James Nyikal Wambura

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for allowing me to comment on the President’s Speech, which is in line with the constitutional requirement under Article 132 of the Constitution. This allows the President to indicate measures undertaken and progress made in achieving the principles that guide...

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for allowing me to support the Report of the Committee on One-Stop Border Posts in the EAC. We are actually crying and chasing something we lost 60 years ago. We had it and we lost it. Members have talked...

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I sincerely thank you for giving me this opportunity. I will try to be brief. What the NG-CDF has done is known to all of us. It is also the most cost-effective Fund that I have seen, including the main budget....

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for allowing me to contribute to this. This Bill has come here for the third time and has lapsed, but it is an extremely important Bill. The objective of this Bill is to regulate assisted reproductive technology. What that...

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I will repeat that if embryos are stored for future use, it introduces the aspect of business. What about research? People can start to manipulate genes because embryos can be manipulated. It will be as ridiculous as using embryos...

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) If you are going to be the Director-General, you must have the basics of pharmaceuticals, hence the reason for a first degree in pharmacy. When you come to paragraph (b) , it is open to people who have a degree in pharmacy, but may...

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I would like us to look at a certain principle. It is a general principle that does not only apply to this amendment. The Bill proposes that the chairperson of the board should be a pharmacist and it also includes the...

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) The principle I know is that if one amendment is carried, which nullifies the other, that amendment removes what was going to be amended. However, in this case, what Hon. Otiende intended to amend is still there. Actually, it is not a very big...

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM)

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) That is right. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : I will propose the Question. (Question of the further amendment proposed) Hon. Chairman, are you in agreement with that amendment?

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I am just going further on what Hon. Baya has said. There is a difference between the committees. Further, those Scientific Advisory Committees are listed. These are not ordinary committees, but they are specific standing committees. That is why it is...

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Hon. Chairman’s amendments have taken care of my amendment. So, I do not have to move it. I withdraw it. (Proposed amendment by Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal withdrawn) The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : Thank you, Dr Nyikal. (Clause 21 as amended agreed...

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) My amendment on Clause 22 is very simple. It is just a cross reference. If you look at 22 (3) , which is saying, “ (i) shall not apply to the sale of medicines compounded by pharmaceutical technologies”, my amendment is it should be

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I know where Hon. (Dr) Otiende is coming from. It is a very important point. It is taken care of in other places but when we are talking about “compounding”, in my view and the view of the Committee, for the...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support this historical Bill. In the last one or two weeks, we have made fairly historical legislation regarding the health sector, this being one of them. The objective of this Bill is to regulate medicines and medical...

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for allowing me to support this Bill. I must support it. We came up with this Bill in 2005, but we put it aside when devolution came. I am happy that it has come back today, while recognising that...

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute. I am a very happy man today. My two most cherished documents have come into law. We have just discussed the Facilities Improvement Financing Bill that we did in 2005 and we...

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairperson, whereas we cannot oppose if we are removing what is not in the Bill, that is automatic, we are noticing something. I think something has to happen. We cannot have a Bill that has gone through all the processes, it comes...

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, we always go back and forth when it comes to corruption. We need to carefully read this section. This is not as absolute as indicated. It reads – “ (6A) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, where a State officer...

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, my further amendment would have been to remove the word “ex parte” and “exercising the powers of that office including participating in decision making, voting and supervising staff” and leave the rest intact. This achieves what we all desire. When you...

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM)Hon. Temporary Chairman, there is a general theme running throughout all these amendments. There is a feeling that the proposed amendments were too harsh, particularly on crime. Therefore, we are moderating them. That is a bad sign. I will not say that I oppose it,...

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM)You are right. Section 254 (1) says that: 'As soon as practicable after the end of each year, each commission and each holder of an independent office shall submit a report to the President and to Parliament'. I am saying that so that you put...

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Hon. James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) If we go by what Kaluma is saying, you will have the word 'knows' twice. Therefore, one 'knows' is being removed. Simply that. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) : Thank you Daktari. Kaluma on the right of reply, and then we finish with the...

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I will be brief because I want to give a proposal on what my colleagues have talked about regarding the handling of miscellaneous amendments. I propose that the House Rules and Procedures Committee, which...

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Could he explain the import of that amendment? The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai) : Hon. Chepkonga.

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Yes, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. It is good that we understand these things. What the Mover has explained is not what is on the Order Paper. The Order Paper indicates that the amendment seeks to delete the expression “and there is an intention to confer...

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) This is an extremely important amendment showing what is happening in the country, which was not happening previously. Previously, 5th October 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 35 Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM)they were referred to as ‘flats’ but nowadays people buy homes in flats...

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I know the proposed amendment will be carried as it is. However, some of us have not stayed in the House to oppose amendments but to understand them. Tomorrow, when each and every one of us will be walking on the...

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, two pieces of land are being auctioned. One is because somebody borrowed money and you are now tying it to the loan or whatever was borrowed. Therefore, you are putting a reserve price. What you are really protecting, to a large...

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) I support the amendment. When a good amendment is proposed, we support it. What is being done is now clear. (Laughter) 5th October 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 42 Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM)Hon. Members, we have another amendment by Hon. Wilberforce Oundo. Proceed.

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Hon. Chepkonga knows very well where to get these definitions. He is just pulling your leg. I will just say that I see what Hon. Oundo is saying. This is because recently in my constituency, there was a big issue when the county government...

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Akin to what Hon. Oundo has said, I also noticed some unconstitutional matters. I appeal to us to note that he also raised some important issues. There is a provision to look at them even over the weekend or later. That is where he...

Hon. (Dr.) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I am always very cautious of miscellaneous amendments because, one; they are bound to have mischief and, two; they are practically large and difficult for people to go through and understand what is happening....