John Mbadi Ng'ong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: On 1st March 2019, His Excellency the President forwarded to the National Assembly the notification of nomination of Prof. George Albert Omore Magoha as the Cabinet Secretary for Education for consideration and approval. This was in accordance with the provisions of Article 152(2) of the Constitution and Section 5 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011. Pursuant to Standing Order No. 42(1), the name and curriculum vitae of the nominee was referred to the Committee on Appointments on 5th March 2019 for vetting. The Committee ought to report to the House within 14 days as by law. On Wednesday, ... view
• 20 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: On Thursday, 7th March 2019, pursuant to Section 6 (3) of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011, the Clerk, in writing, invited the nominee for the approval hearing indicating the time and place. As a Committee, we received clearance reports for the nominee from EACC, KRA, DCI, HELB and finally the Registrar of Political Parties on 1st March. The Committee held four sittings. The nominee appeared before it on 14th March 2019 and was vetted in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011 and the National Assembly Standing Orders on his suitability ... view
• 20 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: Pursuant to Section 7 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011, the Committee considered various issues during the approval hearing. First, the Committee considered the procedure used to arrive at the nominee. The Committee observed that Article 152(2) of the Constitution provides that nomination of Cabinet Secretaries is a constitutional prerogative of the President, and there is no other procedure prescribed in the Constitution or any statute law. The President has express prerogative to appoint whoever he thinks can hold the position of a Cabinet Secretary. In addition, the Constitution sets out certain requirements regarding the appointment of persons ... view
• 20 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: Article 130(2) of the Constitution provides that the composition of the national executive shall reflect the regional and ethnic diversity of the people of Kenya. The Committee observed view
• 20 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: 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
• 20 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: that the nominee hails from Siaya County. The Constitution contemplates a maximum of 22 Cabinet Secretaries whereas the country is comprised of 47 counties in terms of Article 6(1) as read with the First Schedule of the Constitution. In view of the limited number of persons who can be appointed to the Cabinet - a maximum of 22 - it is not possible to have Cabinet Secretaries who hail from all the counties in the country. Article 232(1)(i)(ii) and (iii) of the Constitution provides that the values and principles of public service include affording adequate and equal opportunities for appointment, ... view
• 20 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: The Committee in determining the suitability of the nominee took into consideration the provisions on Leadership and Integrity as outlined in Chapter Six of the Constitution. Further, the Committee observed that suitability of the nominee should be evaluated holistically taking into account the nominee’s academic credentials, professional training, experience, background and personal qualities as well as performance of the nominee during the approval hearing. view
• 20 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: Pursuant to the provisions of Section 6(9) of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, the Clerk of the national Assembly placed an advertisement in the print media on Thursday, 7th March 2019 inviting the public to submit memoranda by way of written statements on oath or in form of affidavits on the suitability or otherwise of the nominee. The advertisements indicated… (technical hitch) . By close of business on Wednesday, 13th March 2019, at 5.00 p.m. the Committee had not received any statements on oath in respect to the nominee whether adversely or even positive statements. The Committee that vetted ... view
• 20 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: I hear Hon. Pukose asking whether I worked with him as a student or not. Students do not work. I, of course, learnt at the University of Nairobi and worked there. Hon. Sankok knows that. Prior to his nomination, he was serving as the Chairperson at the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) where the Committee felt that he reformed the examination management thereby giving credibility and integrity to exams results. In fact, during the interview, we talked about the time before he joined KNEC to around 1998. During that period there were basically no exams in this country. He made ... view
• 20 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: 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