John Mbadi Ng'ong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: The Committee that is chaired by Hon. William Kisang, I praise you for this work. As a House, under Article 95 of the Constitution, ours is to resolve or look into issues that are of concern to the people of Kenya. view
• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, monopoly is not desirable in any economy. No economy can survive in terms of taking care of the consumers well if there is monopoly. Whether it is in the banking sector, communication or the oil sector, monopoly is usually disastrous to consumers. The way the market is structured, especially in the telecommunication 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
• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: sub-sector, monopoly comes out very wrong. There is no way an economy can allow concentration of economic power in one player. view
• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: If you look at the telecommunication sub-sector, you will find that we have had a number of issues. Kenyans have been complaining of expensive services, from making calls to sending money. As the Mover and Seconder have rightly put it, even if you look at the products that the mobile network operators have come up with, you will realise that they are very expensive. In fact, they come out as shylocks. The many products they advertise and Kenyans get into are operated as shylocks. So, what is bringing this about is near monopoly in this country. Where I find it ... view
• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: That is why I say that it is clear to me that Safaricom is holding CA at ransom. Therefore, Kenyans are suffering in the hands of this dominant player and can only get reprieve from Parliament, through this Committee. So, even though it may be late for us, as a House, to make amendments to this Report, the Committee is asking the CA, which has literally refused to declare Safaricom dominant, to review the market every two years. I do not have a problem with this, but it should have been preceded by first declaring them currently dominant. Then, every ... view
• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: two years, they can review the market just to ensure that this player continues to enjoy dominance. But you cannot be shy from asking the CA to declare Safaricom dominant. view
• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: We know the benefits that accrue from declaring a player dominant. One of which would be to force the sharing of infrastructure. Some of us who decided to resist at one point - and I have refused to come back to normalcy since the resistance we engineered sometime and the Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker was part of this resistance - have a problem when we go to our rural areas. You cannot easily communicate because the only dominant communication system there is Safaricom. The sharing of infrastructure is a common phenomenon in every jurisdiction, even in countries like South Africa. view
• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: This can easily happen if CA declared Safaricom dominant. I can see the Member is pointing at the Report. It is true and this is in the Report. That is why I am saying that the Committee has done a very good Report. It is also detailed. This is one of the few reports that are very detailed, straight to the point and clear to understand by people who are not experts or professionals in the communications system like me. Where I only fault the Committee is where it has not gone ahead to make fundamental decision or recommendation which ... view
• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I just wanted to add that I do not have anything personal against Safaricom. I have forgiven everyone, and there has been a handshake with our competitor. Actually, the issue I was raising is not even one that affects me as a person. I think this is something that affects Kenyans in general. We want a competitive environment where services that we get and consume are structured. We want Safaricom to do its business, make profits and even innovate. There is nothing wrong with that. This competition will even be healthy and good for ... view
• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: The concern I have, which I have shared with some of my friends who have knowledge about this sector is that if we do not take steps, by the end of next year, we may end up only with Safaricom in the market. That is what I am trying to beseech the Committee to look into because this is not the end. I would recommend and advise that the Committee goes ahead even to make further recommendations to the CA. Even if it is not formal on the Floor of the House or in form of a report, they can ... view