Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this officer was working at State House which is a very sensitive place. The Minister in his answer has acknowledged that this officer was the sole breadwinner for his family. Surely, Mr. Minister, you do not need the family to approach you to decide what help you can give in the meantime. What help can the Government give the family in the meantime as we presume the officer is still alive? view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance to support this Bill. As I support the Bill, I thank the people of Kenya for finally finding it in themselves--- I think this was an effort by the people of Kenya. We may have been assisted by some of our friends but to me, this was the resolve of the people of Kenya and we need to thank them. I want also to thank the good people of Rarieda, including my 86 year-old mother, who woke up very early on 4th of August, 2010 to go and ... view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as we go about implementing this Constitution, my plea to the people of Kenya is that let constitutionalism reign among us. It is very saddening that we have passed and promulgated this Constitution but life in this country is still going on as though the Constitution was a mere piece of paper. Police brutality is still the order of the day and appointments to public service are being done just like they have been done since 1963. This is very discouraging. Kenyans must embrace the spirit of this Constitution. It envisages an equal country where ... view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: As I turn to the Bill, I want to thank the Minister for a job well-done. The time was very short and I know that the drafters of this Bill worked under extreme pressure. As we move on, I would like to inform the Minister that part of the problem we have had with our laws is vagueness. When you start using a word like “regularly” it starts to bring vagueness in the implementation. view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as we go along, I will be proposing and requesting the Minister to consider some amendments. For example, in Article 4(d), one of the functions of the Commission shall be to report regularly to the Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee. How regular is “regularly”? I think we should be bold and say if it is two months, or three months. My proposal here will be that it should be three months. view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Article 7 in my view, is actually plucked from Transitional Clause No. 5, where it states:- “A person is qualified for appointment as a member if such person - (c) has knowledge and experience of at least ten years in matters relating to any of the following fields---” This one, I protest. The good engineers of this country have been excluded. Scientists have been excluded. Accountants have been excluded. Why do we not stick to the provisions of the Constitution which talk of public administration, human rights and governance? Why do you include some professions ... view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Article 8(11) of this Bill states:- “If Parliament rejects all or any subsequent nominees submitted by the President for approval under Subsection 10, the provisions of Subsection 7 shall apply.” Subsection 7 says:- “The National Assembly shall, within fourteen days consider all nominations received under Subsection (6) and approve or reject the nomination.” There is some ambiguity which I want the Minister to look at. What happens in Article 8(11)? What if all the shortlisted candidates are rejected? That is a possibility and I want the Minister to consider it. view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Article 9 states:- “The Chairperson of the Commission shall be appointed by the President in accordance with Section 8.” I think we should be bold and also state the mode of appointment of the Vice Chair. This is not stated anywhere in the Act and I think it is important that we look at it. view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Article 14(3) is with regard to the Secretary. I think the Minister, being the one in charge of the Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC), you must be aware that there have been a lot of problems at the IIEC on the functions of the CEO and the Commissioners and one of the reasons we are having those problems is because the functions of the CEO are not defined. I think we should come out very clearly. This is Parliament and we should come out clearly because this is the enabling legislation. Let us define the ... view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: “The Commission shall prepare a progress report every six months---” Because this is not provided for in the Constitution, I thought the Minister should be bold here and make it shorter. He might want to consider making it three months. Then Article 29, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir--- view