John Mbadi Ng'ong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: I urge my colleagues that we support this Motion and reduce the referral period so that this Bill is debated either tomorrow or Tuesday. I would, however, prefer Tuesday as I had indicated that tomorrow I may not be able to attend parliamentary proceedings. view
• 27 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker and I second. view
• 27 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this chance to contribute to this Bill. First of all, let me say that even though there has not been any law; even though there has been haphazard and irregular manner in which this country has been identifying the so-called heroes and conferring honours and awards, it is also very clear that Kenyans know who their heroes are. view
• 27 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: If you ask me, even if you hate those individuals, you will agree that they have been heroes in their own right. If you ask any Kenyan, he or she will tell you that the late Prof. Wangari Maathai is a heroine. If you ask any Kenyan about Kenneth Matiba, he or she will give you the same response. The late hon. Martin Shikuku could even be courageous enough to lead a group of Kenyans to Kamukunji grounds at a time when it was not very easy to have such kind of courage. We have many more heroes. view
• 27 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: However, there are equally a number of heroes in this country who have not been recognized. I have in mind one individual called “Odero Jowi”. For heaven’s sake, that is the person who ensured that the United Nations (UN) bodies that we see in Kenya today came to this country. That was as a result of his initiative. He was the first African to have ever chaired a UN meeting in 1973. That gentleman is still alive but he is suffering in poverty and no one recognizes him. The list is long. view
• 27 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I agree with those of us who have said that we should have clearly defined a hero in this Bill, so that we do not leave it to the Council to decide. This Council will be composed of mostly Government officials, many of whom will end up again identifying only loyalties to the system of the moment. view
• 27 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: I urge the Committee that will scrutinize and look into this Bill to ensure that we not only define the heroes, but we also reconfigure the composition of the Council to have people of integrity and people we can rely on to make a decision on who heroes are. view
• 27 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: In Nigeria, there are certain crimes that if you want to get bail or bond, you have to be given surety by someone with a national honour. That shows you how they regard the national honours that they confer. It is true what hon. Amina Abdalla has said. Even though I served for six months, I was not given that award. Probably, I do not need it because I would like to get an award or national recognition for what I have done as an exemplary service to the nation and not just merely assuming an office out of an ... view
• 27 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, allow me to say a few things about this Bill. I was looking to a provision in this Bill where, as a country, we decide to buy 5,000 or 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
• 27 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: 2,000 acres somewhere in Kitengela and once we identify our heroes - because we want to preserve our history - we take their bodies there and bury them. It is very difficult in this country when people come from outside as tourists to see our heroes’ graves. How can one go to Rusinga Island to view the grave of Mboya and then travel all the way to Trans Nzoia to see the grave of Masinde Muliro, look for the grave of Seroney, look for the grave of Kenneth Matiba once he passes on, look for the grave of Kenyatta near ... view