Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 7 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to inform my good friend, and the country, that we have seen in the so-called prayers the people referred to as “presidential contenders” being hugged in prayer when poor Sang is sitting there, even though he has also headed to The Hague. view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, like it has been said by a number of colleagues before me, there is very poor co-ordination of the KKV programmes. One of the problems, as I see it, is the fact that elected leaders are not involved. Sometimes, we get concerned that this country elects leaders every five years, but when it comes to programmes to improve the lives of our people, we are not involved in their implementation. view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: What steps is the Ministry taking to make sure that elected leaders such as Members of Parliament and councillors are more involved? There is just too much waste of the KKV funds in the country. view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving this opportunity to support this Report by the Committee. I want to start by thanking the Committee for the Report, but I would have suggested to the chairman and Members of his Committee that it may help the country, and this House, if they try to go out and verify some of the information given to us in the Report, even if it means doing some sort of a basic sample. I also want to thank the Minister for her efforts to take water to every part of the country. As ... view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Minister should, therefore, take heart. It is not possible to distribute such a scarce commodity without evoking emotions. Some people will feel they have been left out, and others will also feel that justice has been done to them. Personally, I thank her because the part of the country where I come from water services were never there, but now, at least, we are getting to see some of the water services. One of the challenges highlighted in the Report, which poses constraints in the provision of water in the country, is the declining ... view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as we make these policies a lot of urban developments are going on. There are countries in the world where when you are putting up a house either in the urban or rural areas, one of the requirements for the local authorities to give you approval is to show what steps you are taking to maximize the use of rainwater. I think we can build policies to help us with that. view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other area where a lot of water is wasted is in most of our houses, including where hon. Members live. Does it make sense that we still continue to use treated water to flush toilets? Now it is possible to eliminate the use of this water. When the treatment plants are being built they consider even the clean water that is being used just to take away waste. These are areas that I want the Minister to consider, so that we can have policies to even compel those who are developing new estates in ... view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those remarks, I thank the Committee and support the Report. view
• 29 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to support the Address by the President. While I largely agree with the President when he says that our new Constitution has renewed our sense of nationhood and given us hope for a brighter future, I am also aware that, in some of the more established democracies of the world, there are constitutions which have served people for over 200 years and have served them well. Sometimes, when you look at our country, you must ask yourself: Are we really having too much Constitution and very little constitutionalism? ... view
• 24 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Information and Communications:- (a) who owns the Malili Technopark and who is responsible for its management, (b) when the project will be officially launched; and, (c) what steps the Government is taking to prevent squatters from invading land in the immediate neighbourhood of the park. view