John Mbadi Ng'ong'o

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1301 to 1310 of 7480.

• 22 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wanted to say one thing on this Bill. We have rejected amendments to the Law of Contract. I know reporting in this country is sometimes not informed by clear understanding. view
• 22 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: Yes, it was withdrawn. It should come out clearly to the whole country that these amendments are issues of law. We were not rejecting cushioning of tenants as it was initially coached, but we have rejected ambiguity and confusion that would have brought anarchy. So, we have done the right thing for these tax laws. They are going to help the people of this country in a substantial way. Thank you. I beg to second. view
• 22 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am a member of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. We worked on Monday and Tuesday. In both days, we worked from 8.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. without breaking for lunch. Remember that we are doing this at a time when our mouths are covered. It is very uncomfortable, but we still managed to meet and talk like we are doing here today. I also want to support the sentiments by my colleagues; that the work and function of Parliament and more particularly, the National Assembly, is to appropriate funds, provide oversight and legislate. ... view
• 22 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: want to be very candid. The office which is failing us is the Office of the Controller of Budget. We need to make an amendment to require provision of information to this House continuously. The Controller of Budget has got to do that under Article 223. We cannot continue with business as usual. It is Parliament that finds inappropriate use of Article 223. We should remember that this House rejected the payment for the Ruaraka land. The money was eventually spent and to- date, no one has made an attempt to have that money refunded. So, the decision of this ... view
• 14 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the Leader of the Majority Party has spoken a lot on this matter and, therefore, I do not want to speak much. I want to clarify because there are people that, when we take some of these decisions, fail to appreciate why they were taken and end up without even asking for an explanation. They misreport, misinterpret and misrepresent. view
• 14 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: We agreed to sit once in a week following the advice from the Ministry of Health. The advice is that once we sit and use this Chamber, the next thing that should happen is for us to allow four days to pass. Otherwise, we would have had no problem at all sitting on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Therefore, we sat and agreed that for us to realize that, the most practical day is Wednesday. So, Hon. Members, that is why we seek to sit one day in a week but in that one day, we will be having three Sittings. ... view
• 14 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: Finally, when Hon. Duale spoke about the Cabinet Secretary (CS) Mutahi Kagwe, I wanted to remind him that the work we do of being Members of Parliament, even though sometimes people look down upon it, humbles people. You will agree with me that the way you came here is not the way you are today. It humbles you. It makes you appreciate a lot of things. Therefore, very few serve as Members of Parliament and leave when they are arrogant. That is because you really go through serious tests of dealing with all kinds of people. In fact, the worst ... view
• 14 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: Hon Speaker, thank you. I beg to second. view
• 14 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. As I second this Motion, I just want to say the following: First, our in-tray is full. I want to put it clear that we have to deal with the case of the nominees to the TSC. We can only deal with that if we have another sitting this afternoon. Hon. Speaker, you said in your earlier Communication that it has been advised by the Directorate of Public Health that if we sit, we need to take four days before we have another sitting. Therefore, we are not able ... view
• 14 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: Yes, Hon. Speaker. view