Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2771 to 2780 of 3504.

• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 2 be amended by inserting the following provision at the end of the clause. “ provided that this applies to the first general election under this Act.” view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I think the background to this regulation is very clear. Even with the two months we are asking for to go through them and do a thorough scrutiny, I think it should be possible that we look at them even if those amendments added two months; to me, that would be interim because what we are looking at here is a scenario where unless we take precautions such as this, I dare say that we are looking at a situation where the elections may not be what Kenyans expect them to be. So, I am ... view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 3 be amended by deleting the following provision at the end of the Clause:- “Provided that this applies to the first general election under this Act.” It is for the same reason that as Mr. Namwamba has eloquently stated, given the fact that we are debating--- view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, from what has transpired in the House today, I think it is incumbent upon us as a House to thoroughly re-look at all the elections laws that we have passed here so that we avoid pitfalls that we have experienced in the past. There are problems with the IEBC Act. There are problems with the Elections Act. As the National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya we owe it to the people who brought us here that we go into the elections with as minimal doubts about its success as possible. Thank you. view
• 30 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the clarification I seek from the Minister following on what Mr. Mbadi said, it is clear we will not be able to approve these regulations six months before the elections as required in law. Could the Minister view
• 29 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the chance to support this very important Bill. I want to laud my colleague, Dr. Khalwale, for bringing such an important Bill to the House. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in my brief remarks, I want to say that those who engage in these schemes are actually criminals and they must be called by their proper names. I suggest that the penalties that have been proposed here may not be stiff enough and, maybe, at the Committee Stage, Dr. Khalwale may consider enhancing them. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it ... view
• 28 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I was just following up on the issue raised by hon. Eseli. I wanted to point out that now we are electronic, it is actually possible to build in the time into our console, so that we are able to see without having to put clocks on our walls. As the Chairman of the House Broadcasting Committee, filing the place with clocks, again, is like walking backwards. We should pursue the technology. view
• 23 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I will like to wait for further amendment. view
• 23 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I will like to wait for further amendment. view
• 23 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I will like to wait for further amendment. view