John Mbadi Ng'ong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Mar 2025 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am grateful for the opportunity to appear before the Senate, conscious of your critical role in our nation’s governance, ensuring accountability and representing the interests of the Kenyan people. My aim today is to provide you with a comprehensive response to your questions to achieve the best possible outcome for our country. I was invited here to address two Questions. The first has been asked by the Senator of Meru county. My response is as follows- (a) Regarding reasons for the delay in implementation of the Senate resolution and the task force recommendations, the ... view
• 5 Mar 2025 in Senate: support the proposed one-off honoraria payment of Ksh200,000 to former councillors who served for less than 20 years. The opinion also reference Circular No.1394 issued by the then Ministry of Local Government, which limited pension or gratuity payments to councillors who had served continuously for 20 years or more as of 13th December, 1993. Furthermore, the legal advisory highlighted the absence of a structured formula to determine benefits given that councillors were not salaried, but received allowances that varied across different regions. Consequently, implementing the proposed payment of Ksh2,383,800,000 to about 11,919 former councillors lacks the necessary legal and policy ... view
• 5 Mar 2025 in Senate: benefits policy seeks to provide sustainable and legally sound interventions for retired public servants. I submit. view
• 5 Mar 2025 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. First, I want to categorically state that it is not in my interest to deny former councillors what is rightfully theirs. What I am emphasizing on is that it is desirable to pay these former councillors. Many of them are suffering after serving this country in public offices. They are respected personalities in their right. However, we must do it within the law. I have been asked by Sen. Wambua a few questions. One, whether the House can act in vain. My answer is no. The House should not act in vain. Did we write ... view
• 5 Mar 2025 in Senate: Did my office write to the Speaker on this matter, or on the opinion of the AG? Unfortunately, I do not think we did. We did not write to inform the Speaker. There was The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 5 Mar 2025 in Senate: a task force that was set up, and also a resolution of the House. Let me start with the task force. Is the report of the task force binding? My understanding is that it is not. Article 94(5) of Constitution, which Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale mentioned, states- view
• 5 Mar 2025 in Senate: “No person or body, other than Parliament, has the power to make provision having the force of law in Kenya except under authority conferred by this Constitution or by legislation.” view
• 5 Mar 2025 in Senate: I am yet to see the provision in our Constitution or any written law, passed by this Parliament, which has authorized a task force formed to approve payment to former councillors. If there is that provision, I would make provision in our budget and pay. However, there is none. That task force remains just that. The report should also be implemented procedurally, but it has not been done. A legislation should have flown automatically from the task force report to anchor it in law. On the question by Sen. Faki on why I have not respected or obeyed what former ... view
• 5 Mar 2025 in Senate: “No person or body, other than Parliament, has the power to make provision having the force of law in Kenya except under authority conferred by this Constitution or by legislation.” The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 5 Mar 2025 in Senate: I am yet to see where power has been given to the President to give authority for payment that is not anchored in law. I would advise that if the President initiates through the Executive a legislative proposal, which would now give me the legal basis upon which this payment can be made, I will obey. On the question by Sen. Olekina, Senator of Narok County, which was in Kiswahili, but I will translate it into English was, since when did we agree that an agreement by three Cabinet Secretaries be changed? Did we start? In fact, it was in ... view