John Mbadi Ng'ong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 Feb 2024 in National Assembly: This is the way I am. I have been here for a while. If you spend 16 years in one place, you take things in stride and that is why you think I am happy yet I am suffering internally. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 15 Feb 2024 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I would like to take this opportunity to add my voice to this Bill by going on record that I oppose it in totality. First, we need to understand that buying or purchasing a home is a very personal matter. It is like buying a brassiere. When buying other clothes, you can take them for fitting, but you cannot do that with a brassiere. You are either size 38B or 34B. That is how personal buying a home is. view
• 15 Feb 2024 in National Assembly: The Short Title of the Bill states that it gives effect to Article 43(1)(b) of the Constitution in terms of accessibility to and adequacy of affordable housing. When you tell an individual who is used to living with 50 people in the same boma that he or she will now live in a one-bedroomed house, how does that adequately cater for their needs? view
• 15 Feb 2024 in National Assembly: If you look at the pay slips of working Kenyans, you will find that majority of them are already being deducted mortgage contributions and other deductions. You want to add the Housing Levy, yet they will not necessarily own that house. view
• 15 Feb 2024 in National Assembly: Hon.Temporary Speaker, you said that all of us, even those without children, are subject to VAT deductions. However, I would like to educate you that VAT is a deduction that goes into a wider basket. The Housing Levy goes into a specific basket. Therefore, you cannot compare the two. That is like comparing a tomato with a potato. It does not work like that. view
• 15 Feb 2024 in National Assembly: I would like to give you a comparative analysis of other countries. Finland, Italy and South Korea all have housing levies. All these countries, which are more developed than we are, had to review how their housing levies are administered. In South Korea, the Government is currently buying houses from private investors, subsidising them, and then leasing them out to individuals. In Finland and Italy, people are advised to rent-to-own. You are deducted an amount of money from your salary which goes towards a home that you already stay in. Therefore, you are renting to eventually own that home. That ... view
• 15 Feb 2024 in National Assembly: Clause 7 in Part II states that individuals will pay a penalty upon delays in remittance of the Levy. We are currently experiencing delays in payment of salaries even for civil servants. The NG-CDF has not come through because the Government says it has no money. Will the Government deduct these penalties from its own funds if it fails to pay civil servants on time? Will it penalise itself? Is that what will happen? view
• 15 Feb 2024 in National Assembly: Clauses 30 and 31 lay out a very scanty criterion. You cannot tell me that to own a house, I have to first be a Kenyan citizen who is at least 18 years old. Imagine a scenario where a couple of citizens of this country go to a place like Ngara and say that they want those homes The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor view
• 15 Feb 2024 in National Assembly: since they qualify according to the criteria in the Bill. They are Kenyans and are 18 years old, therefore, they qualify. What will you tell them? view
• 15 Feb 2024 in National Assembly: They want to establish affordable housing back at home in Nyamira Town. For those of us who come from the Nyanza region and maybe western Kenya, owning a home means that you have a compound which has goats, ng’ombe and plenty of space. That is what it means to own a home. You cannot tell a Kisii that if they have a flat then they own a home. That is just some space up there. You then imagine that people back at home like the elders will respect you and say that you own a home. view