Hon. Fred Gumo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in this country from 2008 we have had so many Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from all over the country resettled in one area. Immediately after 2008, there were so many people from different communities who were displaced. It looks as if nobody bothers about certain communities. If you go to places like Trans Nzoia, there are so many people who were removed from forests from 1992, and nobody has bothered to resettle them. They are from Mt. Elgon, Cherangany Hills, Mt. Kenya and even The Aberdares and nobody has ever bothered to settle them. In ... view
• 29 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, another thing that I feel I must talk about is that when people are given certain positions of responsibility, they only look for people from around their homes to fill up positions. That is tribalism. We cannot unite this country as long as we work on tribal lines. I have been in this Parliament for a long time now, and I have seen people come and go. Whoever gets a position only minds about his tribe. He chases away other people and then brings in others from his home area. This is a country for ... view
• 29 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: When you go to some of the Ministries, you will be surprised. The Constitution is now very clear that you cannot have more than 25 per cent of a certain community in one Ministry, but I do not see it being implemented. This is because it is so difficult. Should it be done, there will be chaos in this country. view
• 29 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, another thing is that you have seen what has been in the Press, particularly about Maasailand. This farm in Maasailand that was bought for IDPs has brought some resistance from the Maasais. That is not something to take simply. It is a serious matter. I have heard some people say that they had said it and it must be done. Well, there are people who will protect these people individually. Some of these people were chased away from Eldoret, Nakuru and so on, and now you are taking them to Maasailand. The reason why they ... view
• 29 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Some of these people have been there for many years. My father bought his farm in Kitale in 1963 when I was just about 13 or 14 years old but now I am an old man. If somebody comes and tells me to move out of that land and my father died about 15 years ago, do you think I will move out? Tutauana tu. How can you move out and yet you do not have any other place? This is the problem people have. If we want to bring people together then let us sit together, reconcile and agree ... view
• 29 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am a nationalist. What about a Kikuyu who has married a Luo? What is the tribe of that child? view
• 29 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it will not be a Kikuyu! Do you want to say that if a Kikuyu woman goes to Kakamega, is made pregnant by a Luhya and carries the pregnancy to Kiambu where he gives birth, that boy will be a Luhya? Hakuna Bwana! If he is born there, he will be a Kikuyu. So, a language is just a way of communication and we must avoid that. We should not ruin our country because of tribal feelings. That is the problem we have. If we can do away with that feeling, this country will be ... view
• 29 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support this Motion. view
• 12 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 12 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: (a) The projects the Ministry has funded in Igembe North and Tigania East Constituencies under the Africa Development Bank (ADB)/Ewaso Ng’iro North Natural Resources Conservation Programme are as follows:- (i) Rainwater harvesting at Akithi and Mariri Primary School; (ii) Drilling, test-pumping and equipping of boreholes at Soloin, Mariara, Indibe, Miele and Kamwele village. view