Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the notice of Motion that I have just given, you realise that this Paper was laid before the House more than a year ago. So, I would request that as the HBC convenes that they prioritise this Report, so that we debate it and get it out of the way. Thank you. view
• 1 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I have no intention whatsoever of interrupting the flow of debate but I am just wondering that this is a very good Motion, but is it in order that we should be transacting our business in vain? I am asking this question because two years ago, we passed a Motion here which was making it obligatory for the Government to provide 20 kilometres of tarmac in each constituency. If that Motion had been implemented, by the end of this year, each constituency should be having an additional 60 kilometres of tarmac. That Motion, to the best ... view
• 25 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Thank you for giving me the opportunity. I rise to seek your indulgence and considered ruling on a matter which I believe has grave implications for the independence of Parliament as an institution and the whole principle of separation of powers. Before I get to the substance of my point of order, allow me to draw your attention to the Oath of Affirmation of a Member of Parliament, which all of us in this House took. The Oath goes as follows:- “I, having been elected a Member of Parliament, do swear in ... view
• 25 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Kenya Bill. Those recommendations by His Excellency the President raise fundamental questions of law which I would want you to consider. Unless this House pronounces itself on this matter with finality and emphatically, it will continue recurring. I would, therefore, request you that, as you make your considered ruling, please consider the following:- (1) Whether in making reservations, recommendations and/or referrals, the President can propose texts for legislation arising from the text of the Constitution that I have read. view
• 25 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I do not sit in the Budget and Appropriations Committee. Looking at the arguments that are going on, I do not even wish to sit there. What we have done today is a really terrible indictment of this Committee. I respect Hon. Mutava Musyimi very much but when we debate issues like these which are clearly faulty, it starts to look like the Budget and Appropriations Committee is merely rubberstamping issues that they are not even seized of. This is giving a very bad image of Parliament. view
• 25 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, if the Chair and his Committee burnt the candle on both ends, then I must also say that in the process they also burnt their thinking cap. I am not being personal. This thing is making Parliament look bad. We cannot sit here and look. The figures just do not add up. We are being asked to approve spending of several billions for three days. How can we sit here and say that Parliament is looking good? It is not looking good. Honestly, there is nothing personal. He is the Chair of the Committee. I am only ... view
• 25 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, we are accountable to the people of Kenya individually and severally. When we have estimates which purport that a 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 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: kilometre of road can be done for Kshs600 million, do we not have a right to question? Go to the Parliamentary Budget Office and get the analysis. view
• 25 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: That is debate, hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to conclude by requesting--- Hon. Mutava Musyimi and his Committee know that I have appeared before the Budget and Appropriations Committee to complain about entries which I did not agree with. We are here to look at spending on behalf of the people of Kenya. Why are we here? I am only asking that we must up our game. When we go out there and when we appear on television debates we are asked to be collectively responsible for what Parliament does. Nobody can ask us that when things are not working ... view
• 24 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I just listened to my sister and good friend, Hon. Shebesh, withdrawing her Motion on healthcare in the counties. I wish to plead with her. Just as the Chair of the Committee has said, health services in the counties are pathetic. Where I come from, what is called the County Referral Hospital is where rats are eating dead bodies. I do not know where my good friend, Hon. Shebesh, got the information that healthcare in the counties has improved - it is getting worse. Honestly, this House needs to be seized of this matter, because ... view