John Mbadi Ng'ong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: I see the problem before us as interference by a Cabinet Secretary in the affairs of two independent arms of Government. The earlier we deal with this matter, the better. There is no problem with the Government applying austerity measures. That is given and we support it fully. 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
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: But the application of austerity measures must be done within the law. Hon. Kaluma talked about Article 95 of the Constitution. It is clear that the National Assembly has been given the authority to determine the allocation of national revenue between levels of Government and goes ahead to appropriate funds under Article 95(4) (b), appropriates funds for expenditure by the national Government and other national state organs. So, appropriation of funds is an exclusive responsibility of the National Assembly. Article 221 of the Constitution is clear that the Cabinet Secretary is required, two months to the end of a financial ... view
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: I would have assumed and ignored, as the Leader of the Majority Party said, that this is just a circular. But we cannot just ignore it. I beg the Leader of the Majority Party to look at it the way we are. This Circular has been followed by an act of the national Treasury of uploading to the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) half of the appropriated funds, which is contrary to the law. Therefore, even if the Judiciary wants to access the money, they cannot and Parliament cannot access money that the National Treasury has said we cannot ... view
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: The Budget and Appropriations Committee, last Friday, had a meeting with the Cabinet Secretary responsible for finance. The Chair of the Committee will speak to it. We also held a meeting with the Chief Registrar of the Judiciary. We told the Cabinet Secretary in plain terms that he has no authority to reduce the budget of Parliament and has no authority to reduce the budget of the Judiciary. Therefore, let us be very clear and candid even as you make your ruling. You will just be re-stating what the Constitution says. The Judiciary has the budget we appropriated here until ... view
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, before I sit, allow me to… 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
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me read because I am obedient and loyal to your directive. view
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Article 94(5) says: “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
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I hear Hon. T.J, the “C.J” saying; “including a circular”. They need to take the word of the “CJ” very seriously. He is a lawyer who represented me in court when I was almost losing my nomination in ODM and he won the case very well. I thank him for that. I know he is a very sharp lawyer. view
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: I want to conclude by asking the Judiciary to exercise restraint. The Supreme Court, in my view, behaved very well when they were dealing with the matter on division of revenue on the contention between the Senate, the National Assembly and other organs. The Supreme Court kept referring the matter back to Parliament to mediate. I also expect the Judiciary not to overstep its mandate by issuing orders but refer the matter to Parliament to deal with because appropriating funds is a function of the National Assembly. The National Assembly appropriates the money. The Judiciary cannot appropriate money. So, I ... view
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: My final word is that the Judiciary, especially the Chief Registrar after our discussion on Friday should issue a new circular to the departments within the Judiciary and tell them that she has already lifted the instruction she gave. We agreed that their budget is intact. I do not see why this matter is causing serious national concern when it is already with the right authority or organ - the National Assembly. view