John Mbadi Ng'ong'o

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• 28 Feb 2023 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Speaker, we were promised a Budget cut of Ksh300 billion in this financial year. That has not happened in this Supplementary Budget. Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah is talking about Article 223, under which the other Government spent amounts that cannot now allow them to cut the Budget by Ksh300 billion. The same Report he is reading is talking of only Ksh130 billion in total spent under Article 223 of the Constitution. Both the previous and the current regimes, including the Office of the Deputy President, have spent Ksh130 billion. For heaven’s sake, that is not Ksh300 billion. So, the ... view
• 28 Feb 2023 in National Assembly: Parliament passed the Appropriation Bill. My argument was ignored in the House but the former Controller of Budget, Agnes Odhiambo, a great lady, refused to approve Government expenditure. In fact, Government programmes and services almost grounded to a halt. We had to be summoned to come back and pass the Appropriation Bill. That is the kind of Controller of Budget we need for this country, not people who give excuses. We do not deserve people who when they find themselves serving a new regime, they want to please the new regime by scandalising and blaming the previous regime when they ... view
• 22 Feb 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I also support the Petition. The issue of water is very critical. It is so frustrating to those of us who come from constituencies where water scarcity is real and we do not have much spring water – especially for women who have to cut short their sleep very early in the morning. At 3.00 a.m., you find women going to fetch water. That is why when the NG-CDF Board insisted at one point that I should not use the NG-CDF money to drill water, citing devolution, I said that I am doing it in ... view
• 22 Feb 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I also support the Petition. The issue of water is very critical. It is so frustrating to those of us who come from constituencies where water scarcity is real and we do not have much spring water – especially for women who have to cut short their sleep very early in the morning. At 3.00 a.m., you find women going to fetch water. That is why when the NG-CDF Board insisted at one point that I should not use the NG-CDF money to drill water, citing devolution, I said that I am doing it in ... view
• 15 Feb 2023 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, with all due respect, I would like to point out that if any Motion from either the Majority Party or Minority Party has to be transacted on a Wednesday morning, leave of the House must be sought and granted. It cannot be done by the HBC. That is beyond their limit. view
• 15 Feb 2023 in National Assembly: It would have been very easy for the Leader of the Majority Party to first move a Motion to exempt the Motion by the Majority Party or Minority Party from the rules. We have to set precedence, Hon. Deputy Speaker, with all due respect. view
• 15 Feb 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you Hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Motion. This is just a general Motion. I know we will be dealing with the specifics. Whereas I do not have a problem with the substance of the Memorandum by the President to Parliament, the four key issues are issues that have been debated, talked about largely and widely in this country. The issue of the Leader of the Official Opposition and where that position should sit has been debated largely. On the issue of funding, I cannot over-emphasise and I ... view
• 15 Feb 2023 in National Assembly: Look at the issue of Cabinet Secretaries. We recommended that they should come from Parliament. We even said those who came from outside would be made ex-officio Members of Parliament, as the Attorney-General used to be. On the issue of the two-thirds gender principle, this was captured very well in detail and exhaustively in the BBI. I can say in a nutshell that when we proposed this to the people of Kenya, we were called names. I remember Kenya Kwanza and its leadership called us selfish and people interested in grabbing power and extending existence in office of certain unnamed ... view
• 15 Feb 2023 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I want to wind up by saying very strongly that there is dishonesty in this country. Dr. William Ruto is my friend, how I wish he went back to his campaign pledges because our people are suffering. I want to take his position when he was campaigning, that amendments to the Constitution are not a priority for this country. The priority is the cost of living. Do not overtax our people and stop snooping on our phones. If I send money to my mother, that is not her income but a transfer of resources. He should consult ... view
• 15 Feb 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