Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: chancellor of a Kenyan university, it was not out of any other consideration other than brilliance and ability. This is because they say that genius is one per cent inspiration and 99 per cent perspiration. However, in the case of Prof. David Wasawo, genius was 99 per cent inspiration and one per cent perspiration. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I support. view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Bill. Business people regularly undertake what we call a SWOT Analysis. This is nothing other than a situation analysis to help you know where you have come from, where you are, where you are going and how you intend to get there. Thus, hon. Speaker, you look at your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities available to you, and the threats impeding you from exploiting those opportunities. In more ways than one, a country is nothing, but a large scale co-operate entity. This country has many strengths, weaknesses, opportunities ... view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: independence, about 50 years ago, the economy of this country was as big, if not bigger than, that of the Asian Tigers, that is Indonesia, Singapore, Korea and others. While the economy of the Asian Tigers has grown several times over, ours has virtually stagnated. You look at the case of Singapore, in 25 years the GDP per capita grew from a meager US$400 to over US$12,000, that is monumental. Hon. Speaker, this country has a lot of promise, but the promise of Kenya has been held back by our continuous refusal to pursue and tenuously embrace national reality. This ... view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: I believe that had we embraced the recommendations of the Akiwumi Report of 1999, and even if the unfortunate events of 2008 happened they would not have been to the degree that we witnessed. This is because that Report was very clear about what had gone wrong in the elections of 1992 and 1997. It was clear about who were responsible. It clearly pointed out the politicians who were responsible, the people in the security forces and the Provincial Administration who were responsible, but we chose to live in denial, and so we did not implement the recommendations in that ... view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: that the promise of Kenya is realized through our own efforts, even if we get the support of our friends, we must lead from the front. Hon. Speaker, with those remarks, I support, but recommend amendments. view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, last week, I requested the Leader of Majority Party to help in tracking the position of the regulations governing the National Construction Authority Act and the Engineers Registration Act. He gave an undertaking to give a report on the same today. I was just wondering if he did so, and if he is ready with the Report. view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I render my apologies. I was held up somewhere. view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me a chance to start from where I left. Yesterday, I had said that I am opposed to this Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, for the simple reason that the amendments proposed are not minor. The word “county” might suggest that they are minor, but they are not. view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: I was on the process of looking at various Acts that have been proposed for amendments. I started and I went to the Air Passengers Charge Act which is proposed for amendment on the apportionment of the service charge collected for external journeys between the Kenya Airports Authority and the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority. In my view, this Act needs a comprehensive amendment because, as far as I am concerned, this is a reality worldwide. Airport authorities are actually nothing but facilities managers. But in Kenya today, we have a situation where the Kenya Airports Authority is actually having more ... view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I have serious issues with the proposed amendment of Salaries and Remuneration Act, especially the proposal to give full time membership to the members and commissioners under Article 232 (b) of the Constitution. Who are these commissioners? These commissioners are nominees; from the Parliamentary Service Commission, Public Service Commission, Judicial Service Commission, Teachers Service Commission, the National Police Service Commission, the Defence Council and the Senate, on behalf county governments. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, in the last Parliament, this House nominated somebody who had been vocal about the welfare of hon. Members when he was here. ... view