Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I just wanted to alert the House that in the course of debate, I moved an amendment which was also passed. So, what we are debating now is the Motion as amended and not the original Motion. view
• 18 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: No, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 18 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Motion on the Order Paper is not the amended version. What we have on the Order Paper is not correct. We should be debating the amended Motion. The amendment was moved and passed. view
• 18 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it has been a while; it is quite some time back. We passed the amendment last year. view
• 18 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, what I can do is just read the Motion as amended, so that it goes on record because the amendment was passed. view
• 18 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Yes. The Motion as amended reads as follows:- THAT, aware that the Kenya Nuclear Electricity Board (KNEB) was created and tasked with spearheading development of nuclear energy in the country; deeply concerned that the construction and maintenance of a nuclear plant is a highly technical, expensive and risky undertaking that potentially exposes a country to the threat of nuclear radiation and the challenge of disposal of radioactive nuclear waste; further aware that due to the inherent risk in nuclear energy production, many of the developed countries like Germany, India, Japan and South Africa, amongst others, The electronic version of the ... view
• 18 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: have increasingly embarked on the systematic shut-down of their nuclear plants and instead are promoting the development of clean renewable energy, especially wind and solar energy; noting that Austria which hosts the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency has terminated the development of any nuclear energy, this House resolves that the Government shifts its attention from the development of nuclear energy and instead invests in the development of renewable or green energy, which is safe and abundant in the country. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, after you come to the word “energy” in the fourth last line, the amendment introduces the ... view
• 18 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I have no intention whatsoever of trying to contradict the good doctor for Endebess. However, I think he is debating the Motion which had not been amended. The Motion as amended actually has deleted the word “stop”. We are now emphasising more on diverting attention. I just thought that, that clarification should come out because people are still talking of “stop”. That is what had been deleted and that was the essence of the amendment so that we shift and focus more on green energy. view
• 18 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: It is good to clarify that the reason we proposed that amendment in consultation with the good doctor hon. (Dr.) Ottichilo was that knowing the risks that are associated with nuclear energy, we did not want to stop our country from doing the necessary preliminary work that can help us to understand the risks involved. If we say “stop” then even the processes that are going on in understanding the whole concept of nuclear 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
• 18 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: energy will have to be stopped. So, it is important that as Members debate, they put that amendment into perspective. view