Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

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• 2 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, other than that, it is my belief and firm conviction that an unintended genocide is happening in our country and we want to behave and continue carrying on business as usual. That is a mark of a very uncaring people and probably that is the reason for the passivity and the apathy that we are seeing in voter registration going on in the country. I do not support. view
• 17 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. This being the first time we are meeting, may I also wish you a very happy new year. This is going to be a very challenging year for our country. I also want to wish all my colleagues a very happy new as they prepare to face the challenges of election this year. May we remember to observe peace in our country, because it is the only one we have. I want to add my voice to those who have spoken before me and say that I support the proposal to nominate Archbishop Wabukala as the ... view
• 17 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. This being the first time we are meeting, may I also wish you a very happy new year. This is going to be a very challenging year for our country. I also want to wish all my colleagues a very happy new as they prepare to face the challenges of election this year. May we remember to observe peace in our country, because it is the only one we have. I want to add my voice to those who have spoken before me and say that I support the proposal to nominate Archbishop Wabukala as the ... view
• 17 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Recently, I was told of a case in one of the counties in this country where a county government was purporting to have done a three-door pit latrine for over Kshs6 million. How can that be possible? People like those ought to be behind bars. Who is going to use those pit latrines, are they for elephants or human beings? Certainly, you cannot spend that amount of public money and still be walking free. There are very many cases on misuse of public funds at the counties. As I conclude, we all must acknowledge that without the political will, the ... view
• 17 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Recently, I was told of a case in one of the counties in this country where a county government was purporting to have done a three-door pit latrine for over Kshs6 million. How can that be possible? People like those ought to be behind bars. Who is going to use those pit latrines, are they for elephants or human beings? Certainly, you cannot spend that amount of public money and still be walking free. There are very many cases on misuse of public funds at the counties. As I conclude, we all must acknowledge that without the political will, the ... view
• 17 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to make it quick. I want to thank the Committee for working under very difficult circumstances. But the impression one gets is that because of the time constraints, the Committee did not take a whole look at the entire electoral environment. I would have thought in a report such as this, the Committee would have mentioned, for example, what they are doing to make sure that all the agencies that make sure we have free, fair and safe elections are involved. For example, I noticed that the Committee did not mention anything, for example, ... view
• 17 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to make it quick. I want to thank the Committee for working under very difficult circumstances. But the impression one gets is that because of the time constraints, the Committee did not take a whole look at the entire electoral environment. I would have thought in a report such as this, the Committee would have mentioned, for example, what they are doing to make sure that all the agencies that make sure we have free, fair and safe elections are involved. For example, I noticed that the Committee did not mention anything, for example, ... view
• 17 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: All politics is local and we have to talk about it! Merit has to count. In the report prepared for the last electoral commission that is going out, Mr. Okomi Aruwa was number three but he was not considered. Everybody else including number 13 was considered. In the report that we are debating now, Mr. Aura has not been considered. We must talk about these things. When merit is thrown out of the window, oligarchy, kleptocracy and kakistocracy set in a society. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 17 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: All politics is local and we have to talk about it! Merit has to count. In the report prepared for the last electoral commission that is going out, Mr. Okomi Aruwa was number three but he was not considered. Everybody else including number 13 was considered. In the report that we are debating now, Mr. Aura has not been considered. We must talk about these things. When merit is thrown out of the window, oligarchy, kleptocracy and kakistocracy set in a society. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 1 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I rise under Standing Order No.86 to seek your guidance and also to seek the views of the House on a matter which borders on fragrant violation of our own rules of procedure and Standing Orders. Hon. Speaker, I seek your indulgence. One of the key roles of his House is to make laws. Therefore, it will amount to contradiction if, indeed, the Members of this House or those of our sister House in the Senate were to be in violation of our own rules and procedures. Standing Order No.86 is very clear that no Member shall – ... view