Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 3411 to 3420 of 3504.

• 10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, right now, in our country, there is a very worrying trend, where new colleges and campuses of universities that are coming up are actually being headed by people from the regions in which those institutions are located. I happened to be in a senior common room of one of the universities that have been recently created, and the lingua there was, really, worrying. What is the Ministry doing to ensure that our colleges and universities that are coming up are not converted into tribal enclaves? view
• 9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The road in question is one of the main arteries to Tanzania through Isebania. I happen to use this road very often. One of the major problems on this road, especially between Nyachenge and Rongo, is the fact that it is very narrow. It is like the size of one lane. I would have expected the Assistant Minister to indicate when he intends to do this road and if he has any immediate plans to widen the lanes because a number of accidents have occurred on that road because it is very narrow. view
• 3 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Information and Communications the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Could the Minister explain the circumstances leading to the termination of services of the Postmaster-General? (b) What are the specific accusations leveled against him? (c) Was he afforded the chance to defend himself as stipulated in the Employment Act? view
• 3 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I ask for the indulgence of the Chair to put this Question in context. In the last one year, four senior public servants from Rarieda Constituency have been summarily dismissed from the Government service, starting with the Commissioner of Lands, the Managing Director of Kenya Pipeline Company, the Managing Director of Kenya Tourist Board and now the Postmaster-General. view
• 3 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: In the Minister’s letter of dismissal to the Postmaster-General dated, 25th May, 2009, he said:- “The Board has noted several instances of mismanagement on the part of the Postmaster-General”. view
• 3 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: The Postmaster-General was appointed on 22nd December, 2006. Article 4 of the terms of his performance states that:- “In addition to the duties and responsibilities detailed in this letter of appointment, key tasks will be agreed between you and the Board and your performance will be reviewed and appraised regularly and documented in meetings with the Board”. view
• 3 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: How many times did the Board appraise the Postmaster-General during the period of his contract and to what extent did those appraisals inform the decision to dismiss him? view
• 3 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 3 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I asked the Assistant Minister a specific question. I said Article 4 of the Terms of Engagement of the PMG requires that the Board reviews and appraises the performance of the PMG from time to time. How many times was the performance of the PMG reviewed and to what extent did it inform the action of the Minister? That was the question! view
• 3 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Clearly this Assistant Minister is not prepared to answer this Question. Mr. Imanyara and I have stated that, there was a specific requirement in the contract that the PMG be appraised regularly--- view