John Mbadi Ng'ong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 7 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: They have just found themselves here as independent because either they did not identify with any political party that exists in terms of policies and principles, or they were mistreated by those political parties. Hence, they decided to run as independent, for which we congratulate them. I admire and respect the Members who won on independent tickets because I know how difficult it is to convince the voters to leave political parties that they identify with to vote for you as a person and as independent candidate. I congratulate and encourage it because it is also deepening democracy. It awakens ... view
• 7 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: In terms of allocating them money, there is no justification in law. It does not make sense. How do we even manage that money? Each independent Member is independent from the others. Apart from sympathies that we would express to you for going through a lot to win your seat, there is truly very little we can do. The court had already pronounced itself on this 0.3 per cent. We need to respect court orders. It is my hope that the National Treasury will honour the promise that they gave us when we were discussing the last budget that they ... view
• 7 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: We are now pushing for the two-thirds gender principle. If we had funding for political parties, political parties should be the first ones to promote this agenda by holding meetings and educating their members across the country and sensitising their Members in the National 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
• 7 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Assembly and the Senate. That is where there is the biggest problem. When that Bill comes here, half of the membership of this House is not in the House yet there is a requirement of two-thirds to vote for that amendment to go through. The Members absent themselves because they have not been sensitised enough to understand that this principle is so important and that is why the people of Kenya made a decision to put it in the Constitution. view
• 7 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: It is also important to hold youth events to discuss, at the political party level, the issues that affect the youth of this country so that when you are preparing to form a Government, you need to be clear in your mind or as a party on the needs and requirement of the youth so that you can come up with policies to help promote the youth agenda. The issue of the youth is a time- bomb. It is the biggest challenge in this country. I am happy one of my Members had brought a Motion to this House to ... view
• 7 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: I know my colleagues also want to contribute to this Motion. I thank the Chair of the Committee for doing a good job. I support. Thank you. view
• 24 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The issue Hon. Junet has raised, even though I have struggled to understand what the House or the Speaker is required to do, brings to light a very fundamental issue regarding the functioning of county assemblies across the country. view
• 24 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, there are loud consultations. I want to take just a few minutes. This brings to light the problems in Nairobi County, Nyandarua County, Kisumu County, Kakamega County, Wajir County and, of course, Homa Bay County. Even Migori County has a problem. This brings to light one fundamental question about the functioning of our county assemblies. I agree with Hon. Junet but with a variation. I do not want to condemn the Senate per se . I want to ask the Senate, because they have the responsibility to ensure that our devolution works, to look into why we have ... view
• 24 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: One thing that took me aback is that I was told that the Speaker of that Assembly adjourned the Assembly to the following afternoon at 2.30 p.m. as our Hon. Speaker would do it. Then the following day, we expect you here at 2.30 p.m. but we do not see you. Then we hear that you have already adjourned the Assembly through a text message. Some of these things look ridiculous but they have happened. Unfortunately, it has happened in my county where I am told that the Speaker of the Assembly posts on the wall that the Assembly that ... view
• 24 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: wall and it is supposed to be treated as official communication from the Speaker. Of course, Members go to check for the Mace because they feel that it is un-procedural and they are told that the Mace is not there. So, they report to the police and the police follow it up. I heard the Speaker claimed that she had the Mace in an unknown place. view