John Mbadi Ng'ong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Apr 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I also thank the Leader of the Minority for bringing this timely Motion. I want to speak as a professional and as a finance expert. Where we are today did not happen yesterday. It is true and no one can deny that the unchecked borrowing starting from 2013 to date has partly brought us to where we are. I would tell you for a fact that we have spoken every financial year in this House. I have personally contributed to every budget speech condemning unchecked borrowing that has brought us ... view
• 11 Apr 2023 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 11 Apr 2023 in National Assembly: came into office when Uhuru Kenyatta had 23 Chief Administrative Secretaries which is illegal and unconstitutional in my view, but today they are 50, and you are telling us we are on the right track and we are waiting for tomorrow. Which right track is this? The truth of the matter is that there is wastage and extravagance in this Government. view
• 11 Apr 2023 in National Assembly: I only want to respond by telling His Excellency, William Samoei Ruto, please, do not listen to Hon. Ichungw’ah, but rather Hon. John Mbadi if you want to deliver to this country. What I am speaking about is what will help this country, but not these sideshows. We are talking about austerity measures, we have a Government that is buying vehicles and yet there are enough for the public officers. There is also the resumption of construction of dams through loans, which are conduits for corruption. If we have to be careful and serious with our economy, let us face ... view
• 23 Mar 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. For clarity, I am not speaking for the Leader of the Minority Party but as a senior Member of the Minority side. I want to make quick comments on the point of order raised by the Leader of the Majority Party. I agree with him entirely on the second point, on the mode of dressing, because our committees are extensions of plenary. We must dress appropriately. There is already a Communication to that effect from the Speaker. That is nothing new. For example, in the Committee that I chair, the Public Accounts Committee, I do not ... view
• 23 Mar 2023 in National Assembly: The same applies to Hon. Didmus Barasa. On the first point that Hon. Ichung’wah raised as the Leader of the Majority Party regarding anticipating debate under Standing Order No.85, that Standing Order is one of the provisions that have been there for donkey years. Hon. Speaker, you have been in this House longer than many of us, if not all of us. That provision has been there. It talks about published Bills. I am not aware if there is any Bill on The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report ... view
• 23 Mar 2023 in National Assembly: Privatisation that has been published. I guess the comments that came from those political leaders was as a result of what was reported to have come out of a Cabinet sitting. We expect Kenyans to comment when there is a report coming from a Cabinet meeting. It is our Cabinet. As a matter of fact, the people of Kenya have to hold their Cabinet accountable. So, anything that comes from the Cabinet must be questioned and criticised if there is need to criticize it. Finally, we need to look at this Standing Order properly. It has never been amended, but ... view
• 23 Mar 2023 in National Assembly: I also want to support the request by this Joint Committee to extend time and allow them more time to look at this matter. A constitutional amendment is a weighty issue. This is probably going to be the first successful constitutional amendment in this country since 2010, when we enacted the present Constitution. Therefore, we need to get it right. The funds we need to entrench in the Constitution are very important to this country. The National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) and the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) are two important funds that have made a difference in ... view
• 8 Mar 2023 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. view
• 8 Mar 2023 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, it may not be relevant to this particular Petition. I do not know whether I should raise it slightly later. I have a point of order on Petitions. view