John Mbadi Ng'ong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to support the Motion as amended. While supporting this Motion, allow me, first of all, to say that after food, the most important human need is health. Health is a very important requirement in human life. As a country, we must put it ahead of everything else. view
• 12 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, when I took over as a Member of Parliament for what used to be called Gwassi Constituency and now is Suba Constituency more than five years ago, I had an intention of having, at least, one health facility per sub-location. That is because our people die of diseases and sickness which can be cured very easily because health facilities are spread far apart. Many people take time before they seek small medical attention. Therefore, in the past five years, I had put up eight health facilities and all of them lack medical personnel. I have had ... view
• 12 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, hon. David Ochieng, the Member of Parliament for Ugenya, has brought a timely Motion. I have heard my colleagues say that he should have brought this Motion before the Budget. But this is not the end of Budget process! We still have many budgets that this House will transact. I want also to put it clear that this House is not helpless. As opposed to the previous Houses, this House has the capacity and it is not a Budget approving House, but a Budget making House. Therefore, it is within our mandate and responsibility to redirect ... view
• 12 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with regard to the Motion before the House, I have heard the Chair of the Health Committee complain about having devolved Kshs64 billion out of the total Kshs98 billion allocated to the Ministry Health for obvious reasons. The people of Kenya decided to devolve the function of health. If you read the view
• 11 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Speaker, Sir. The Leader of the Majority Party has made a very serious statement or allegation that borders on violation of the independence of the Civil Service. Is it in order for the Leader of the Majority Party to mislead this House that whenever we have a new Government in place we have to also change the entire Civil Service? I think this needs to be clarified because our civil servants need to work in offices knowing very well that they have security of tenure in those offices. Unless the Leader of the Majority ... view
• 11 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Speaker, Sir. The Leader of the Majority Party has made a very serious statement or allegation that borders on violation of the independence of the Civil Service. Is it in order for the Leader of the Majority Party to mislead this House that whenever we have a new Government in place we have to also change the entire Civil Service? I think this needs to be clarified because our civil servants need to work in offices knowing very well that they have security of tenure in those offices. Unless the Leader of the Majority ... view
• 11 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, whereas I did not want to interrupt my Chair before he moves the Motion. I am at a loss because the Public Finance Management Act, Section 39(3) is very clear that the National Assembly may amend the Budget Estimates of the national Government only in accordance with the Division of Revenue Act. The operating words there are “Division of Revenue Act.” So, we are just about to discuss this Motion at Order Number 8, which in essence will ask this House to amend the Budget Estimates. Hon. Speaker, according to the Public Finance Management Act, we are only ... view
• 11 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, whereas I did not want to interrupt my Chair before he moves the Motion. I am at a loss because the Public Finance Management Act, Section 39(3) is very clear that the National Assembly may amend the Budget Estimates of the national Government only in accordance with the Division of Revenue Act. The operating words there are “Division of Revenue Act.” So, we are just about to discuss this Motion at Order Number 8, which in essence will ask this House to amend the Budget Estimates. Hon. Speaker, according to the Public Finance Management Act, we are only ... view
• 11 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, Sir. I want to support the Motion. First of all, I would like to say that this is the third year since the promulgation of the 2010 Constitution that we are preparing the Budget under the new dispensation. This is the first Budget that is being processed under the Public Finance Management Act, 2012. view
• 11 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: The Budget Committee expected to see a uniform format both for the National Government, Parliament and the Judiciary. However, to our surprise, Parliament, the 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