Nyikal Wambura James

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for that consideration. I stand to support this Report. It is a sad Report because it demonstrates very fundamental issues on how we handle our public affairs. One, it clearly indicates a poor implementation of a Presidential Directive. Public officers, particularly professionals and technical people...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, this amendment strengthens the clause. It does not add anything. It starts by saying the Authority may issue product licenses as provided. This means that it strengthens that the Authority can actually do it. Hon. Chairman’s amendments come under that. It does not change anything. It strengthens...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, the Chairman can help us more on this amendment. The essence of the amendment is the doubt in Hon. Millie’s mind whether “health products and technologies” include herbal medicines. It was easy to include the word ‘medicine’ after the word ‘herbal' to read ‘herbal medicines’ when we...

If I got it right, it is not wise to put a registration that goes forever since technology changes. You may need to review them later on. If you do not give that provision, you may have difficulties changing whatever you registered. I may not support what Hon. Oluoch is...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, the Chairman can make further amendments, which he is proposing. Give the Chairman time to write that amendment. We can say 10. I am uncomfortable with five as it may be too frequent. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : I agree with you; I am just...

I do not see any harm. The whole of Clause 12 is dealing with rejection. 12 (A) says that it may reject the application if the applicant fails to meet standards as required by this Act or any other written law. It is strengthening this Act altogether. A dissatisfied person...

This is a tricky area. You will go to buy medicine. The person you are buying from may want to change the medicine. That person will talk to the person who prescribed the medicine. To change the medicine, this bit says that they will want you to agree to their...

I feel like the discussion would go like this: “This is what the doctor wanted for you but we do not have it. However, I will talk to your doctor to see if it is okay for us to change.” I see that conversation. I think we should give the...

I support. (Question, that the words to be left out be left out, put and agreed to) The import of that is that the amendment by the Chairperson under sub-clauses 1 and 3 fall automatically. What is it, Hon. Mayaka?

Clause 41 (d) states thus: “ (d) A qualified medical practitioner, dentist or veterinary surgeon for purposes of medical, dental or veterinary treatment respectively…” You are proposing that we bring ‘enrolled pharmaceutical technologies’ immediately after what is appearing in Clause 41 (1) (d) . I do not see how they...

Hon. Chairman should explain a little because this amendment is extremely broad. A qualified health professional is anybody in the health sector, so long as he or she is registered by somebody. That is too broad. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : Hon. Chairman.

We are on Clause 43. Is it not so? It talks of a qualified medical professional, dentist, veterinary surgeon or a member of staff of a hospital or dispensaries who has been authorised to do general or special procedure. We are talking of a qualified healthcare professional. In the original...

I think it is too broad if you say a qualified healthcare professional may apply or dispense a scheduled substance for the purpose of medical, dental or veterinary treatment, as the case may be, subject to the following provisions. The Bill said a qualified medical practitioner, dentist or veterinary surgeon,...

Okay. (Question of the amendment proposed) (Question, that the words to be left out be left out, put and agreed to) (Question, that the words to be inserted in place thereof be inserted, put and agreed to) (Question, that the word to be inserted be inserted, put and agreed to)...

If we delete it whole, we will remove any protective measures there. I also oppose it. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : Hon. Mayaka, do you want to withdraw it?

Yes, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I just want to support. This is a good affirmative action. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : Member for Gichugu.

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I support. Of all the reasons said, what is important is that this will stop rent-seeking. If you give the power of cancellation to an individual and no clear reasons are set, that is a recipe for serious rent- seeking. This amendment protects the businessperson and reduces...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. I start by supporting this Bill. The Bill seeks to restore the authority of the National Land Commission through the National Land Act of reviewing the grant where there is concern or where they petition...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. This is a problem of a big magnitude. The problem is that we approach things with knee-jerk reaction. We do not do analysis of what causes the problems to know whether it is road structures and road signs, vehicle failure,...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I would have liked to be more than a joyrider. As we know, I have been trying to do that all week. However, I will take what is available. We were told that the interns have been posted, but we know that not all of them...

Hon. Chairman, there was a question of coordination… Sorry. Hon. Speaker. On the question of coordination, the Cabinet Secretary is right that they have paid at the national level. But the county governments have not been paid. But my concern is that the Ministry holds policy that is supposed to...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. It is a very important issue when a family loses a member. I would really like you to listen to a more basic issue. The process of seeking statements from chairs of committees that we have created is giving ourselves a raw deal because we read...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I rise to support this deletion. This is a major part of our law and as the Committee says, they were not provided with adequate explanation. I think they have done the right thing. Let us delete it. I support. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) :...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I second. (Question of the amendment proposed) I will allow some contributions. (The Temporary Speaker consulted with the Clerk-at-the-Table) Hon. T.J. Kajwang’, did you seek recommittal of the whole Act or particular sections? (Hon. Owen Baya spoke off the record) He is not debating. As you can...

On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker. What is your point of order, Hon. Nyikal? Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. As you are aware and as you have even indicated to me, I had a Motion of Adjournment and the time should actually have been... I will get to...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I had a Motion of Adjournment which was approved by the Deputy Speaker. When she was here, I drew her attention after the Notices of Motions and she said that she would get back to it but missed to do so. Later on, she gave...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, that is improper. First of all, it is out of order and this matter is not procedural. If there was a change, it should have been raised at the time of Notices of Motions. The worst bit is that I was informed it was approved. The Deputy...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I feel sad that in this country… I feel sad that we speak without feelings when the lives of ordinary people in this country are concerned. Two days ago, a two-year old child literally died in my house having gone to...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute. This is a very important Bill and I rise to support it. The objective of this Bill is to get a legal framework for coordination. Most disasters normally have an emergency element. If there is an emergency element,...

On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Hon. Nyikal, you are becoming popular for being a nuisance and trying to cause trouble in the House. Let us conduct the business of the House with the decorum that the country deserves. Let us proceed. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE IN...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. We have an agreement in this area except the procedure. Sometimes, I see that if one amendment will cover… We normally start with the Committee's amendment, and if it passes, then the Members drops theirs. The one that passes covers the other one. But if...

I support this because it supports the rule of law. be left out, put and agreed to) thereof be inserted, put and agreed to) (Clause 3 as amended agreed to) Clause 4 The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : There is a proposed amendment by the Hon. Chairman.

I rise to oppose this exemption in relation to Order No.17. Why are we pushing this exemption? I may understand Orders 13 and 16 because they relate to the Division of Revenue Bill, which we know has a time limit. Therefore, I can understand that in the budget cycle, we...

Yes. Yes. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I hope I am not seen in negative light. I am just a stickler for processes. (Loud consultations)Bill to be read a Third Time. As Hon. Pukose has said, I had a similar Bill and this one is doing THAT, this House do...

I rise to support this Bill in principle. This Bill is key to devolution. This Bill will support the whole area of devolution. Schedule 4 decides what counties do. If you look at it, the concept behind it is co-operation and not an adversarial arrangement. That is the only way...

As I have said, the courts have taken advantage of our adversarial relationship. It is what we have created. We have lent ourselves to the courts. Even now, the laws very clearly allow that there should be an agreement on whether a matter touches on counties before a Bill comes...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also stand to support this Bill. Let me reiterate what I said. This is an extremely important Bill. We had to move it ahead today, so that it is discussed this morning because we want it to be fast tracked it in the afternoon....

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The NG-CDF Board should disburse the money. The excuses and back-and-forth are just delaying tactics. The year is far gone and we need the money. We cannot build classrooms, increase the number of students in schools, and not increase the number of toilets. We need to...

Thank you. Hon. Speaker. I remember I was in Government when the Constitution of Kenya 2010 was in process. Historically, this came from the office of the then Assistant Minister. That is where all this comes from and the argument at that time was that often the assistant ministers did...