John Mbadi Ng'ong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: we found ourselves here but God brought us here and we are now a nation. Let us live as a nation through actions. It is not about talking. Some people are condemning people who talk about ethnicity but their action is terrible. When you give them an opportunity to appoint people in the Cabinet, if it is their share, the entire team will be from one area in their village and yet it is supposed to be shared fifty-fifty. I know I am now talking about Tanga Tanga and that is why its chairman is getting jittery. view
• 26 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, as I conclude, remember that immediately Jubilee came to power, the team that was brought by the President reflected the face of Kenya. But the Deputy President went to his village and is now standing out there to lecture Kenyans on ethnicity. That to me is dishonest and we need to call it for what it is. Let him allow Kenyans to talk and he cannot stop reggae. You cannot stop something you did not start. If you do not even know… view
• 26 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I was concluding by saying that you cannot stop reggae when you do not even know how to dance reggae. You have to come first for tutorials on how to dance reggae, then you can stop reggae if you want. So, let us speak what we are doing. view
• 20 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The issue that Hon. Junet raised is fundamental in the sense that when it comes to discussing gender issues, whether it is for men or women, we need to involve both genders. Even though I did not hear Hon. Cecily Mbarire mention me as one of the people who have been supportive of women issues, because I do, those who are seen not to be very supportive of women issues, like the Member for Budalangi, should be included in such a delegation, so that they can get more orientation and listen more. You convert those who ... view
• 20 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Members who are supportive of women alone, but even those who oppose. In fact, one of the reasons the two thirds gender rule failed is because there are some men who have not come to terms with women leadership. That is why we had a problem here. If most men understood why there was a need for the two-thirds gender rule, we would not have had issues with it. It is important that our female colleagues support more of these men who are opposed to the two-thirds gender rule and other women issues to be the ones to go for ... view
• 20 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: I ask Hon. Cecily because she appears to have a lot of power in this thing to make sure that, at least, five Members are male if there are 10 female Members. If they are 15, like I hear… view
• 20 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: At least, carry for me the Member for Budalangi at the bare minimum, so that you can give him some orientation. Thank you. view
• 19 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I want to thank the Chair of the Budget and Appropriations Committee for the statement. I am happy the chair has again re- emphasised and made it very clear that this is a very important exercise. Hon. Speaker, my concerns are two: One, previously, we have had cases where the chairs of committees have complained that the BAC sometimes fails to take into consideration the proposals from the various departmental committees. My concern is that when we have important meetings, where the BAC would engage with departmental committees well in advance, before we start the actual process of ... view
• 19 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, if you look at this Bill properly, you will see its intention is to majorly take the functions that are currently bestowed on the Agriculture and Food Authority regarding issues of tea to a specific board called the Tea Board of Kenya. It is creating a specific Act of Parliament to regulate matters of tea and tea marketing in the country. In fact, if you look at Clauses 15 and 21 of the Bill, they largely describe the functions of the Tea Board. If the House cares to give me a minute, I can read some of the ... view
• 19 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: we who come from the lake region want a specific Act of Parliament to regulate matters fish. So, we need to be clear on how many boards we want. Again, we have been complaining as a country that we have so many parastatals that we are spending so much in running the Government. I have not opposed the creating of the Tea Board or to having legislation to specifically deal with tea, but let us then allow it for every other crop. view