Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Anybody who is in doubt - maybe, most of you do not remember – should understand the following: During the Second World War, there was a German priest by the name Rev. Friedrich Gustav Emil Martin Niemoller. I want you to listen to what Rev. Niemoller said. The powers of the governors and the way they have been carrying themselves around worry us all. However, this is not new. Such grandeur is always something that brings itself down. Anybody in doubt of what self grandeur can do should remember the story of the late Mobutu SeseSeko of Zaire. At the ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: The Leader of Majority Party has asked a good question. What is our role? Our role is to make laws, provide oversight and to represent our people. How is this Bill, in its current form, going to allow us to play all those roles? We need to ask ourselves these questions. In my view, Clause 4 of this Bill is nothing other than sweets that have been packaged in the Senate for us to support them. It is a way of trying to drive the camaraderie that has existed between us and the Senate. We must see beyond this Bill ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I strongly oppose and ask my colleagues to do the same. view
• 4 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, is the Leader of the Majority Party in order to imply that ODM has a new Secretary-General when--- view
• 4 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, is he in order to imply that when we all know that the elections aborted on Friday and we are organizing to carry out new elections? view
• 4 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker forgiving me this opportunity to support this Motion. I have noted that the nominee is going to serve in the National Gender and Equality Commission, which is important. You are aware that when this country got Independence over 50 years ago, we set out to achieve three very noble simple goals, which were to fight poverty, ignorance and disease. Over the years, one of the impediments to achieving those goals has been lack of equality in Kenya. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can ... view
• 4 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: When the nominee who has been appointed settles into the Commission - and I am hoping the House will also approve Florence Nyokabi Wachira - let us look critically at the issues which have made it impossible for us to realize the promises made to Kenyans, and one of them being equality. It is not acceptable that, as we speak today, a recent report which was released shows that 53 per cent of all public appointments in Kenya are occupied by members of three communities only and yet, in terms of numbers, those three communities account for just about 40 ... view
• 4 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: These are matters that are not political. They are a reality and if we cannot confront them, we will not be able to achieve the ingredients for a country moving forward, which is societal conviviality between the various tribes in Kenya. Even as we pass these nominees, let us re-look at the composition of this Commission. I note with concern that as constituted today, the Gender and Equality Commission has functions which overlap with the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) and Office of the Ombudsman. These are matters that this House, going forward to the future, must courageously ... view
• 4 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: When we run a system which tends to privately encourage exclusivity, we are breeding a ground for unnecessary tensions and hatred in society. In fact, we will be impeding our own progress. It must be understood now that our goals as a country, even in achieving Vision 2030, will depend on how much we can include every Kenyan to feel a sense of belonging. We must make every Kenyan, even those from the smallest communities, to believe that so long as they perform their best, they have a right to believe in their dreams. If we have a situation whereby ... view
• 26 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, there is so much repetition, which is really against our Standing Orders. Would I be in order to ask that the Chair calls upon the Mover to reply? view