Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: We are a House of records and the impression created by the CJ’s letter is that the PAC did not accord him a chance to appear. I submit with humility that that is not true. In the same folder, I have a copy of a letter from the Hon. CJ dated 9th June, 2014 when he wrote directly to the then Chairperson of the then PAC, Hon. Ababu Namwamba. The letter is a short one and so you can allow me to read it out. view
• 12 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: It reads as follows:- “I confirm receipt of summons---” I do not think they were summons as such. I think it was an invitation, but he says:- “I confirm receipt of summons to appear before your Committee. I am writing to request that we agree on a mutually convenient date for appearance because I had a conference at the Supreme Court hearings to preside over and June 11th 2014 does not work at all for me. I also believe that I am entitled to get the questions you will raise with me in advance. After you hear the Chief registrar ... view
• 12 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: course of its own investigations launched on August 19th 2013, as contained in the JSC Report on former Chief Registrar of the Judiciary, Gladys Boss Shollei, which is being made available to all key Government agencies, including Parliament. With the benefit of this Special Report, I do hope that the National Assembly now realizes and understands why the JSC took the steps it did last year. The JSC is mandated by Article 172(i) of the Constitution, to promote accountability in the Judiciary. Already the Chief Registrar of the Judiciary, who is the Accounting Officer of the Judiciary and Secretary to ... view
• 12 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: 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
• 12 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: This letter from the CJ is giving us an opportunity to look at the entire JSC Act with the benefit of history. I was in the last Parliament when the Judicial Service Commission Act was being done. One of the problems that I had, and the HANSARD will bear me witness, is this provision. More fundamental is the other provision in the Judicial Service Commission Act, which allows practising lawyers to be members of the JSC. As we address this matter, it is one of the difficulties that I have raised with my good friend, Hon. Chepkong’a; this provision which ... view
• 12 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I thank you. view
• 12 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I wish to thank you for your Considered Ruling. Even as I thank you, I wish to rise under Standing Order No.191 read together with the Standing Order No.205 to kindly seek your intervention on a matter which is of grave concern to PAC. Just allow me to indulge you a little by taking you to Article 203 of the Constitution, which requires that the sharing of the revenue raised nationally between the two levels of the Government shall be calculated from the most recently audited accounts of revenue received and approved by the National Assembly. The Constitution ... view
• 12 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Unfortunately, we see a trend which is really frustrating our Committee where either accounting officers bring incomplete information to the Committee and request for more time or 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
• 12 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: simply give the last minute request for postponement of their appearance. I will give you an example. Yesterday, we came to you and requested you that we needed to hold a sitting today as Parliament was having a session, so that we are able to meet the deadlines. We were to look at the annual accounts of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. Unknown to us, yesterday, the Accounting Officer in the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries had already written requesting for the postponement of the sitting. You had granted us the opportunity to sit and the Members ... view
• 12 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Some of the information that is coming before us would give a bad image. It gives the impression of accounting officers who are coming before Parliament without prior preparation at all and bringing documentation that are not accurate. Sometimes, you get the impression that they are hoping that Members of Parliament will just flip through the documents and not go into detailed examination. It is giving a bad picture of the Government in general and even the country as a whole. We feel frustrated. As the head of this institution, we felt that we want to bring this matter to ... view