John Mbadi Ng'ong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: transport system where we have a reliable transport system not only the buses but also the railway; proper town or urban railway system. That is what is happening in other developed countries. But if we insist on widening the roads and buying more cars, still those roads will be congested until there will be no space to expand. Those who are coming up with the master plan because I hear there is a proposed master plan that has been worked out for the Nairobi City, I pray that it is taken to other major towns of the country. Apart from ... view
• 12 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: we will be accused of doing the work of the Executive. This House has even formed the habit of stopping procurement. Our role should not be to stop procurement. We need to question, to recommend for investigation and prosecution. If we realize that procurement is being done in a wrong way, we recommend to the relevant authorities to prosecute the culprits instead of telling people to stop doing their work. We will be accused of being part of the implementation process and therefore we will lose our oversight role. With those remarks, I support. view
• 29 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to also support the Motion moved by my friend, hon. Mwinyi. First of all, it is a shock to me that we do not have a regulatory body. I thought the KCAA was performing this function. If the KCAA are not doing a good job, then something needs to be done. Competition is known to be enhancing efficiency and, by extension, the economy. Monopoly is a market system which, in my view, hurts consumers of services and causes even more harm. Air travel has ceased to have an elastic demand. ... view
• 29 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, many of my colleagues have given this example of Senator Wetang’ula. The Kenya Airways staff needs to appreciate that the person they were harassing, just on local flight, not even international flight, has been Minister for Foreign Affairs who in other countries was being given VIP treatment. Being Minister for Foreign Affairs carries a lot with it. Identification is supposed to be for identification. You do not need to ask me for identification if you have already identified me. We need to be literate. Sometimes, we employ people who pretend to have gone to school and they ... view
• 29 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: To me, Senator Wetang’ula was very humble. Some Members here, and I know some, would have slapped some of these staff. He was very humble to be at the airport for three hours. We are saying that there is arrogance; that Kenya Airways is not acting like they are in business. It is acting like the people who go for services there are not customers. They need to know that the first principle in business is that the customer is always right. So, so long as there is no threat to security, both internationally and nationally, there is no reason ... view
• 29 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, without really arguing with the Chair, I am surprised that you even entertained that point of order. Hon. Kang’ata is very busy with his phone. He has not even read the Motion. The Motion goes ahead to say that: “Noting that the Kenya Airways Limited enjoys monopoly in air transport in Kenya, thus determining the rate of fares at will due to the monopoly they enjoy and that the demand for air travel has increased---” There is mention of Kenya Airways in this Motion, but above all, I was discussing the effects of monopoly. We are discussing ... view
• 28 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairlady, I do not think that we are discussing the ruling of the Speaker, because he actually only reaffirmed Article 114 of the Constitution. Would it be in order for me to ask that we postpone the debate on this Bill until the amendments which touch on a money Bill, including the one by hon.(Ms.) Abdalla--- I know she has spoken to an issue about a money Bill. You cannot discuss a money Bill with the Executive. The law requires that it goes through the Budget and Appropriations Committee, and it is not the work of the individual Member ... view
• 28 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Chairlady. The Leader of Majority Party is clearly misleading this House. He is saying that the Committee referred to in Article 114 is the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. Hon. A.B. Duale, can you stop heckling and listen to me. Hon. Chairlady, Standing Order 114 is very clear that where the Speaker is of the opinion that a legislative proposal is Draft Bill in terms of Article 114 of the Constitution, he directs that the legislative proposal be referred to the Budget and Appropriations Committee. We are not disputing the Speaker’s ruling; ... view
• 28 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairlady, I said that I was moving a Motion for this House to report progress under Standing Order No.134. view
• 28 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Why don’t you think so? It is my right to speak. How is it an illegality and we see it in the Bill? view