Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: it could be fast tracked. The Leader of Majority Party undertook on 20th last month to bring it in two weeks. Today is more than a month. view
• 24 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I thank you for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Motion. As I contribute, I want to say that what is happening in South Sudan is truly regrettable because it tends to reinforce the belief in some quarters outside Africa that some of our countries may have attained their independence prematurely. view
• 24 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Kenya’s strategic interests in South Sudan have been well put not least of all is the LAPSSET project. However, I think that once again the conflict in that country tends to cast a sharp focus on the role of the African Union (AU) which is the predecessor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) which was in some quarters described as a mere talk shop. view
• 24 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: If you look at the objectives of the AU, you will find that one of the key objectives under Article 3 of the constitutive Act of the AU is to defend the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of member states. Another objective is to promote and protect human rights and people’s rights in accordance with the African Charter on people’s rights and other relevant human rights instruments. There can be no greater right than the right to life and the right to security. view
• 24 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Article 4 of these objects talks about the principle of the Union which among others talks about the right of the Union to intervene in a member state pursuant to a decision of the Assembly in respect of grave circumstances namely war crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity and the right of member states to request intervention from the Union in order to restore peace and security among several others. view
• 24 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, we have seen what is happening in the Republic of South Sudan. However, this is not only in South Sudan. The situation in the Central African Republic is equally dire because we are not just seeing religious profiling there but we are also seeing genocide being perpetrated more or less on religious grounds. It is very important Kenya as a key member of the AU and the international community intervenes if that will bring order to this country. This is because the last thing we want to see is what happened in Rwanda in 1994. When the genocide ... view
• 24 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, with those comments I support. view
• 24 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I rise to support the Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill, National Assembly Bill No.12 of 2014. As I support this Bill, I want to say that it has been reported that those who work with hammers have the habit of seeing nails in every problem. view
• 24 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: The story of our country will always be that of missed opportunities. That dates back to the beginning of last 50 years of our Independence. As we seek funds from outside, it will be important that they are applied to development projects with strict adherence to Chapter 12 of our Constitution. In particular, we should deal with observation of the limits of public debt, equitable allocation of revenue and lightening the burden of public debt on all Kenyans and equitable sharing of burdens and benefits of public debt between present and future generation. It is also important that all funds ... view
• 24 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: What this means is that, as a country, if we look at the principle of prudence and responsibility, then we have to do a re-examination; an example is some of the projects that we are undertaking. I have in mind the LAPSSET and the standard gauge railway line projects. Can we say authoritatively that the way these projects have been undertaken adheres to the principle of prudence and responsibility? My fear is that that may not be so. Of course, the problem that we are called upon to address at all times must always be responsible management of financial resources ... view