Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1411 to 1420 of 3504.

• 2 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: I think this clause needs to be understood. The clause says: ―The Auditor General shall conduct an environmental audit to ascertain as to whether public money has been expended with due regard to the environmental impact of that expenditure.‖ We are talking about auditing the expenditure. Does NEMA audit the expenditure with regard to environmental audit? No. NEMA will do the environmental audit but does it do it with regard to public expenditure? What is the harm here? If we delete this clause, who will audit the expenditure with regard to the environment? It is not NEMA. view
• 2 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: I think this clause needs to be understood. The clause says: ―The Auditor General shall conduct an environmental audit to ascertain as to whether public money has been expended with due regard to the environmental impact of that expenditure.‖ We are talking about auditing the expenditure. Does NEMA audit the expenditure with regard to environmental audit? No. NEMA will do the environmental audit but does it do it with regard to public expenditure? What is the harm here? If we delete this clause, who will audit the expenditure with regard to the environment? It is not NEMA. view
• 2 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I plead with both the Departmental Committee Chairman and my good friend, hon. Mbadi, to listen to me. The Constitution is very clear that the President shall nominate, and we are talking about public participation. Maybe, they have not read my amendment. I am proposing that where a vacancy occurs under Subsection (1), the President shall, within 14 days, by notice in the Gazette, nominate a person to be appointed as Auditor-General and forward the name to Parliament for approval. This allows for public participation. When we approve nominees of the President for appointment, members of ... view
• 2 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, this is an express provision of the Constitution. Are we saying that the PSC is a higher constitutional office than the Office of the President? The Constitution clearly says that the President shall 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
• 2 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: nominate. Are we saying that by passing it through the PSC, the PSC will still give the President a person whom he does not want to be the Auditor-General? view
• 2 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, without doubt, I am not misleading the House at all. I am just looking at the constitutional provisions. I gave an example where the President is allowed by the Constitution to nominate Cabinet Secretaries - He does not have to go through a panel. I have said that if it is a question of public participation, still, the Parliamentary process will allow the public to participate. I am, therefore, not misleading the House. view
• 2 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, the unfortunate loss of my proposed amendment, obviously spearheaded by my former good friend hon. Mbadi-- - view
• 2 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move;- view
• 2 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move;- view
• 2 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: THAT, Clause 38 of the Bill be amended by— view