Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

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• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. This Bill is summarized in the First Schedule. The First Schedule gives the guidelines that ought to be followed when making public appointments, which require vetting by the county assembly. I notice that in the First Schedule, which includes the questionnaire under (d) states The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: that the submission of false information in the questionnaire shall lead to automatic disqualification. It is my view that most of the people we see in many county assemblies tend to provide information which they deliberately know is false. I think disqualification alone is not enough. If this law is to be effective, we should criminalize provision of false information, especially where that information is intentionally provided to defeat the course of a fair process. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I notice that under (f) there are a lot of questions that the nominee must answer. I am particularly interested in ... view
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Clause 15 is on employment record. We sit with you in the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). You remember that when we did the report on the Judiciary, one of the problems that were carried by this House was the reason for the existence of problems that were there in the reconstituted Judiciary. That is because yes, the Chief Justice was highly educated, the Deputy Chief Justice was highly educated and even the Chief Registrar of the Judiciary was highly educated. But all these three who were the heads of the Judiciary, one thing they had in common was that none ... view
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this important Motion. I would like to apologise to my friend, the Mover, Hon. Mwadime because we almost had a quarrel when I refused to second his Motion, because he is very passionate about it. There was a time when I had some discussion with a friend of mine from Israel. The argument was on what was more important for human life between water and oil. We both agreed that water is by far more important than oil. Human beings can survive without oil, but not ... view
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: we can have a way of harnessing rain water that we get--- This is because Kenya is not rain water deficient. A precipitation of 1500 millimetres is very high. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I was just reading a comparison between Kenya and Yemen the other day. Yemen has a precipitation of just about 50 millimetres and their main source of water is rain water. Therefore, one wonders why for example major urban centres like Nairobi have not made it a policy that everybody who puts up a house so that we ease the pressure on main water supply sets up ... view
• 26 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Like my colleagues have said, proper warehousing will help us address some of the issues facing this country particularly on food security. I have stated before, and I want to state again, that one of the biggest reasons we have food shortage is not because of low production levels but because of poor storage and distribution. Warehousing forms a major part in the distribution network. Whether it is in terms of food security or imported goods, I think streamlining the warehousing system in this country will go a long way in addressing many issues affecting this ... view
• 21 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: No, Hon. Speaker. This is with regard to the Leader of the Majority Party’s Statement. Just a few concerns! When this House passes laws, the only way to operationalise them is through regulations. About five years ago - and I have raised this matter many times--- view
• 21 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I am saying that the laws that we pass in this House are operationalised through regulations. Five years ago, we passed the Engineers Act, a very important law for this country. I have raised this matter very many times. The regulations of that Act provide that key aspects of that law are to be effected through regulations. It is now five years from the year 2011. I have been raising this matter and I do not know why it is taking so long. Really, as engineers of this country, we are getting frustrated by the fact that those ... view
• 21 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: have said before that some of the recommendations of that Report and some of the issues that, that Report has highlighted would actually help to lighten the public debate that is going on with regard to that body. So, Hon. Speaker, I truly request your indulgence so that these Reports of PAC, particularly the one on IEBC and the Report on the 2013/2014 Financial Statements, can be brought here for debate. Thank you. view
• 21 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I stand under Standing Order No.96 to request that we postpone discussion on this Bill. This is a very emotive matter. I request my friend, the Leader of the Majority Party, to listen to me. We are discussing a matter that touches on the election management in this country. I am a person who has stood on the Floor of this House, in many occasions, to express my love for my country. Even as I do that, we have had experiences. I am aware that there is nothing that threatens the nationhood of this country than ... view