John Mbadi Ng'ong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The matter that the Leader of the Majority Party has raised is weighty as it touches on the integrity of this House and how we conduct ourselves. Standing Order No. 191 says as follows: “Committees shall enjoy and exercise all powers and privileges bestowed on Parliament.” From the reading of that, it is clear that when you are transacting parliamentary work or business in a committee, you should conduct yourself in a manner consistent with the way Parliament transacts business. The threshold that is given to the committee is equal to the threshold that is given ... view
• 4 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: avoids any conflict. The most important one is compromising any public or official interest in favour of personal interest or demeaning the office that the officer holds. We hold the office of Member of Parliament. We do not expect any Member, any of our colleagues to behave in a way that will demean our office. I do not want to be in a House where we are viewed like county assemblies which have refused to pass some budgets because they want to be given bribes. Some county assemblies have to be taken somewhere to be persuaded to legislate. view
• 4 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Two final remarks on this; I am sure my concerns and those of the Leader of the Majority Party have been aggravated by what has transacted on this issue of sugar. We have to be ruthlessly candid with each other. I remember in the 11th Parliament, some Members of Parliament disrupted a meeting of the Departmental Committee on Finance and Planning. I remember one of the Hon. Members abused one of the Members of Parliament. He is my friend and he is still in this August House, and I do not want to mention him. I will, however, mention the ... view
• 4 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: not changed. I am one of the Kenyans who continue to consume sugar. Then you hug such a person who is probably killing me slowly. If I do not stop there, I may go on and on because I am becoming a little bit too emotional about this. view
• 4 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you. I support the sentiments of the Leader of the Majority Party. view
• 4 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, aware that Lake Victoria, the largest fresh water lake in Kenya, is located in three East African countries; further aware that, the Islands of Migingo, Remba, Sigulu and Kiwa, among others in the surrounding waters of the lake are located within Kenyan borders; recognising the progress made in the East African 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
• 4 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Community integration process in deepening and widening the integration process including ensuring border communities are sensitised on these matters; cognisant of the fact that, Kenyans living along the borders, including fisher folk and pastoral communities, have continuously suffered from external threats through harassment, raids and arbitrary arrests, with even those operating in economic zones not immune to such threats; cognisant of the fact that the provisions of Articles 238 (1), 239 and 241(3)(a) of the Constitution stipulate that National Security involves the protection of Kenya’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, its people, their rights and national interest against internal and external ... view
• 4 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: I want to inform the House and those listening to me that if there are people out there doubting the location of Migingo Island, whether it is in Kenya or in Uganda, I would like to be clear that when we were in Uganda, looking at the Uganda Constitution, not the Kenyan one, it defined the territory of Uganda. Regarding the islands in Lake Victoria, the Uganda Constitution is very clear. It says that the boundary of Uganda starts from the tip of the Pyramid Islands – those are wordings from the Constitution of Uganda – and runs northerly. Clearly, ... view
• 4 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Uganda came out clearly to say that the Island is in Kenya, but the water is in Uganda, whatever that means. From his wording, it is clear that Migingo Island is in Kenya, but you will still find that the Uganda security forces are stationed on that Island. This is the only sovereign country which respects its territorial integrity - with the exception of a few countries in the Middle East where the American forces and other western forces, sometimes at will, move in - and one that has allowed foreign security agencies to be stationed in its country. Uganda ... view
• 4 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: positively, the Committee on Implementation to take it up and more importantly, the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations. There is need to quickly take up this matter and call the Cabinet Secretary responsible to answer to questions why there is laxity. Even the Indian Ocean has similar problems. I have a question that was drafted by a Member of Parliament from Turkana. This one is even painful that the people who are harassing the fishing community are Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officers. Getting back to the issues I have raised, I ask this House to pronounce itself in ... view