Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, allow me to start by thanking you most sincerely for the directive you made that we should amend our Standing Orders so that Cabinet Secretaries should be coming here to answer Questions, like what you have just dealt with. I think this is a matter that this House has talked about for a long time. I have been in the forefront talking about it and I want to thank you for leading from the front. But since we are going for the weekend, allow me to start by being a little prophetic. I subscribe to the Christian faith ... view
• 6 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: I am not making a debate. What I am trying to say is that it is good that the Leader of Majority Party brings his programme here but what I would ask is, if you look at Article 94 of the Constitution, we are here on behalf of the people of Kenya. Listen to what the people of Kenya say before you read your programmes for the week because these are the issues which concern them. Yesterday morning, we spent a lot of time discussing what was largely a self actualization Bill. view
• 6 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: I actually wish the Leader of Majority Party--- this is not meant to be a criticism at all. What I was calling for is that in my view, instead of discussing the Emblems and the Flags Bill yesterday which is--- view
• 6 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I did not say we should not; I just talked about priority compared for example to the VAT Bill which affects every Kenyan. view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, could you protect me from the Member for Homa Bay who is eating into my time? view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: I want to thank you for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Constitution (Amendment) Bill. It is a known fact that over time, inequality anywhere translates into inequality everywhere. The issue of inequality in Kenya has become so serious that it must be addressed as a matter of national concern. You remember last week, one of the major media houses in Kenya was doing a serialization of the wealthy in Kenya. Much as it is encouraging, it also offered very depressing statistics. What emerged is that over 80 per cent of wealth in Kenya is in the hands ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: nationalism, the sense of feeling, the sense of belonging, the sense that I truly want to be proud to be a Kenyan at the moment is lacking in our country and that is coming about because of income disparities. As leaders, I think we owe it to the people who have brought us here; the people who have brought us to this privileged House and environment. We must spread hope around. The only way we can spread hope around is through our actions, taking actions that will make sure that every part of Kenya feels that, indeed, they have a ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Speaker. view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Speaker. view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Just to enrich it. view