John Mbadi Ng'ong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. You will realize that all Members of Parliament are not scientists. I remember the Ministerial Statement that hon. Eng. Gumbo sought was so direct and specific. I would ask that you rule that the Minister goes directly to addressing the issues that hon. Eng. Gumbo had sought, for example; are we importing GMO? Are we going to eat GMO food? view
• 21 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like the Minister to clarify whether in the unlikely event that the Government decides that GMO foods will be imported into this country--- I hear that if that happens, it will be strictly for milling. What steps is the Government going to take to make sure that in the unlikely event that this maize comes to this country, it will not be allowed to affect our agriculture in the long run? view
• 21 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 21 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I remember last time when this issue came up, you gave a very direct instruction and directive that this matter needs to be addressed quickly, because it is of national concern. view
• 21 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Madam Minister is asking for more time to go and consult. How much time is she asking for? Suppose those GMOs are imported tomorrow; what are we going to do as a country? view
• 21 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, one would have imagined that if the input of the Minister was required on this particular Bill that consultations would have been carried out between the Minister and the House Business Committee (HBC). That this Bill has found its way back in the House courtesy of the HBC, I wonder whether the HBC appreciates that very soon we are going to embark on Bills that are supposed to help us implement the Constitution and, therefore, we may not have time for other Bills. So, I would urge that the amendments to this Bill be debated today. I ... view
• 19 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you will recall that around 21st of April 2011, I had sought a Ministerial Statement from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance regarding certain mistakes in the revenue accounts of the Government of Kenya. The Ministry contested that the issue was before a Committee of the House. You did promise to make a ruling. I am requesting that the ruling be made because we are proceeding to approve Government Estimates again. If that issue is not clarified, it may be difficult for this House to be sure that whatever we are approving ... view
• 19 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to second this Bill. I want to start by saying that, as a country, we have gone through a transformation. I think my colleagues will remember that in this country, if you were expecting any public appointment, then what you needed to do was to always have a radio and listen to 1.00 p.m. news to hear whether or not your name is mentioned. If you were occupying a public office, chances were that always at 1.00 p.m. every day, you were to rush to where there was a radio or television to listen ... view
• 19 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the people of this country made a move last year and decided to transform the system of governance. We decided and said as a country: “Enough is enough. We want to see change.” We realized that change through constitutional review and, now, we have a new Constitution in place. This Constitution calls upon those who are making public appointments to do it in a systematic and procedural manner. It calls upon those who are privileged to make any public appointment to do it in a way that is transparent and that would follow some system of ... view
• 19 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I remember when we went through the vetting process of the judicial officers; the Chief Justice (CJ), Deputy Chief Justice (DCJ) and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). People were asking: “Fine, we like the vetting, but where is the benchmark? Is it methodological? Was it done objectively?” This Bill is going to address many, if not all of those concerns. I like this Bill because, first, it has given us a procedure of vetting public appointees. This particular Bill is not only addressing those officers or offices which the Constitution requires Parliament to approve, but ... view