Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. I want to thank the Leader of Majority Party for outlining the business that is going to appear here next week, but for almost four years now, the Engineers Act, which was passed by this House is--- view
• 15 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Yes, I have raised this matter many times. Large parts of that Act are not operable because up to now, almost four years later, we have not been able to bring the regulations to govern that Act in this House. It is really frustrating the practice of engineering in this country. This matter has been pending for a very long time and I would really wish for it to be treated as priority, so that we bring those regulations here to guide the practice of engineering in Kenya. This is because some of the useful areas that law was intended ... view
• 15 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I will do exactly that and I have even tried informal contact because some of my colleagues are also in the Ministry. In fact, the Principal Secretary (PS) himself is an engineer but, I am being told that part of the problem is that the Ministry does not have a substantive Minister. But this is now four years. I want to believe that even those who are working there in acting capacity should be able to facilitate this. view
• 15 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to make my contribution to this Bill. The arrangement of this Bill, as it is evident, is more or less the same as that of the High Court (Organization and Administration) Bill, the Magistrates’ Court Bill and even the Small Claims Court Bill. I want to reiterate what my good friend, Hon. Millie Odhiambo had said. Perhaps, that will be a better way of making laws if we could combine these Bills, whose wordings are more or less the same, into an Omnibus Bill. I am glad that the ... view
• 15 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: What pertains today may not necessarily be what we will want tomorrow. In my view, the fact that we will, from time to time, hold a needs assessment is a good thing. I am glad that Clause 7 of the Bill provides for the divisions for the court. As I have said before, we are living in a fast changing world. It will be important that, as we create the divisions of the court, we take cognizance of the emerging and contemporary issues of our time. For example, coming from an electrical engineering background, some of the most complex issues ... view
• 15 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: If we are to talk about the principle of separation of powers, I would like to believe that as much as Parliament has a duty to keep off matters that are before courts, courts too must have a duty to keep off matters that are within the purview of Parliament. I find it almost ridiculous that when, for instance, Parliament is planning to impeach a Cabinet Secretary (CS), a provision that is clearly provided for in the Constitution, somebody purports to run to court to injunct Parliament and say: “You cannot go ahead and do it!” Then why is it ... view
• 15 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: exercise? Why would it be? I saw the ping-pong that went on with the teachers strike over their salaries - the back and forth. view
• 15 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Honestly, the realities on the ground should have informed an older judge - and I do not pretend to be one and probably I will never be one - to determine the issues and come up with judgements that are in consonance with the realities on the ground. You give a judgement because somebody has appeared before you and you think that it is the convenience of the time, or you probably think that it is the right thing to do at the time without caring how it impacts on the wider public. Nobody lives in isolation in this country. ... view
• 15 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: A time has also come when we really need some sober debates in this country on some of the structures we have put in place. This debate came up during the Constitution-making process, but we must open it again. How much has the Supreme Court done to this country to increase access to justice? Has this country become a better place because of having a Supreme Court? My view is that in the few instances that the Supreme Court has been called upon to be an independent arbiter and to be a neutral referee, they have chosen to be players ... view
• 15 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I support and I will be proposing some amendments. view