Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, clause 4 be amended in subclause (3), by— view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: (a) deleting the words “any person” appearing immediately after the word “request”; view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: (b) inserting the words “and the Commission shall cite the provision of this Act under which the request is being made” immediately after the word “Act”. The amendment that I am proposing is to be found at Clause 4(3). It says that the Commission may request “any person”. Politics is a very hazardous business. What if that “any person” is your opponent? My view is that this “any person” be deleted so that the clause reads that the Commission may request information relating to party nomination expenses, election campaign expenses of a candidate, political party or referendum committee that is ... view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: The import of that amendment is to eliminate mischief and also avoid exposing the candidate to unnecessary hazards. view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I think I have tried to explain this. If you leave this amendment as it is, and I persuade hon. Baiya and hon. (Ms.) Ghati that politics is--- Today, there is somebody who stands to benefit if the hon. Member stops being a Member for Githunguri. This is the mischief I am trying to eliminate. Just think about it. It makes it unlimited. They can ask for this information from anybody; that is people who like you and people who do not like you. What does that do to the candidate? In my view, it ... view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, much as I do not want to escalate debate on this matter, I wish the Chairperson of the Committee could listen to me. She has just said that the IEBC always follows the law. I want to tell you that they do not. We have a law which we enacted in this Parliament which states that the tallying centre for a constituency should be the constituency headquarters. In Rarieda, they did not do it there. I even wrote to them and they told me that if I wanted I could go to court. What I am ... view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: I think since she comes from Nyeri and I come from Siaya, there is no harm in meeting in Nakuru; I accept her suggestion. view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I seem to be swinging like a pendulum here; looking at it in the way hon. Sakaja has put it--- If you put “it may” then the provision will have no meaning at all. I would request and plead with the Chair of the Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs that it actually does not offend the law at all; it just safeguards the request for the information. view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: THAT, clause 7 be amended— view