Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

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• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of information, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to agree with you that that is a very technical question. Lightening arrestors depend on so many things, including the land terrain, the buildings around, the height of the building, the size of the buildings, etcetera . So, with all due respect to my good friend, Dr. Khalwale, I think he is asking---- view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I used to provide lightening arrestors before I came to Parliament. So, I am an authority in this matter. view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, recognizing that menstruation for girls without access to sanitary towels is a major contributor to girls dropping out of school; recalling that according to the Ministry of Education and the Girl Child Network, Kenyan primary and secondary schools have at least 4.5 million girls between ages 15 to 25, at least three-fifths, or 2.7 million of whom miss four to five days of school per month due to lack of funds to purchase sanitary towels combined with inadequate sanitary facilities at their schools; conscious that these lost learning ... view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, allow me to start contributing to this Motion by paying tribute to a true Kenyan patriot and an artist extraordinaire, the late Habel Kifoto of Maroon Commandoes. I say this because the late Kifoto, who died three days ago, with his Maroon Commandoes Band and band members like the late Laban Ochuka did more in their work to uplift the esteem of our girls by cautioning against early marriages and singing songs in praise of the spirit of hard work. It is my belief that if, for instance, Habel Kifoto’s song, Uvivu ni Mbaya, had ... view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: This is important because we know that other than the fact that these girls will not be able to go to school, there are also serious psychological issues that go with it. Here, I want to declare that as someone who grew up in a very poor rural household, I saw my elder sisters in the days we used to go to primary school--- I used to notice that every month, for four to five days they would miss school. Of course, those days, the society was not as free as it is today. We would ask and we would ... view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: So, that is the essence of this Motion. We want to establish a co-ordinating unit or a distribution unit with a clear criteria and procedure for making these facilities available. I think it will be very important and useful that using that co-ordinating unit, we can go out to all interested parties the same way we are able to get condoms for our teenage boys. It will also be possible to use the civil society, interested groups and international bodies, so that the shortfall in terms of the monetary provisions can be made available and then it becomes easy for ... view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I can do it now. view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank all the hon. Members who have contributed to this Motion, namely hon. Mungatana, hon. Shebesh, hon. Njuguna, hon. Chanzu, hon. Mugo, hon. Balala, hon. Shakeel, hon. Murgor, hon. Ngilu, hon. Machage, hon. Karua, the Official Responder; hon. Olweny, hon. Ngugi and my other two colleagues who had shown an intention to want to contribute, hon. Kigen and hon. Otichilo. view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think it is important to record here that the inspiration for this Motion comes from the love I have for my late grandmother, the late Oker Nyar Gumbo and my mother, Mama Dorcas Chiek, who provided inspirations for me in my life, and the fact that I think I am one of the few Members sitting in this House, whose campaign was led by a woman chief campaigner. I have noted all the issues raised. I want to thank Members and urge all of them to unanimously support and adopt this Motion for the ... view