John Mbadi Ng'ong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Finally, I have heard my Deputy Chief Whip plead that there is a practice out there and many of us have learnt it. When it comes to contribution, the Speaker should allow the two main coalition parties to propose the first three speakers to a Bill because Kenya is a multiparty democracy. If you read the Chapter on The Republic, you will find that it starts with defining Kenya as a multiparty democracy. It means that parties are recognised as integral parts of our democratic space as a country. Therefore, it is important for us to understand the thinking of ... view
• 10 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: obviously, as a ranking member. I would make contribution as if it is a shadow minister for finance because this is not a parliamentary system. It is a presidential system and so you would call him a ranking member. In my view, there is nothing wrong. This is a Commonwealth practice. It is practised in many jurisdictions. I do not see why Members should have a problem with it. All Members are equal but, we must also recognise that parties have positions. At times you get embarrassed when a party has a position and a Member speaking purportedly on behalf ... view
• 10 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I was not seeking for any determination or ruling now. I was just making a contribution which the Speaker can consider. You can take it or reject it, but it is my contribution. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support. view
• 10 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 10 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want you to rule the Leader of the Majority Party completely out of order for referring to the Member for Lang’ata as rebellious in the ODM. I am the National Chairman of the ODM. I am responsible for discipline in the party, based on the constitution of the party. The Leader of the Majority Party was just appointed. In my case, there was a meeting at the Bomas of Kenya to ratify my chairmanship. The appointment of the Leader of the Majority Party was just announced. It should go on record that Hon. Olum is ... view
• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to make my contribution on the Forest Conservation and Management Bill. At the outset, I want to say that failure to conserve forests is very expensive. Just recently, during this ongoing El Nino rains, we lost nine people in my constituency primarily as a result of destruction of Gwasi Hills. Losing a life is not something that can be taken lightly but, the moment we fail to conserve forests, we are endangering the lives of our population. Take the case of Narok Town which we have been complaining about and ... view
• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: The environmental effect of failure to conserve forests is something that cannot be overstretched. Where is the problem? The problem is not with the people who encroach forests; the problem is not with the people destroying forests, but the problem is with the Government that is supposed to have officers managing our forests. I remember in the 1980s, you would find forest guards residing literally in forests. Nowadays, it is very difficult for you to even know where a forest office is. A whole 4,000 hectares of forest in Gwasi Hills does not even have a single office or place ... view
• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: So, the first step that the Government must take is to have forest guards within the forests so that they are able to monitor and police forests. Secondly, boundaries are not clear. Sometimes, you find the Government burning people’s houses outside the forest and yet the gazetted forest area is not protected. Recently, I brought a petition to this National Assembly on Gwasi Hills. The petition included the issue of demarcating the boundary of Gwasi Hills which was not even there. I am happy that after the Committee of Parliament went and verified what was happening on the ground, we ... view
• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: I want to urge the Government to set up enough resources to employ enough forest guards to protect our forests and to plant trees. There is no need to have a forest without trees. Trees are cut down, people set up fires and no one takes action. I am happy because this Bill is proposing to have research institutions to do research on specific species of trees that are conducive for each area and which can grow quickly in each and every region. I am equally happy that we are setting up a Forest Conservation and Management Trust Fund, but ... view
• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: progressive legislations have been misused in the past to hive off forests and give them to private individuals in this country. Karura, Ngong and Mau forests have been encroached by people who are entrusted with the responsibility of protecting them. The moment people see a loophole in legislation or in a statute, they will misuse it to the disadvantage of Kenyans and to the advantage of a few individuals. The moment you create a loophole in legislation or in a statute saying that the Cabinet Secretary has discretion--- By the way, even parliamentary approval is not required for this. What ... view