Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I have a lot of respect for the good doctor. I am looking at the Bill that we are debating and I am asking myself what this Bill intends to achieve. If you look at the Memorandum of Objects and Reasons, it says that the object and purpose of this Bill--- view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Let me drive my point home; I want to believe that the Bill we are debating might not be constitutional; just indulge me, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. “The object and purpose of this Bill is to amend the National Flag, Emblems and Names Act (Cap. 99) to reserve the flying of the national flag on motor vehicles to the following State officers: the President, the Deputy-President, the Chief Justice, the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Speaker of the Senate. The flying of flags on motor vehicles by designated state officers is presently governed---” It goes on to say ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Article 10 of our Constitution talks about national values. This Article says:- view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: “(2) The national values and principles of governance include- (a) patriotism, national unity, sharing and devolution of power---” Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, this is not theatrics. 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
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am very concerned because we are trying to stop Kenyans from--- For argument’s sake, this year we are having the World Cup. Suppose Kenya was participating in the World Cup today and we won it, what would be wrong in all Kenyans putting the Kenyan flag on their cars and flying it all over the place? According to this Act, that will be an offence. view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am raising a constitutional issue. This borders on patriotism. What is wrong with every citizen of the country flying the flag? If this is about settling the fight with the governors, it is an exercise in futility. view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I rise to strenuously oppose this Bill. As I oppose it, I want to ask fellow hon. Members to listen to me. view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the spirit of this Bill, in my view, has been informed by the disagreements that have been occurring between the governors and the Senators. Much as this Bill tends to give the impression that it is involving hon. Members of the National Assembly; the gist of this Bill and the fact that it is originating from the Senate--- Actually, this is a Bill that will try to settle the supremacy wars between the Senators and the governors. Hon. Speaker, if we pass this Bill in its current form, we will have participated in the dog-fights between the Senators ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: This is my opinion; you have to listen to my opinion. view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: I want to tell you that, once the Senate is through with the governors, they will go for the county assembly members and once they are through with the county assembly members, they will come for this House. view