Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

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• 18 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to reply. I also thank the Almighty God for granting me the opportunity to work on this Report. This was a very challenging Report. I want to thank all the Members of PAC, my good friend and brother in-law, Hon. John Mbadi. Members of the PAC faced threats to their lives when we were preparing this Report. For some Members, it is easy to criticise. I heard some Members criticise our Report, saying that it could have been done better. That disappoints me. ... view
• 18 May 2017 in National Assembly: Kshs1,000 per square metre or something to that effect and yet the delivery notes that were presented to the Committee show that the hardcore was being sold at approximately Kshs5,000 per tonne. That level of brazenness is an outright theft. The other issue that came out is the weak environment of regulation of banks in Kenya. I am very disappointed with the comments we received from the Nation Media Group, who once said that we were side-stepping the issues. We are not protecting anybody. What we have said in the Report is that if the banking regulations – the regulator ... view
• 18 May 2017 in National Assembly: Kshs1,000 per square metre or something to that effect and yet the delivery notes that were presented to the Committee show that the hardcore was being sold at approximately Kshs5,000 per tonne. That level of brazenness is an outright theft. The other issue that came out is the weak environment of regulation of banks in Kenya. I am very disappointed with the comments we received from the Nation Media Group, who once said that we were side-stepping the issues. We are not protecting anybody. What we have said in the Report is that if the banking regulations – the regulator ... view
• 18 May 2017 in National Assembly: This double-speak and hypocrisy on the fight against corruption is the major impediment to this war. I want to echo the words of Hon. John Mbadi that some of us were blamed and it is painful. I speak in this House as, perhaps, the only Member of Parliament who still lives in the same houses he lived in 15 years ago in Rarieda and Nairobi before joining Parliament. It, therefore, pains me when someone accuses me of benefitting from corruption. I was born of very The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version ... view
• 18 May 2017 in National Assembly: This double-speak and hypocrisy on the fight against corruption is the major impediment to this war. I want to echo the words of Hon. John Mbadi that some of us were blamed and it is painful. I speak in this House as, perhaps, the only Member of Parliament who still lives in the same houses he lived in 15 years ago in Rarieda and Nairobi before joining Parliament. It, therefore, pains me when someone accuses me of benefitting from corruption. I was born of very The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version ... view
• 18 May 2017 in National Assembly: poor parents. My father died even without a blanket to cover himself, but he was an honest man. He never stole from anybody. His son can never be a thief. Having money is like having a cough. You cannot have money in your pocket and fail to show it. I drive one of the oldest cars around here. So, when someone comes and says there was an attempt to cover up this matter, I really wonder for whose benefit I would do that. We have recommended that Anne Waiguru and Peter Mangiti be subjected to due process. So, who are ... view
• 18 May 2017 in National Assembly: poor parents. My father died even without a blanket to cover himself, but he was an honest man. He never stole from anybody. His son can never be a thief. Having money is like having a cough. You cannot have money in your pocket and fail to show it. I drive one of the oldest cars around here. So, when someone comes and says there was an attempt to cover up this matter, I really wonder for whose benefit I would do that. We have recommended that Anne Waiguru and Peter Mangiti be subjected to due process. So, who are ... view
• 18 May 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I urge this House to pass this Report so that people who are responsible for this scam can be identified and punished. Thank you. view
• 18 May 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I urge this House to pass this Report so that people who are responsible for this scam can be identified and punished. Thank you. view
• 18 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to be very brief. I want to thank Hon. Keynan. For some of us who are doing our final leg in this Parliament, one of the individuals who has made a big mark in my life as I leave Parliament and in my later life is Hon. Adan Keynan. I am not saying it because he is here but I do not think there is any Chair of a Committee that is so committed to doing their work like Hon. Keynan, who is my friend, brother and uncle. As you embark on ... view