James Nyikal

Hon. (Dr.) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) I support that amendment. When you use the word “including”, you are demeaning the other one. The main one is the one you start with. I think if you put it like this, then it is clear that one is as important as the...

Hon. (Dr.) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, Hon. Millie’s amendment brings in another issue. I saw this IGM. The other thing that often occurs is medical correction. Sometimes, there is an effort to correct the genitalia, so that it is in line with the genes. What is...

Hon. (Dr.) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I am sure that in Hon. Millie’s consultation, this word “geneticist” was brought by medical doctors. That May 11, 2022 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 34 Hon. (Dr.) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM)error of changing the genitalia in children that we are talking...

Hon. (Dr.) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) We can keep the word, “medical geneticist”. It will make the amendment more clear than it is.

Hon. (Dr.) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) This is a technical term. If we say, “a medical geneticist” there are even plant geneticists. So, if we use the term, “medical geneticist” in their consultation, it may come back with the same. If we start defining terms, we may find ourselves in...

Hon. (Dr.) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to comment on this matter. I rise to support this Bill. The issues that Hon. Gikaria is addressing are real. The sections of the law that he is quoting are actually being abused. If...

Hon. (Dr.) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. This is an extremely important Bill for this country. I know that we already have an Act of 2014 that deals with matters of disability. Apart from this Bill strengthening...

Hon. (Dr.) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to support the Motion. There are times that we must look at the interests of the country. In reality, under the current Constitution, we have Parliament and the presidency. All Members of Parliament are supposed to keep the...

Hon. (Dr.) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, on behalf of the Mover, Hon. Martin Owino, I beg to move that the Community Health Workers Bill, (National Assembly Bill No.30 of 2020) , be now read the Third Time. Let me first of all start by congratulating Hon....

Hon. (Dr.) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Hon. Speaker, the issue here was simple and straight forward. A Standing Order was quoted, and a process providing for leave of the House went on. Now we are back to Second Reading of the Bill to discuss the content of the Bill. This...