Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: As I give notice of this Motion, I would request your indulgence, so that the House Business Committee (HBC) prioritises this Report. It is on a special audit which was conducted on the General Election of 2013 and it has been around now for nearly two years. More importantly, I had a discussion with the substantive Speaker and we are generally agreed that we will be defeating the purpose of special audits and special reports if they come to the House and they get delayed before they are debated. I would request that through your intervention, the HBC prioritises this ... view
• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Secondly, as the Chair of PAC, I have to express my concern for failure by some of us to abide by our rules. This Report is of great public interest. I got a lot of calls from media houses as we were adopting it yesterday. They wanted to get an advance copy of it. I was very specific. In fact, one of the people who tried to contact me was the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Reporters Association. I was categorical that the only time they could lay their hands on this Report would be after it was tabled in the ... view
• 17 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise on a point of order to seek your guidance on a matter that borders on the responsibilities of this House. Article 95 (2) says:- “The National Assembly deliberates on and resolves issues of concern to the people.” Our Constitution in Article 254 (1) states:- “As soon as practicable, after the end of each financial year, each commission and each holder of an independent office shall submit a report to the President and to Parliament”. Hon. Speaker, there are several provisions in our Constitution which require holders of constitutional offices to prepare and submit reports ... view
• 17 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Yes, Hon. Speaker, but I also made reference to Article 254(1) of the Constitution which says that, as soon as is practicable, after the end of each financial year, 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
• 17 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: each commission and each holder of an independent office shall submit a report to the President and to Parliament. This means to both the National Assembly and the Senate. view
• 16 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, in so far as these amendments bring clarity to this clause, I wish to support. Some of it may appear repetitive but they bring the necessary clarity to this clause. The marginal note of Clause 9 is about the Chairman of the Board. I support this amendment as proposed. view
• 16 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. 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
• 16 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, just for purposes of drafting, when we amended Clause 13 by removing the word “rolls” there is a comma there. I am concerned about the quality of drafting. I thought the Chairperson should have also indicated that by deleting “rolls,” you should also delete the comma so that it becomes “registers and records”. There is no point of having that comma there. view
• 16 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, this is a House of rules and traditions. I am confused although I am not a legal drafter. In all the time that I have been in this House, when referring to conviction we always say “upon conviction” and not “on conviction”. We have done this in so many laws. Why are we then saying “liable on conviction”? view
• 16 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, when amending Clause 19, the Chair proposed deletion of the words “shall be liable to conviction” and replacing them with the words “shall be liable on conviction”. You are a lawyer, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I thought we usually use the phrase ‘liable upon conviction’ and not “liable on conviction”? That is how we have done it all along. Is it “liable on conviction” or “liable upon conviction”? view