Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

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• 6 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it may not be obvious but, apart from the former Rift Valley Province and the former Central Province, the area which suffered the biggest brand of IDPs is the former Nyanza Province. Those matters have not been coming out even when we come to compensation. Unfortunately, most of our IDPs were classified as either integrated IDPs or returnees. Those of us from that part of the country feel that the Government has badly been discriminating against IDPs in that area, particularly, the returnees. Since 2008, we have been submitting lists of people who returned. Some of ... view
• 6 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: the post-election violence as way back as the 1970s. They returned to the former Nyanza Province with nothing. What is the Government doing to provide some sort of remedy to the so-called “returnees”, who are the majority of the IDPs that we have in our areas? view
• 5 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, as a Member of the Committee, I thank you for giving me the opportunity to also contribute to this debate. My view is that even though rights are enjoyed, they are joined hand-in-hand with responsibility. The import of the debate that has been going on is that the Committee and the institution of Parliament is being subjected to unnecessary mob justice. It is important for the media to candidly engage in this debate. Before we came to the amendments that the media is talking about, we had several engagements with the media practitioners, the Editors’ Guild, the Media ... view
• 5 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: itself. I am, in fact, surprised that the media is not telling Kenyans that the name of the tribunal they are complaining about and its structure was actually coined by them. Hon. Speaker, for a long time, leaders in Kenya have been treated as if they have no rights. I do not subscribe to that view. The freedoms that are espoused in our Constitution must extend to everybody. Everyone must be treated equally, whether one is in the media or in this House. More importantly, everybody must be accountable for their actions. A lot of times, Kenyan leaders have been ... view
• 5 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: That encounter has done a lot to me. I believed then, and still believe, that I am not handsome. That means as I go around in life, the only women who can give a second look at me are my wife, my daughters, my elderly sisters and my late brother, may God rest his soul in peace. However, the same cannot be said of my friends, like the Leader of Majority Party or the Committee Chairman or my good friend, Kanini Kega; who, from time to time, get into trouble on account of their good looks. view
• 5 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, what is fundamental, which is the point we have to look at, is that when it happens that way, they deserve a hearing. About three months ago, I read a story of a Member of this House, who was claimed to have borne a child out of wedlock. It was a small write up. The story went that the lady in question had claimed that the hon. Member had met her three years before, and that the child was born three years later. The lady said that they only met once. The simple question is: If they met ... view
• 5 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Of course, it applies to others, but not me. I would not get into such kind of problems. So, I want to paraphrase what the Chairman of the Committee has said. What I want to tell the media owners and the editors is that, instead of subjecting Parliament to mob justice--- In a way, I also thank them because on Friday, for merely saying that 45 per cent of the broadcast content of radio and television stations should be local content, they put on the front page. I rarely get to the front page of newspapers. I was with you, ... view
• 5 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: My call to the media is that they should come forward, so that we can reason together. This is not a case for mob justice. This law was not made in Heaven. It was made right in this country and in this House. Most importantly, let this debate not be ruled by unnecessary excitement, denationalisation and vacuum misrepresentation. 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
• 5 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, what I found very sad when I was reading about this issue on Friday, hon. Members of this House and even Senators who were to know better, were talking about the Media Council Bill, which has not gone to Second Reading. I urge my colleagues, before you comment--- Sometimes, it feels nice to look good by siding with the popular opinion, but sometimes the popular opinion is not always the right opinion. I think we have to embrace this. So, I would urge the media to come and we reason together, do not make it look like ... view
• 31 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker while I have no intention whatsoever of demeaning what hon. Mwaura is talking about; surely five per cent of seven is less 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