John Mbadi Ng'ong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Members will allow me to emphasis that the Budget is not just a game of numbers. It is a means through which a country can realise its growth agenda. However, this realisation will remain a mirage, as long as those charged with the responsibility of forecasting this valuable item are not keen. Credible revenue and expenditure projections and public debt are the corner stone of sound and credible budgets. You must get revenue projections, expenditure projections, estimates and public debt projections right, if you want to have a credible budget. Looking back over the last five years, we have ... view
• 27 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: We have a new CS in the National Treasury. We want to support him because following his pronouncements, we see renewed vigor and passion from a Government officer who is ready and interested in ensuring we have realistic targets and our economy is managed differently. Those of us with financial background are very worried that for these years we had a National Treasury composed of technocrats. We have employed men and women whom we believe are qualified and competent enough to help this country come up with realistic figures and grow its wealth. But, I tell you we have been ... view
• 27 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: realistic budgets. Let us give the agencies realistic budgets within which they can live so that they can adjust their operations, activities and spending. They can cut their clothes according to their sizes. Look at what we have before us, one, we had projected to borrow Kshs635 billion as public debt for the Financial Year 2019/2020. The projected borrowing may go up because already we are cutting the revenue projection. There is also increased expenditure in this Supplementary Budget. Initially it was 80 billion. At least, we have Kshs80 billion. At least, we have tried, as the Budget and Appropriations ... view
• 27 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: that we are one thing. We are not one thing. We are different. The two of us, together with the Budget and Appropriations Committee, must be more engaged in the budget process to move together with the national Treasury so that this country is saved from this kind of knee-jerk reaction or response to the budget-making process. Another key concern, as we discuss these Supplementary Estimates, is the National Treasury decision of not respecting the other two arms of Government when it comes to resource allocation. The people of Kenya decided to make the budgets of Parliament and the Judiciary ... view
• 27 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, there are issues in the Big Four Agenda and the Universal Health Care (UHC). We agree that the Big Four Agenda is the legacy of the President which is very important for this country, rural healthcare and everybody else. We need our The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 27 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: people to be treated. However, we should also not give space for corruption and theft of public funds. I hope you will give me one minute because I am just about to finish. This Ministry must be looked at critically. We told the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for the National Treasury that he has a responsibility in the law to ensure prudent use of our funds in all ministries. So, if he is suspicious that the Ministry of Health is doing things that are not prudent in the management of our resources, it is his responsibility to solve that. view
• 27 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: With those many remarks, I second the Motion. Thank you. view
• 13 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me also support this Motion that seeks the approval of the membership of the NCIC. This Commission was formed after 2007 and we all know its history. I restrict my contribution on the work that is awaiting this Commission or the commissioners. In terms of integrity and capacity of the commissioners, I know a few of them. For me, probably I would have looked at the regional spread. This is a Commission that is going to be responsible for ensuring that there is fairness in terms of placement and fairness in terms of offering services ... view
• 13 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: thorough in his job and I know he is a person of details. Again, now he has wisdom and with his age, I am sure he is going to provide wise counsel to the team and they are likely to offer service to the country. Hon. Baya here has spoken to me a lot about the qualification of Fatuma Tabwara, whom I am told comes from Kwale. That gives me confidence that the Coast region was also remembered in this. This is someone who has worked in very many places, including lecturing at the university. Looking at the gender balance, ... view
• 13 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: say no to war. Women can stand in the frontline and say: “We do not want war.” That is how it happens in many African countries. So, when you see a woman at the centre of violence and people are shot dead where a mother is present, it is recklessness. When you see a woman standing on a platform and insulting a national leader, that is recklessness, carelessness and you do not deserve the position you occupy. The same goes to men. Why do you abuse mothers of leaders? Why do you talk about my mother? Even if I make ... view