Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Today, it has become like a routine for criminals to shoot people in traffic jams and walk away casually or board motorbikes and nothing happens. What are we waiting for? Those things have happened in other countries. I can tell you that, unless we do something, we will start seeing kidnappings and killings of senior religious leaders in this country. We will start seeing kidnappings and killings of senior members of the Executive in this country. We will start seeing the kidnappings and killings of senior Members of this House or the political elite. view
• 13 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, is the Government waiting for diplomats--- That is because it will happen. God forbid it should not, but that is where we are headed to. view
• 13 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: I do not want to repeat what our colleagues have said; that this is not me or you or them affair. This is an all of us affair. If the Government cannot take tough action now, we are giving up this country to criminals. Let the Government not come later on and say that this House did not stand up to warn it. view
• 13 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: If my mind serves me right, this must be, at least, the third Motion for Adjournment that the 11th Assembly is bringing on matters of security. This is the case and yet, we have been here for hardly seven months. Is this the way we want to go? This is a dire situation. Let us see serious and responsible action on matters of security in this country. view
• 13 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support. view
• 12 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I thank the Chairman of the Committee for proposing that amendment. I think it should be clear. Let not our sisters think that this thing is meant to favor men. In some parts of this country, women toil from morning to evening while men sit doing nothing; theirs is a disgusting indolence and yet they want to lay claim on what their wives have acquired. So, this thing is cutting both ways my sisters. It is not really meant--- Let us appreciate enterprise. Let us appreciate that the effort that people put in acquiring property should ... view
• 12 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to thank the Chair of the Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs and the hon. Members of that Committee for bringing us this far so that we are able to pass this landmark law. I have said it before and I want to say it again that this law we have passed is not for men or women. It is for all of us. In some parts of this country, men sit and do nothing while their women work and acquire property, but they want to lay claim to it. The same applies ... view
• 12 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I thank you for giving me the opportunity to oppose this amendment. Before I do that, allow me to send my deepest and heartfelt condolences on my own behalf and that of the people of Rarieda to my brother and friend, our colleague, the hon. Member for Nyakach, Aduma Owuor and the courageous and gallant people of Nyakach following the extremely evil and dastardly act of the cold blooded murder of his helpless elderly parents. May the Almighty God rest their souls in eternal peace. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you will recall that since this 11th ... view
• 12 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: anything, criminals in Kenya now have realized that it amounts to nothing and they are getting bolder. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I shudder to think what is going to happen next because it appears that criminals in Kenya now have the latitude to do anything and everything that they want anytime and everywhere. We have to ask as a House: What is this Government waiting for? This is because the rate at which this thing is going I will not be surprised if senior politicians in this country are carjacked and killed by criminals. I will not be surprised if ... view
• 12 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: hon. Members of this House to be kidnapped before we take action? Do we want members of the Executive to be kidnapped before we take action? Let us empower the police. I believe that, compared to where we were before 2010 and the period between when we brought in the NPSC and the NPS and today, Kenya was better placed in the former period. As I 1said before, the existing structure, where we cannot hold Cabinet Secretaries to account directly is not tenable. We may have put it in our Constitution but for me, it is a fundamental error. We ... view