John Mbadi Ng'ong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, this is the Committee that this House has given a responsibility to follow UP road issues; therefore, they cannot tell us of hoping and hoping. Even with the faulty document, my constituency is indicated as zero tarmac road. We cannot continue suffering when the Committee we have given a task is telling us that it is hoping. The Committee needs to tell us when this 20 kilometre programme is 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
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: going to take off. If the Committee is incompetent, it should tell us that it is incompetent, so that we replace its members with others. This is not something to hope about. If the Government is talking about 2,000 kilometres they should tell us when constituencies like mine, which have zero tarmac, are going to have at least 20 kilometres done. It should not be history! view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Chairlady. I just wanted to seek your guidance on this Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, if any hon. Member introduces an amendment, through this Bill, to an Act that is not mentioned in the Bill, how then do we proceed? Will that be transacted or allowed for debate? view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairlady, whereas I agree that the Constitution allows for limitation of rights and fundamental freedoms, it should be realized that the people of Kenya gave themselves the Bill of Rights for a purpose. This is because of the misuse of the loophole that existed in law. The Committee should have gone to Article 24. It is allowed under Article 24(5)(f) to limit the rights of arrested persons. view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: However, when you do that through legislation, first, you must tell us the nature of the right or fundamental freedom, the importance or the purpose for the limitation, the nature and extent of the limitation, and finally the need to ensure that the enjoyment of rights and fundamental freedoms by an individual does not prejudice the rights of others. The Committee should have been categorical and clear in this amendment by specifying the rights that they are limiting. In the case of a capital offense, what stopped the Committee from spelling out clearly that they are limiting the rights of ... view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: bail to someone who should ordinarily granted it under the Bill of Rights is enshrined in our Constitution. Therefore, in the absence of a limitation to certain categories of offences, I am reluctant--- I oppose this particular amendment because I see it one that will be open to possible abuse. view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairlady, what hon. Chepkong’a has said is what I was alluding to. It is in order to ask him to defer this to the time when we will pass the law we are likely to pass before the end of this month instead of bringing it in through this Bill. Why don’t you just wait for the comprehensive and substantive law, and bring in all the good thoughts that you are bringing in today. view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairlady, I totally oppose this amendment. Kenya is no longer a country where we lack people with capacity to invest in professional bodies. We must make our country business friendly. This control and unnecessary conditions that we give to investors discourages them from coming to this country. We should not put unnecessary conditions, which serve no purpose. There are so many Kenyans who are now administrators of funds; there is no reason to continue nurturing them. I do not know what informed the Committee’s decision in coming up with this particular amendment, which will send out wrong signals. This ... view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am looking at this proposed amendment. Even though the intention is good and it is in line with the provisions and requirements of Article 53 of the Constitution--- The Mover or promoter of the Bill is very right in citing Article 53(1)(e) that states: “Every child has the right to parental care and protection, which includes equal responsibility of the mother and father to provide for the child, whether they are married to each other or not.” For us to do justice to children of this country and for their welfare, I thought ... view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: mother is such that it can never be equaled by any one. The child, for nine months, fed through the mother’s blood. That is something you cannot take away even though later on, because of our culture we end up taking fathers’ names. With those many remarks, I do not know whether I am also offering qualified support to the Bill. I expect the Committee to bring clear definitions and amendments that will be in line with the responsibilities that we are talking about. view