Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, this amendment is okay. Maybe, this happens in engineering which is my background. However, when you talk of the directors being appointed from any other public institution as persons who have distinguished service, how do you measure whether somebody has distinguished service? This is the problem. I agree with relevant experience, but not distinguished service. Is that something that is measurable? How do you measure it? view
• 25 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, the proposed amendment in Sub-clause 4 is very good because when you talk of reasonable period of time, it is not definite. I have a problem with the proposed amendment in the new Sub- clause 4. If you look at the objects and purpose of this Act, number one is development of integrated infrastructure. More importantly, under Sub-clause 3(a)(2) is the creation of The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 25 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: incentives. Sub-clause 3(a)(3) is even more important. It is on removal of impediments. If you are removing impediments to creating special economic zones, yet you are giving the Cabinet Secretary six months, then how are you removing impediments when you are aiming to do the regulations? That is the import of the new clause 7(b) which provides for 180 days, that is, six months. I would plead with the Leader of the Majority Party that if we are keen to stick to the object and purpose of this Act - which is in Part 3(a)(3) - and which is to ... view
• 25 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, the reason I am a bit opposed to this very lengthy period of providing regulations is that, sometimes, it is not good. We have been in this House and you have heard me complaining about the regulations governing the Engineers Act which have been pending now for almost four years. Of course, I know then we did not include definite time limit. Yes, he has explained it. I know it is back and forth because subsidiary legislation requires participation of the public. Honestly, if we are to conform to the object and purpose of the Act, ... view
• 25 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I have serious difficulty understanding why we should delete (g), (h) and (i). It does not make sense to me. Why are we proposing the deletion? It has not been explained anywhere. I understand the extension in the marginal note. However, why are we deleting Sub-clauses (g), (h) and (i)? view
• 25 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, this is a very good amendment. Left as it is without specifying the fees and levies to be levied under this Bill, then it remains free for all, which might not be good for the purpose and intent of the Bill. I support. view
• 25 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I wish to thank my good friend, the Leader of the Majority Party for the opportunity to second the Third Reading of this Bill. As I second, it is the policy of the Government to reduce the number of state corporations. In this Bill, we have added another state corporation. I second the Third Reading but it makes us look like for every three steps we make forward, we take four steps backwards, which is not good for progress. I beg to second. view
• 25 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would like to congratulate the Departmental Committee of Justice and Legal Affairs and the Mover, Hon. Duale, for the steps we have taken to pass this Bill. I know that we do not have sufficient numbers to take the Bill through the Third Reading but, as we establish the Special Economic Zones with the intention of enhancing our economy, let us not disregard the welfare of our people and favour those who come to invest in our country. I am sure that all of us followed what was going on at Owino Uhuru ... view
• 20 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. In an ideal situation, Parliament is supposed to make laws, the Executive is supposed to implement and execute those laws and the Judiciary is supposed to interpret them. However, many times, we do not have an ideal situation. I thank Hon. Kaluma for coming up with this proposed constitutional amendment, which I support. This country has suffered a lot in the hands of what I would call “judicial activism”. Judicial activism happens when the Judiciary, many times, chooses to be a player in a matter where ... view
• 20 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: of us should come together as a House so that we are able to safeguard the independence of Parliament. It will not be good for this country the moment we start diluting the functions of this House. It has to be recalled that there are certain functions, for example, appropriations that are only donated to this House. Honestly, if we are to leave that lacuna as it still exists in law, then we face a real situation where the activities of this House can at one point completely be brought to a halt. That can only be to the detriment ... view