John Mbadi Ng'ong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, my point of order is this; a Bill on tax laws is very important in this House. I just want to ask whether it is in order for the Majority side to treat this Bill so casually, especially knowing that probably, this Bill may go to the Departmental Committee on Finance and Planning. It would have been proper for the Leader of the Majority Party to delegate the moving of this Bill to the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Finance and Planning, or even the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, so that we could have ... view
• 14 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: With all due respect, there is no justice that was given to this Bill. view
• 14 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: This is a very serious concern. How on earth can we have Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill being seconded by saying: “I have nothing to say,” On a serious note, if we had people from other jurisdictions watching our Parliament, it would be a shame for us if this is the kind of debate we would engage in; especially when it comes to tax laws. This will impose taxes on the people of this country. If Hon. Jimmy Angwenyi was not ready, it would have been proper for him to delegate that to another Member of Parliament. I think it is ... view
• 13 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to second this Procedural Motion. I just want to plead with the Members that we know there are a number of Private Members’ Motions that are lined up for debate, but because of the period of budget- 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
• 13 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: making, we want to plead with them to allow us to exempt the business of the House today from the provisions of Standing Order 40(3). Finally, I also want to echo what the Leader of the Majority Party has said regarding yesterday’s performance of Members. I think it was very impressive. It was a clear demonstration that Members take seriously their legislative work, especially that of the budget- making. That is the single most important function of this House. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I second. view
• 12 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. This is a very interesting statement which Hon. Maoka Maore has sought. Actually, he was asking for your direction and I do not know which direction you will give on this one. view
• 12 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: When it comes to the issue of the media, I want to agree with you that there is nothing wrong when we act in a certain way that is captured by the media. As politicians we make our name by being seen or heard. If I was not heard through the media Kenyans would not know who John Mbadi is. I am known today because the media has highlighted my character, person and content in my head. I do not know the problem Hon. Maoka Maore has with appearing in the media. view
• 12 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: I want to agree with my colleagues that as a House, we have a responsibility. The reason why we are elected here is because Kenyans, the rest of the world and all democracies, citizens said there should be no taxation without representation. We have cardinal responsibility to 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
• 12 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: oversee the Executive. In fact, Hon. Maore’s request that for any matter under investigation we should not look into it is equal to saying that we allow the Executive to oversee itself. Yet, the Constitution provides that it is Parliament which is supposed to oversee the Executive. Therefore, this should come out clearly. view
• 12 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: I thought what Hon. Maore would have spoken to is the issue of duplication of responsibility. As a matter of fact, that is where I probably have a problem. For example, take a country like Uganda during their PAC sittings police officers are usually in the adjacent room. So, if a witness gives evidence and the Committee is convinced that either the witness is misleading the Committee or implicated they are arrested right away. In fact, I think that is the direction we should take as a country, to deter corruption. We need to give the oversight committees like PAC ... view