen to him. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Go ahead, Leader of the Majority Party.

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. Could the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health, who has moved an amendment to delete this Clause, consider withdrawing that amendment? I say this because just the other day, I met a former Member of Parliament called...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Departmental Committee on Environment, Forestry and Mining on its consideration of the National Climate Change (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.42 of 2023) Thank you, Hon. Deputy...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I second. (Question proposed)

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move: 23rd August 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 20 Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA)THAT, Clause 10 of the Bill be amended by inserting the following new paragraph immediately after the opening statement— Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by inserting the following new clause immediately after Clause 13— Amendment of section 35 of No. 11 of 2016. 13B. Section 35 of the principal Act is amended—- Thank you,

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by inserting the following new clause immediately after Clause 13— Amendment of section 33 of No. 11 of 2016. 13A. Section 33 of the principal Act is amended by inserting the...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I beg to drop my amendment on Clause 6, which proposes that we have two nominees from the Private Sector Alliance. Looking at the numbers, if this proposal goes through, the council will have an even number, which...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Thank you, Hon Temporary Chairman. I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 16 and substituting thereof with the following new clauses— The Schedule to the principal Act be amended in Section 1 (2) by deleting the words 60...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA)Yes, Hon. Temporary Chairman. Firstly, I thank Hon. Millie, the Member for Suba North. I agree with her. She went through the Bill and understood it. As the Leader of the Majority Party said, I agree that the cardinal aspect of this country’s legislation...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, it has been said here and the Leader of the Majority Party agreed that it is about public participation. Public participation is a constitutional requirement and it is fundamental that every Kenyan should be given an opportunity to give their...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting clause 4 and substituting therefore the following new clause—

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Yes. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 2 of the Bill be amended— (Applause)