Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. As I contribute, I notice that the object and purpose of this Bill is to provide for an enabling environment for the development of all aspects of Special Economic Zones, including the development of integrated infrastructure facilities, creation of incentives for economic and business activities in areas designated as Special Economic Zones, removal of impediments to economic or business activities that can generate profit for enterprises in areas designated as Special Economic Zones and, of course, the regulation and administration of activities within the ... view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: This aspect of regulation is particularly important, because there are a number of companies which come to Kenya, especially foreign- owned companies purportedly to establish Special Economic Zones but engage in activities other than those covered in their licence. This aspect of regulation and administration of activities within Special Economic Zones with due regard to principles of openness, competitiveness and transparency is good. view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Conditions that appertain to some of these companies have to worry us a lot, as much as we want to attract foreign direct investment into our country; one of the ways to deal with it is through measures we will implement at the Special Economic Zones. First of all, it appears like the licensing regime that is in force at the moment tends to give a carte blanche to the economic zones operators with regard to staff welfare and remuneration. As we talk about regulations, if the benefit is to accrue to our country, let that benefit start from the ... view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: I have looked at the provisions of Clause 29(2) of this Bill, which says that the Authority shall grant a licence if the application meets the objectives of this Act, if the proposed business enterprises were incorporated in Kenya and whether it is 100 per cent foreign-owned. I want to believe that as we move to empower Kenyans - this is something that as Kenyans we cannot be ashamed of - we should move away from this idea that only people from outside the country can establish special economic zones. I have said it before, I will say it again, ... view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: intent on pursuing a commercial activity to the point that the lives of the people of Kenya become a secondary consideration. I have seen the plight of little children who cannot go to school, and whose growth is stunted merely because somebody has established a factory that deals in lead. He is polluting the water, air and the food that these people grow around the area. Somehow, it becomes very sad when it starts to look like this is happening because our own people, Kenyans, have chosen to look the other way as fellow Kenyans suffer bitterly in the hands ... view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you for giving me this opportunity, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. My colleagues have spoken about the impracticability of holding elections in August. I tend to agree with most of them. But, even as we think about extending the dates to December - and which looks good and has been traditional - I would wish we also look at the implications with regard to the existing Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). Election dates are normally very emotive issues. The appointment of electoral commissioners is equally The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified ... view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: an emotive issue. I am just worried if there will be sufficient time and the political implications if we were to, for example, have commissioners in office by then. So, even as we will be going to the Third Reading - hoping that this House will be able to pass this Bill in the Second Reading and approve it to the Third Reading - I would request my good friend Hon. David Ochieng to look at the political implications with regard to what it will mean. That is if we will have new commissioners who will hardly be in office ... view
• 30 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations. 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
• 30 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, as it has been said by my colleagues before me, the Committee has done a fairly commendable job in preparing this Report. As it stands now, the East African Community comprises of more than 200 million people. In my view, that is a big block in terms of its position not only in the African continent but also in the whole world. For a very long time, what has bogged down East Africa and African countries is the general feeling of helplessness. This is in more ways than one a contradiction. This is because if you look ... view
• 30 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: As I speak here, I do so as a qualified professional in this area. One of the areas that have been very frustrating for us as engineers is that we have opened our markets freely to engineers from this region, but we have had very serious difficulties - my good friend, Hon. (Eng.) Mahamud, will bear witness - when a Kenyan engineer tries to set up camp in Tanzania, for instance; we are looked at very suspiciously. There is no question that we have tended to develop our professional base better than in the other regions. I would want a ... view