John Mbadi Ng'ong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 May 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I thought that is something we discussed. I think it was a mistake and the Clerks-at-the-Table know that we agreed that I have 10 minutes. Please, do not take away my 10 minutes. I am speaking as the Leader of the Minority Party, and that voice must be heard. view
• 6 May 2020 in National Assembly: I am also the Chairman of one of the most serious parties in the country. Let me just touch on the three last issues. On the economic issue, I have talked about the livelihood of our people. I am talking about businesses. We must create an economic stimulus to help the small and medium enterprises. I have talked about food, but let me put it this way. Kenya is a net importer of food. At this time, every country is struggling to survive. What strategy does the Government have in the event that the countries which give us food decide ... view
• 6 May 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you. Let me conclude because I think I have said the bit that I wanted to say. I want to just touch on the two last issues. One is the financial sector, which is likely to face distress. The Government must come up with a strategy to ensure that the financial sector does not come down in terms of financial distress. We must also ensure that the Government does not get into financial distress. Interestingly, even after what I said about the Budget Estimates, even though the Government is not providing funds to respond to COVID-19, you still find ... view
• 6 May 2020 in National Assembly: I second, Hon. Speaker. view
• 6 May 2020 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 6 May 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, my point of order is that if a Motion is framed in English, moved and seconded in English, how can an amendment to the Motion be moved in Kiswahili? How would it fit even if he had moved the amendment? I heard him speak in Kiswahili throughout. We do not mind him speaking in Kiswahili, but he should move the amendment in English then contribute in Kiswahili. view
• 6 May 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The House will agree with us that it used to be very untidy when we went on recess and the Speaker was forced to recall the House for Bills to be read the First Time and we again adjourn for recess, or when a communication is made that a nomination had been made by the President and the matter was referred to the Committee and then the House adjourned again because when the House reconvened during recess, it could only deal with the matter that caused it to be reconvened. In order to save time and ... view
• 6 May 2020 in National Assembly: I second. view
• 4 May 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. First of all, let me thank you for your ruling, which is long but very clear. I cannot remember in my entire life in this Parliament any Communication from the Chair which is of this length. The length of this Communication cannot be compared to any other that I have come across. There is one clarity that I would want you to consider and, maybe, make it clearer. You mentioned that according to the provisions of Article 257 (8), all the stages of this Bill will require a simple majority. You went ahead to mention the ... view
• 4 May 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, what I was raising is the number 176. It may look like a small matter but when it comes to actual voting, the issue may arise. The membership of this House is 350, including the Speaker – who does not take a vote. Therefore, the membership is basically 349. If you divide 349 by two, you will get 174.5. If you talk about majority out of that number, the majority is 175 Members. Therefore, Hon. Speaker, majority of the House would be 175 and not 176. Therefore, that is the clarity that I actually wanted. The number is ... view