Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

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• 8 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chair, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 2 of the Bill be amended- (a) in the definition of the word “community” by inserting the word “village” immediately after the word “sub-location”; (b) by deleting the definition of the term “Senate Committee” and substituting thereof the following new definition- “Parliamentary Committee” means a Parliamentary Committee established in accordance with section 28; Perhaps, what I need to explain is that in part (b), even though Mr. Ethuro has proposed that we delete “Senate Committee” and put it as “Joint Committee” if you look at the wordiest part of the ... view
• 8 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, the Minister knows he is a good friend of mine and I want to persuade him to drop his amendment. We have sat in the Committee and the Minister knows that one of the problems that we have with the Board is that it has too many busybodies who really have no proper assignment. All they do, sometimes, is chasing each other around like hens and cocks and this does not help anybody. I would like to persuade the Minister to drop this amendment. The leaner the Board the better it is for us. That body ... view
• 8 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I have not quite understood what the Minister intends to achieve here because in the way we do things, the Cabinet Secretary will anyway, be answerable to the Parliamentary Committee. So, what if he makes a policy pronouncement? I think that is what informed the arrangement that we have had here, where we have a horizontal relation between the two because both do the same thing. I do not understand what is wrong with the Parliamentary Committee being the one in charge and dealing with policy issues. We have done it before and it has not ... view
• 8 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I have no problem with that amendment because I had proposed an amendment. What the hon. Member has done is okay. The only thing that his amendment does not take care of is the approval by Parliament of the Chief Executive Officer. It is a standard practice that we vet these view
• 8 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I withdraw, of course, subject to the amendments being incorporated. view
• 8 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, on this one, I want to agree with the Chair of the Committee. Those of us who sit in the CDF Committees know that sometimes, not all, some Constituencies Fund Committees are very lax. I think it is important for them to know that if you do not do things properly, some sanctions will come your way. They have to include holding disbursement of funds for a certain period. I think this is a very neat amendment. I plead with hon. Odhiambo-Mabona that we let it go through as proposed by hon. Ethuro. view
• 8 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, with all due respect, I think the Minister is looking for a leeway to make the Cabinet Secretary load it on Parliament. I think that is not correct. This is a practice that we have adopted. It has worked very well; what the Minister is trying to say is that really Parliament ought to do the work of committees. The purpose of Committees is to work as sieve and guide Parliament. Honestly, I see nothing wrong. With all due respect, I think today our friendship is at cross-purposes. I stand to oppose this one very strongly. view
• 8 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 12 of the Bill be amended by inserting the following new sub-clauses immediately after sub-clause (3)- (4) For each project, the Project Management Committee shall set aside a sum of five per centum of the total allocation for the project to cater for the administration expenses of the project. (5) The sum set aside under sub-section (5) shall be properly accounted for and proper books of accounts kept and returns made to the Constituencies Development Fund Committee for that constituency on how the sum has been used. The import of ... view
• 8 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 20 of the Bill be amended in sub-clause (2) by deleting the words “the Senate Committee” and substituting therefor the words “the Parliamentary Committee” Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, going by the earlier amendment this is really automatic. It is just changing the Senate Committee to a Parliamentary Committee. view
• 8 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: No. It was taken care of. It is just a consequential amendment. view