Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2801 to 2810 of 3504.

• 7 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Clearly, this development affords immense opportunities to Parliament and the people of Kenya as a whole. Parliament has been allocated television and radio channels on the Government signet digital broadcasting platform, and new studios have the capacity to carry out a 24-hour service on this platform. Upon the digital migration, Parliament will be able to broadcast fully on its own without eating into the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation’s (KBC) signals and time. Concerns have been raised that on its own, Parliament may not generate enough content to continuously engage the channel. But I want to assure Your Excellency that this will ... view
• 7 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: I also believe that this channel can be used on matters of national security and food security; but most importantly, for the Members of Parliament this channel is very useful as you can engage directly with your constituents from our studios which we have shown His Excellency. Also, you can interact with the constituents through this channel. Your Excellency, this way, the public can get an opportunity to contribute actively to matters of public interest, whether it is in the Judiciary, the Executive or, of course, Parliament. view
• 7 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: The completed project can also be looked at as providing a vital knot in extending broadcast to the county assemblies. We will also be recommending installation of streamers to afford webcasting, so that Members of Parliament and senior Parliamentary staff can follow the proceedings from their laptops and desktops in their offices. We are also aware that we got some donations of flight kits, which we believe will be useful in transmitting from the Committees. Ultimately, Your Excellency, it is hoped that the business of the House will eventually be paperless. Parliament will, therefore, need to install touch screens at ... view
• 7 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Information and Communications:- (a) whether he could present and explain the latest (2010/2011) Cellular Mobile Quality of Service Performance Assessment Report for all the mobile phone operators in Kenya; (b) whether he is satisfied that all the mobile phone operators in Kenya have achieved the minimum set targets for all the eight (8) Quality of Service (QoS) performance parameters as set out by the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) and; (c) what the Ministry is doing to ensure that Kenyans, and all mobile phone users in Kenya, get value for every cent spent on those networks. view
• 7 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, while I appreciate the Chair’s directive, this Question has been on the Order Paper now for about five months and the implications are very serious for Kenyan mobile service users. That is because the quality of service of all the networks has become very low and we need to know what sanctions the Ministry is taking against those operators. view
• 2 May 2012 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Information and Communications:- (a) whether he could present and explain the latest (2010/2011) Cellular Mobile Quality of Service Performance Assessment Report for all the mobile phone operators in Kenya; (b) whether he is satisfied that all the mobile phone operators in Kenya have achieved the minimum set targets for all the eight (8) Quality of Service (QoS) performance parameters as set out by the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK); and, (c) what the Ministry is doing to ensure that Kenyans, and all mobile phone users in Kenya, get value for every cent spent on these networks. ... view
• 2 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have no objection because this Question is about consumer protection. It is better to have a more adequate answer. view
• 26 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the following Question by Private Notice; because of the matters involved, I request your indulgence to read out the Questions in full. view
• 26 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the following Question by Private Notice. view
• 26 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: (a) Could the Minister provide the names, qualifications and positions currently occupied by all foreign nationals working at Shelter Afrique offices as well as names and number of foreign nationals (if any) currently occupying General Service positions? view