Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, my sister is trying to bully me. I said CORD, where WDM is a member. view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, my sister is trying to bully me. I said CORD, where WDM is a member. view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: For the sake of my sister, let me say that as we were watching our young girl win the 3,000 metres there was no Orange Democratic Party (ODM), Wiper Democratic Party, The National Alliance Party (TNA) or United Republican Party (URP). We were one tribe called “Kenya”. How I pray that going forward, we who are privileged to be in positions of leadership can find it in our hearts to always proudly say that our tribe is Kenya. view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: For the sake of my sister, let me say that as we were watching our young girl win the 3,000 metres there was no Orange Democratic Party (ODM), Wiper Democratic Party, The National Alliance Party (TNA) or United Republican Party (URP). We were one tribe called “Kenya”. How I pray that going forward, we who are privileged to be in positions of leadership can find it in our hearts to always proudly say that our tribe is Kenya. view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I think this New Clause 22A is very important. The attitude of most commissioners has been to deal with businesses in the same manner as those people who go to milk the cow, but also slice the udder forgetting that they need the udder to be producing more milk in future. So, I think it is important that we safeguard businesses and not give too much leeway to the commissioner to give arbitrary decisions that only end up hurting businesses, and even stopping the flow of the tax that they intend to get. I support. view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I think this New Clause 22A is very important. The attitude of most commissioners has been to deal with businesses in the same manner as those people who go to milk the cow, but also slice the udder forgetting that they need the udder to be producing more milk in future. So, I think it is important that we safeguard businesses and not give too much leeway to the commissioner to give arbitrary decisions that only end up hurting businesses, and even stopping the flow of the tax that they intend to get. I support. view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairperson, I want to support this amendment. The introduction of the Capital Gains Tax especially on securities for me was more sentimental than an economic undertaking. The effect as has been seen at the Nairobi Securities Exchange has badly affected particularly foreign investors. Some people fear that that is what could have led to the quick concept of the bear run up the bourse. This is a good amendment. Let our Stock Exchange grow. Let us encourage Kenyans to have wealth. If we have to do taxation, let us do it elsewhere instead of the Capital Gains ... view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Could they please explain to us the implication of this amendment? view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, to the extent that the proposed amendment moves the value that is exempt from stamp duty from Kshs30,000 to Kshs3 million is very progressive. Those of us who have been keen must have noticed that in Nairobi today, there are some plots that are selling for over Kshs1 billion. To stick it at Kshs30,000 is a bit too low. To that extent, that amendment is progressive. I wish to support it. view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I wish to support especially the proposal in sub-clause 2(h) where a there is a developer and operator. In fact, I wish it could be lowered to five per cent. Even more importantly, we should demystify these things. If you look at the map of Kenya and where the special economic zones and even export promotion zones are located, they are within a small part of our country. For instance, we now have 300 megawatts of power coming from Turkana in Loyangalan. Why can we not create a special economic zone there to tap that power ... view