Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I support the proposed amendment because it makes it more grammatical. view
• 16 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, as explained by the Committee Chairlady, if you look at provisions, it is limiting it to only a person convicted under the Anti- Corruption and Economic Crimes Act. The proposed amendment in part (i) makes the environment of the crime wider as opposed to what is provided which is just referring to one Act of Parliament. view
• 16 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, while I want to agree with the Committee on the said Report and I support, I am a stickler for quality and I am concerned with the lack of quality in drafting of Bills that we have. view
• 16 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Almost every Bill that we debate here has either grammatical or syntax errors and it is giving a bad impression of the House. If you look at Clause 4 of this Bill, you will find that it says: “The headquarters of the Board shall be in Nairobi, Kenya the board may be---” We should have drafting that portrays the right image of this Parliament. This is happening across the board. There is hardly any Bill without errors. So, as I support the agreement of the Committee with the said Report, I think it is important that we improve on the ... view
• 16 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 16 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, before we debate this Motion, which I recognise is very important, I rise on a matter which touches on the Constitution of the Republic and our own Standing Orders. Article 94(2) of our Constitution says that Parliament manifests diversity of the nation and represents the will of the people and exercises their sovereignty. Article 95(2) on the National Assembly in particular says that the National Assembly deliberates on and resolves issues of concern to the people. Article 124 of our Constitution provides for making of Standing Orders for orderly conduct of business. If you look at ... view
• 16 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Executive to implement the resolution of that House. This is not just gainsaying. We know that even the reports of Committees are debated in this House as Motions. Recently, a report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) was debated here as a Motion. Among the recommendations of that report was some very specific actions on some individuals and key institutions even in the banking sector in the country. When it starts to look like a mere ritual that we bring Motions here, pass them and the Executive is not bound to take any action ... view
• 15 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I wish to request my friend, Hon. Chepkong’a, to withdraw this amendment. I do not see what this amendment adds to this clause. When you say “promote positive traditional culture and not repugnant to justice and morality” you are running into an unnecessary legal conundrum. How do you, for example, define “morality”? I am seeing a trend in this country where we are trying to be moral policemen and policewomen and we are trying to go after something that is completely indefinite. Where my good friend, Hon. Omulele, comes from, it is very normal for people ... view
• 15 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, this is something that I have noticed in this House for a long time. We introduce sub-clauses to clauses that have one clause. By giving the impression that there is a sub-clause (1), one would expect that there is also a sub- clause (2). But Clause 5 is a single clause with no sub-clauses. You also find the same in some Acts of Parliament. view
• 15 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I raised this matter in the 10th Parliament. I raised the same issue with regard to the National Construction Authority Act which also has clauses that have one sub-clause. view