John Mbadi Ng'ong'o

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 5311 to 5320 of 7480.

• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is interesting. Going through the list supplied by the Minister, there are 24 ladies who participated in the interviews in various locations, and who qualified. Those with D+ (Plus) and below have been left out. We have the names of ladies here in the list who scored C (Plain). There is another one with a Division II. I am sure all of us are aware of what Division II means and what a C (Plain) means. There are so many of them in this list who scored Division II. There are also those with Division ... view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. Anywhere in human resource management, it is always understood that if someone does not meet the minimum threshold, they are not invited for interviews. Before you invite an individual for an interview, you ought to have gone through the background information at the short listing level to ensure that only people of the right age are invited for the interview. Is it in order for the Assistant Minister to tell us that they invited for interview someone who was 28 years old yet that was an age below the minimum requirement? view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, even as the Assistant Minister admits that this matter be referred to the Committee, he made an important comment which I think needs to be substantiated. He said that the requirement is 30 years of age. Could he confirm under which law that is stipulated? If you want to become a Member of Parliament you just need to be 18 years old. Which law is this which fixes the age of an Assistant Chief to be 30 years and above? view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. This Question is an Ordinary Question and so I expected the Assistant Minister to have had a bit of time to look at it. But this just shows that the Government is not even sure and aware of how far the constitutional legislations are. This is a very straightforward Question. If this Government was on top of things, this is a Question that should be answered in a matter of hours. The Assistant Minister has not given genuine reasons as to why this Question cannot be addressed today. I do ... view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I appreciate your remarks and also the reaction from the Attorney-General. But, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, even as the Attorney-General consults over this matter, I think it would also be appropriate to look at the Finance Act, 2011, because there are also fundamental issues coming out of it. view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I believe that as hon. Members of Parliament, we need to ensure that we are proceeding as per the dictates of the Constitution, so that we are not seen as the violators of the same. I have in mind Section 44 (a) of the Finance Act, 2011, so that we have enough consultation with the Salaries and Remuneration Commission and the Government. Hon. Members are also aware that much as what is in that provision may have been discussed earlier, I think the constitutionality needs to be addressed. Maybe that is not touching directly on ... view
• 15 May 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I urge the Chair to find that the answer given by the Minister is not satisfactory. He is hiding behind the Banking Act, yet Article 35(3) of the Constitution is very clear that the State shall publish and publicize any important information affecting the nation without exception. The answer given to us by the Minister does not meet the threshold of the answer that this House should accept. I urge that you find the Minister out of order and he goes and prepares adequately to answer this Question. view
• 15 May 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Article of the Constitution that I quoted was very clear. I would like to read it to the hon. Minister, so that he may not give an example that is completely different from what we are talking about. It says:- “The State shall publish and publicize any information affecting the nation.” Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is not information about criminal acts or information about you. We are talking about information affecting the nation. We are talking about banks which are violating the rules. This is clearly affecting the nation. ... view
• 15 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in his response I would also request the Minister to address himself to whether those appointments have followed Article 232 of the Constitution and more particularly Article 232(1) (c) and also Article 233 and 234 of the Constitution. view
• 15 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Statement by the Minister sounded like a Paper prepared for a seminar, but not a clear explanation on accountability to the National Assembly on the part of the Government. According to the Minister, only two out of 14 revenue accounts were certified. According to my information, three out of the 14 revenue accounts were certified. So, I have added him one account that was also certified. These are the Mining Account, the Profits and Dividends Account, and the Fines and Penalties Account; which are the smallest revenue accounts. All the other major revenue accounts such ... view