Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

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• 21 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: We have seen in many cases where there have been conflicts between human beings and animals. This has been happening many times even at the Nairobi National Park. The concerns of conservationists tend to be more on the welfare of the animals and I think that this wrong. Those are animals that are part of our heritage and they are here to help us achieve our goals as a country and the reverse should not apply. view
• 21 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is true that animals attract tourists. It is also true that we need the money that we get from tourism. However, on the issue of tourism, I happen to hold a slightly different view. I think time has now come when we should stop equating tourism with animals. It is time, in my view, that players in the tourism sector in Kenya became more creative. If you go to America, Europe and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), for example, you will find that some of the leading tourist attraction sites are actually not animals but ... view
• 21 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: The other lapse that I have seen and it should be a concern to us especially in view of the insecurity that we have had in this country is that today, Kenya has not only a thriving but also a very expanding middle-class. I think it is an omission on the part of the 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
• 21 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: players in our tourism sector that they have not made deliberate attempts to encourage domestic tourism. view
• 21 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: We tend to be obsessed with foreign tourists and the net effect in some cases has been that we have reached a point where we do not even take time to think about the quality of the tourists that we attract in our country. In the process, we have allowed terrorists disguised as tourists to come to Kenya. We have also allowed conmen who are basically coming here to try and start from where they have failed in their countries under the guise of being tourists to come to this country. They come to Kenya pretending to be tourists when ... view
• 21 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: If we can spend more time to encourage the middle-class we will be several steps ahead. If you visit our urban centres, you will see a very thriving and confident Kenyan middle-class which is growing by the day. If we can be able to be more creative, we can have packages like health insurance schemes, so that one scores points along the way, including earning points through shopping; so that they can be converted into opportunities for domestic tourism. The idea of always thinking that when we attract a million foreign tourists we will be doing well is not good. ... view
• 21 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as it has been said, it is true that we need our wild animals but in Kenya today, we have a lot of artistic works that, in their own right, can be an attraction to people from different parts of the country. So, we are able to enjoy the diversity that our country provides. Let Kenya not be like the United States of America, where an overwhelming majority knows nothing about what is happening outside their borders. We are diverse in the sense that we have 42 communities. Even our own diverse cultures are a way ... view
• 21 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: As it has been outlined by my colleagues, of course there are some areas in the Bill that will have to be looked into. I am glad that the able Chairperson of the Committee is here. She is listening and taking notes. Hon. Members have expressed concerns, especially on the idea of making animals to have bigger rights than human beings. This is something which has been regarded as colonial, draconian and unnecessary. It is time that we use this Bill to clearly define the pecking order. Animals exist as part of our heritage. They are there to help our ... view
• 21 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I beg to support. view
• 20 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I stand to oppose this Report. I have been opposing it because the implications of what the Committee is saying are wider than what we think. I wish the Committee could have delved into telling us how Mututho does not qualify to hold that office on account of the cases that he has. This is fundamental. The reason the Committee is refusing to recommend Mr. Mututho is that he has cases in court. But why would it apply to Mr. Mututho and not all of us? Are we saying that the moment you have a case in court ... view