Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 3391 to 3400 of 3504.

• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to know from the Minister what the International Civil Aviation Organization standards are on the recommended ratio between the number of aircraft operated by an airline and the number of airworthiness engineers and technicians the airlines should have. How many flight operation inspectors does the KCAA have? What are their training, qualification and experience and how long has each of them been at KCAA? view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Finally, how many airlines, if any, has KCAA reprimanded in the last five years on account of questionable safety operations and if so, what was the nature of the reprimand? Lastly, could the Minister confirm to the citizens of Kenya if the KCAA has been granted, and does have, the capacity to oversee air safety in Kenya? view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issues involved here are extremely grave. view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, while I stand guided, I would not mind as long as the Minister tables the Ministerial Statement in the format requested. view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, allow me to join my colleagues in congratulating the Kenyan team through the Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs for a job well done. They put Kenya in the third position out of 213 countries. view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: One of my happiest and proudest moments as a Kenyan was in 1988 when the Kenyan team came back from the Seoul Olympics with five gold medals. This City came to a standstill the day Paul Ereng won the gold medal in the 800 metres race. There were no mobile phones at that time and I remember us queuing at a telephone booth at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) trying to call the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) which was then known as the “Voice of Kenya (VoK)” just to congratulate Mr. Paul Ereng. Mr. Kariuki won the gold in ... view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: These are heroes of this country. Anybody who saw Linet Maasai beat the Ethiopian in the 10,000 metres to win gold would tell you that it was wonderful. It made us proud to be Kenyans. Indeed, what that young girl did, to me, it means that if you put all the four billion women in the world to run 10,000 metres at that moment in time, she would have beaten all of them. These are achievers. These are the heroes of this country. However, what pains me most is that the other day I went to a bank at Yaya ... view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: I asked: Do you know this man? Nobody knew him. I asked the same question to five people. My question to the Minister is--- Those are heroes. Those are the people who make Kenyans proud. When we see them conquering the world, we forget about our tribes. In fact, to me, the only way to heal the cancer of tribalism is to view