John Mbadi Ng'ong'o

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• 1 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: loyal and sycophantic. I realised that when he was required to make decisions and bring a report sometimes. I remember there was a report which Members of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs disowned in this House. He had difficulty while defending it. I know that it came from his bosses. He had to do it that way. Given that we want to be his bosses, we expect him to do certain things for us. That is a person whom we require. He is a sycophant. He is someone who is also very ready to compromise a little ... view
• 1 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: He can be a sycophant which makes him too loyal. I know that the word “sycophant” has been used. At one point, someone called me a sycophant of Hon. Raila Odinga. I said, if there is anything I would enjoy is to be called a sycophant of Raila Odinga. It is not really so bad to be a sycophant. It depends on whose sycophant you are. If you are a sycophant of someone who kills people all over the place, then you must know that you have a problem. But if you are a sycophant of good people, then there ... view
• 1 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I know Hon. Chepkong’a is going to discharge his duty. Unless the Committee found some integrity issues which we would deal with in terms of competence, capacity and ability to execute his duties, no one in this House will genuinely, without malice, come forth and say that Hon. Chepkong’a does not qualify for this position. I urge him that as he joins the team of eminent prominent Kenyans – men and women who are already in that Commission by virtue of being approved by this House – they need to understand and appreciate that the responsibility of PSC ... view
• 1 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: I learnt something that was very interesting; that it is only Members of Parliament and probably Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) or elected State officers who do not get house allowance in this country. That has been bothering me, and I have been asking why it is the case. Is it that becoming a Member of Parliament is a curse? Is it a crime to become a Member of Parliament? By the way, this Parliament is not fair to itself. We enacted legislation, created commissions and we barred ourselves from being a member of even the Commission on Revenue Allocation ... view
• 1 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Finally, this is something the PSC needs to look at. It is the welfare of those Members of Parliament who served between 1983 or 1984 and 2002. Those who served before 1983 were given Kshs1 million one-off payment as ex gratia. From 2002 upwards, from 1984, the Pensions Act came into force. But the salaries that were earned between 1983 and 1997 were miserable. These Hon. Members are not many; there are about 153 alive todate. Why can we not think of The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report ... view
• 1 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: giving them something? Paying someone Kshs10,000 as pension is a mockery. These people have offered service to the country. They were even using that miserable salary to fundraise. This is something the PSC needs to look into. When you meet them, you sympathise with them. view
• 1 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: As I conclude, let me give an example though I will not mention his name. He once came to our local school. I still remember vividly how we held the Member so high that we were very happy. Everybody wanted to sing for him and we did. But recently, as I was driving along Uhuru Highway, I saw him alighting from a matatu at the traffic lights. It is not that boarding a view
• 1 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: is demeaning. But honestly, someone who has been a leader of such stature, seeing him fighting with a conductor of a matatu to allow him to alight at the lights made me feel very bad. That is a former Kenyan MP, a leader, someone who was respected and someone who has spoken on behalf of thousands of Kenyans in this august House. It is not fair. The issue of the MPs who served between 1983 and 2002 needs to be looked at seriously. We should give them living pension. If anything, Justice Cocker and Justice Akilano Akiwumi had made recommendations, ... view
• 1 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: I know the numbers may be too much, but even former councillors look very miserable. Some of them look unhealthy. Many of them lose their lives because they cannot afford simple medication. As a House, that is a matter we need to take into account. Some of us will be proposing some legislation to help these former leaders to live a decent and reasonable life that befits their former status. view
• 1 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, I support. view