Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

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• 25 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I wish to support the Motion for the Adjournment. I think it is appropriate that hon. Members take a break to reflect on the issues that we have discussed since the opening of Parliament. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as we adjourn, I want, on a personal note, to reflect on the matter of the examination results. I was about to put a supplementary question to the Minister, but I did not get the time. The debacle with regard to the examination results is, to me, a very serious issue. What I thought ... view
• 12 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. My names are Eng. Nicholas Gumbo, the Member of Parliament for Rarieda Constituency. Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to relate an experience that I had recently. That incident has to do with the campaigns that we went through recently. Personally, I believe that affected all of us. The campaigns were extremely tough and many times, as an engineer, I wanted to find a mathematical model to try to explain why they were so tough. Recently, I went to a friend of mine's house and they had just had a baby boy. The mother said she ... view
• 12 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: . Sometimes, the way things are distributed in this country does not, at all, take cognisant of the fact that, Kenya is a multi-tribal society with over 43 tribes. If we have to undertake business as usual, it must be the sort of business that recognizes the diversity of Kenyans. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I come from a constituency which borders the lake region. I feel that for the over 45 years that Kenya has been independent, the lake region has been badly neglected. The same way I used to see our fishermen toiling 30 years ago, is the same way ... view
• 12 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was excited by the position of His Excellency the President about Vision 2030. That is a very ambitious programme. But every time I look at the methodology for achieving that vision, some very vital elements have been left out. That is the element of providing adequate energy. Most of you may not know it but, Kenya, as it stands today - and allow me to use the word - is still fairly a very backward society. Almost 70 per cent of our energy needs still come from wood fuel. The fossil fuels, that is, if you ... view