Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: This is very important. Part of the problem we have had in this country - and it was adequately addressed during the conferences that went on during the weekend - is the problem of inclusivity in our country. That was the intention of Article 232 of the Constitution. As it has been said eloquently by my good friend and MP, Hon. Onyango Oyoo, the involvement of labour organizations particularly the Federation of Kenya Employers (FKE), Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) and even the new labour unions and human resource experts is very important. view
• 30 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: I am glad that this policy finally wants to tackle the issue of employment of foreigners. It is true we cannot live as an island. We have to work and employ citizens from other countries. One of the biggest problems I have noticed in this country, particularly in professional cadres, is that you get people who are not qualified coming here and taking jobs which can be done by Kenyans. It should be clear that, as much as we open our arms to people from outside because we also need Kenyans to be employed in other countries, please, let it ... view
• 30 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: We are at a level now where Kenya has an over-supply of professionals. It is wrong for us, instead of nurturing our own professionals, to get masqueraders coming here, some merely because of the colour of their skin, taking up jobs which should be taken by Kenyans. This is something that we have to speak about very courageously because the problem shall always be ours. Most of those people do jobs which Kenyans can do. They take the money out there and, at the end of the day, we lose the wealth of our country. The electronic version of the ... view
• 30 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: We must also solve the problem of the so-called “sacred cows”. I have seen a tendency in this country where you find somebody sitting in more than four boards. I have seen a tendency in this country where somebody is a lecturer, she is a chair of a parastatal and the husband also sits in another board. Honestly, what are we trying to do here? It is happening. We need an audit to find out. If my wife already sits on a board, why should I also be sitting on a board of a parastatal? Those are the disparities which ... view
• 30 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: As I conclude, it is for Kenya to find its own league. As a Kenyan, I was very disappointed when the job of the President of the African Development Bank came and Kenya was not in the mix. Even small countries like Cape Verde were there. I know that Kaberuka was from the East but let us get in the mix. I want to see Kenya vying for the post of Vice-President of the African Development Bank. view
• 30 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 29 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, the issues raised by Hon. Chris Wamalwa are issues that should concern all of us because if it goes the way it is happening, then it will suggest that there are forces outside this House which would want to direct how this House conducts its business. The EACC is a constitutional commission and its seniors are State Officers. It is very clear under Leadership and Integrity chapter of the Constitution that authority assigned to any State Officer is a public trust to be exercised in a manner that is consistent with the purposes and objects of the ... view
• 29 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Clearly, if the EACC is apparently in pursuit of a partisan agenda and goes after Hon. Wamalwa merely because he exercised what is constitutionally bestowed upon him by the Constitution of Kenya to make laws, then that is a very unfortunate situation. I am glad that my good friend, the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, has said that he is taking up this matter. Parliament must be allowed to operate freely. view
• 29 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: You will recall that a few weeks back, I raised concerns over actions that appeared to be making the space of Parliament shrink. If we get to that level, then as a country we will have lost it because Parliament, especially the National Assembly, must represent divergent opinions. If we cannot come here to legislate on that which we are convinced will carry forward the spirit of this country, it will be wrong. As it has been said by my good friend, the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, it is not just Hon. Wamalwa who ... view
• 29 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: I believe that for the EACC to act, it must have a complaint. Someone needs to have complained; it can also be based on some report either by the Auditor-General or a committee of this House. In the absence of that, what then would they be looking for? So, it is something to be 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