Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1771 to 1780 of 3504.

• 11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Speaker. For quite some time now, I have been seeking a Statement from the Chair, Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations regarding the sad case of a Kenyan who was killed by a foreign diplomat, an American to be exact. Last time, I was told that I should appear before the Cabinet Secretary; unfortunately, this was not one of the listed Questions. This is the case of the late Haji Lukindo, who was killed and left an unemployed widow with four children. This matter has been pending for very long and I would ... view
• 11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: I am obliged, hon. Speaker. view
• 11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. The best laws must always be those that all of us will be comfortable with, if they were to be administered by our sworn enemies. Perhaps nothing highlights this more than the famous sermons of the late Rev. Friedrich Gustav Emil Martin Niemöller who during the time of his life was a protestant priest and a social activist. In his famous sermons delivered in Germany in 1946, Rev. Niemöller had this to say: “In Germany when the Nazis came for the communist, I remained silent because I was not a communist; when they locked up the ... view
• 11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, as I conclude I think we need to look at this thing in a much bigger way. As I have said, the problem is that our security apparatus and those in charge have not mutated in tandem with the mutating trends of crime and terrorism. Also, I think we must have the courage to continue and conclude the police reforms as they were envisaged. With those remarks I intend to bring amendments so that we can drive at a bipartisan approach to move this Bill forward. I thank you. view
• 11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I thank you for giving me the opportunity. First of all, let me start by wishing you and hon. Members of this House a very Merry Christmas and a happy 2015. I think in spite of the arguments that have been traded across the Floor, today, in my view, this House has started the process of taking tangible steps to address the problems of the security sector. I believe as we reach the Third Reading stage, we can embrace a bipartisan approach so that the amendments that we seek from this side can be incorporated so that we ... view
• 11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: feel that with more integration, we will be able to get useful intelligence which can help the security of this country move forward. view
• 10 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am aware of that, of course, you said there are ten requests but honestly I have been sitting and listening to this Motion and with all due respect to my colleagues, a lot of contributions appear to be repetitive. Will I be in order to request that the Mover be called upon to reply? 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
• 10 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wish from the outset, to thank hon. Wilbur Ottichilo who, in my view, is a blessing to this country in terms of the depth of knowledge that he has brought both to the Tenth and the Eleventh Parliaments. He is very incisive, well researched, highly academic and very educative in the Motions and Bills that he has brought to this House. I beg to move that the Motion be amended as follows:- (i) By inserting the following words in the ninth line immediately after the words “solar energy” “noting that Australia which hosts the United ... view
• 10 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: the development of nuclear energy and instead invests in the development of renewable or green energy which is safe and abundant in the country. view
• 10 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the reason for moving this amendment, as I have stated when moving my amendment is that, I personally feel that as a country, we need to increase our production of energy. However as we do that, we have to do it in a way that is safe and takes cognizance of the fact that we are still largely a developing country. If you look at the energy policy which we have discussed at the Committee level - both the Energy Policy and the Draft Energy Bill will be coming to this House soon - it has ... view