John Mbadi Ng'ong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 1 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I just wanted to say that Hon. Wamalwa is out of order. There is no need to attach the suspension letter. This matter is being committed to the Committee on Education, Research and Technology, which will investigate it. I agree with the petitioners that religious tolerance needs to be inculcated in this county. We need to entrench it. We profess different faiths. Even the Christians who are here have differences in terms of what they believe in. I personally do not believe in praying on Sunday. I pray on Saturday. In fact, when I see you going ... view
• 1 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I just wanted to say that Hon. Wamalwa is out of order. There is no need to attach the suspension letter. This matter is being committed to the Committee on Education, Research and Technology, which will investigate it. I agree with the petitioners that religious tolerance needs to be inculcated in this county. We need to entrench it. We profess different faiths. Even the Christians who are here have differences in terms of what they believe in. I personally do not believe in praying on Sunday. I pray on Saturday. In fact, when I see you going ... view
• 1 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: on Friday. If Bura Girls High School is, indeed, a public school, irrespective of whether the sponsor is the Catholic Church, it remains a public school. If it is a private school, that is totally different. So, there is need for religious tolerance in this country. By the way, the Committee should not look at this isolated case. There have been previous such cases that need to be looked into. Maybe, a policy needs to be developed for all public schools regarding how they should relate with the sponsors, because there is a problem. Some sponsors do not want principals ... view
• 1 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: on Friday. If Bura Girls High School is, indeed, a public school, irrespective of whether the sponsor is the Catholic Church, it remains a public school. If it is a private school, that is totally different. So, there is need for religious tolerance in this country. By the way, the Committee should not look at this isolated case. There have been previous such cases that need to be looked into. Maybe, a policy needs to be developed for all public schools regarding how they should relate with the sponsors, because there is a problem. Some sponsors do not want principals ... view
• 1 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is unfortunate that I am raising this matter at this point. My point of order is not really on what Hon. Kiragu has said. My concern is on the Motion that is before us. Our Standing Orders do not allow us to debate or bring a Motion that is clearly unconstitutional. view
• 1 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Our Standing Orders do not allow us to debate a Motion that is unconstitutional. Article 187 is clear on the powers and functions of each level of Government. If you are asking or urging the national Government to set up these facilities in counties or even constituencies, you require concurrence of the county governments. I would support this Motion if it was framed in such a way that would be urging that the national Government consults with the county governments to set up these facilities. It is high time that this House respected the functions that have been devolved to ... view
• 1 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: But Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker--- view
• 1 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to thank the Chair of the Budget and Appropriations Committee for the generous titles that he has mentioned. Not that they are not real, but he has reminded the country that I hold those titles. I want to second this Motion to approve the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, 2015. First, Article 96 of the Constitution gives the Senate the mandate and power on horizontal sharing of national revenue that is allocated to counties. This is perfectly the work of the Senate. I want to add that the spirit of the Constitution and ... view
• 1 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to thank the Chair of the Budget and Appropriations Committee for the generous titles that he has mentioned. Not that they are not real, but he has reminded the country that I hold those titles. I want to second this Motion to approve the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, 2015. First, Article 96 of the Constitution gives the Senate the mandate and power on horizontal sharing of national revenue that is allocated to counties. This is perfectly the work of the Senate. I want to add that the spirit of the Constitution and ... view
• 1 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Assemblies (MCAs). If you calculate, you will realise that every month it costs this country Kshs1.2 million on average to sustain one MCA. I do not think this country can afford such kind of expenditure. We need to start asking ourselves seriously about the number of MCAs we have in this country. It is high time we reduced the number of MCAs. That is something that needs to be considered seriously. That should not give excuse to those who want to marginalise women who have been marginalised over the years. We can still get gender parity with a reduced number ... view