Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

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• 6 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wish my colleagues a nice weekend. What we have today, should tell the naysayers---People think that this House does not do any work but some 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
• 6 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: us have been sitting here since 2.30 p.m. I am an electrical engineer and I believe some parts of the body are magnetic. I feared that some parts of my body would be sticking on the seat. view
• 6 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I feared that those electrical impulses--- In electrical engineering, we are told that every moving electrical field generates magnetism, and every moving magnetic field generates electricity. I feared that it would happen, but thank god we are still standing. I want to thank my colleagues. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to second. view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker--- view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I want to thank my good friend Hon. (Dr.) Naomi Shaban, for donating five minutes to me. The Insolvency Bill is important but, even as we discuss it, I notice that in its preliminary provisions under Clause 1(3), it says that the commencement of this Bill - as per Part II of Clause 2 - shall be as by notice in the gazette by the Minister. Then it says that notwithstanding Sub-section (ii), any provision that has not been brought to force within nine months--- Considering the importance of this Bill, when we reach the Committee Stage, ... view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I support. I will be proposing quite a number of amendments as we get to the Committee Stage. I thank my good friend, Hon. (Dr.) Shaban, for giving me this opportunity. view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. The object of this Bill is important in the sense that it is a scrutiny of the various Acts of Parliament that would be affected by the passage of both the Insolvency and the Companies Acts. It is a good attempt. I have noticed that there are certain omissions that we may have to re-introduce into this Bill, so that it can become encompassing. For example, I have noticed that if you look at the Companies Bill that we recently passed, it has provisions that give the Capital Markets ... view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: As I conclude, I notice that the whole idea of this piece of legislation, which is a consequential amendment Bill, is to make those two pieces of legislation operational as far as the parts of legislation they seek to amend are concerned. I said, I want to say it again, that much as we go about bringing the companies and insolvency laws in this county in tandem with the 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
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: realities in our country, as a people, the idea behind the Companies Bill should be to enable as many Kenyans as possible to own enterprises. It does not look like a logical process when we are trying to provide an enabling environment for as many Kenyans as possible to own enterprises, yet we seem to be doing very little to protect the existing businesses. Each one of us in this House has their own sets of beliefs and everyone in this House is coming from a background. We must be concerned with some of the things we are seeing. I ... view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: I support. view