Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I wish to thank the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Budget and Appropriations, through you, for the opportunity we got this morning to present the issues that came up yesterday before him. Even as we debate the amendments, we must ask ourselves how we got to this. My view is that we got to this because in the proposals that were before us, we did not quite follow the principles of public finance as outlined in Article 201 of the Constitution. Among the key requirements in Article 201 of the Constitution is that there shall be openness ... view
• 12 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Yes, I am speaking to the further amendment. So, hon. Speaker, I am saying that to the extent that we have made some headway, it is a good start. However, it is not entirely satisfactory for me who brought up the issue. I leave it to the rest of the House to also pronounce itself on the matter. view
• 12 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to contribute to the Motion on Budget Policy Statement. As I contribute to this, it is important that every time we talk on every issue of public finance, we are guided by the provisions of Article 201 of the Constitution which are very clear. I say this because looking at the Budget Policy Statement as has been presented here today, we have had issues. For instance, if you recall, the debate on this Motion had to be suspended yesterday because we were questioning some of the provisions in that ... view
• 12 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: As we go forward, let debates like the one we had yesterday inform the need for us to develop structures. We have had the provisions and it is very clear what it is required in a Budget Policy Statement. This is not something that we are doing for the first time. We enacted the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act, 2012. Now, Clause 25 of that Act is very clear that we need a Budget Policy Statement. So, when we delve into minute items of things that are operational in nature we will be deviating from the main thing. This is ... view
• 12 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: When we engage like this, each of us needs to understand that at the end of the day, whatever we do here, none of us comes here to canvass for himself. I do not come here to canvass for the Gumbo family. I come here to canvass for the public of Rarieda. 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
• 12 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: You, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, come here to canvass for the public of Ruaraka. That is why we are on taxpayer’s money and public expenditure. view
• 12 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would request our friends in the Budget and Appropriations Committee that when we engage in the 2016/2017 Budget Policy Statement, they should come with a clear methodology, so that they can walk us through what they want to do and convince all of us that what they are doing is in the interests of the Kenyan public. Even, as we know, they cannot take care of everybody. The methodology will provide safeguards for picking out the areas that need most urgent attention. With those remarks, I support the Motion. view
• 11 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Speaker. view
• 11 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I notice that order No. 8 is a continuation of debate on the Budget Policy Statement. Yesterday, hon. Jakoyo Midiwo had drawn your attention to a provision on page 28 of the Report of the Committee and the First Schedule. This has to do with the item that the National Treasury be allocated some money for public hearings. You had advised that we could propose an amendment to this Report, which I did. However, I have just received a comment from your office directing me, and rightly so, that since this one touches on a money ... view
• 11 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: I have no problem with that. However, I need a clarification from you. Since this is a Report of the Committee and from my experience, reports such as this do not go to the Committee of the whole House, I was wondering at what point the Committee will engage on the issues that I raised with regard to the amendments I was proposing. view