John Mbadi Ng'ong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I listened to the Minister and, to me, it appears that the problem in this Ministry was reconciliation. Otherwise, this thing would have been discovered long time ago. view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: I would like to ask the Minister categorically and I am speaking to him as an accountant, what has he done to the senior staff in the internal audit and finance departments? This is because he will, otherwise, carry the cross of some rogue staff in his office. I bet he has no capacity to even know that things like these happened in his Ministry. I am not exonerating him but I am speaking the facts. view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Finally, I wonder whether he got management letters from the external auditor; that is the Controller and Auditor-General. Was there any mention of such an anomaly from 2005 to 2009? I find negligence also on the part of the external auditors, but could the Minister clarify whether there was any mention of such an anomaly in the management letters which come out every year? view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I wish to ask for your direction believing that this Motion that is before us is unconstitutional. I contend that this Motion is unconstitutional because if you go to the Constitution and the Minister has quoted, “preparing this Vote on Account in accordance with Article 222”, that Article envisages or presupposes that Article 222(1) is complied with. So, if you read Article 222(1), it says:- “If the Appropriation Act for a financial year has not been---“ view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. As I stated earlier, this Motion is moved on the basis of Article 222 of the Constitution which provides that there is a possibility that the financial year can come to an end before the Appropriation Act is passed or assented to. In the old order which we have left, it was proper and appropriate to bring the Vote on Account even before the Revenue and Expenditure Estimates are approved. But right now, it should be understood that it is the responsibility of Parliament to have the final say in ... view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I do not know why the Government is contesting this. That should be rounded down because it is not more than--- With your permission please, I ask that the point of order that I raised be understood. view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Minister has done well in amending the figure in the Motion on the totals on page 2505. But there is one line, Ministry of Fisheries Development, which has caused that. The figure should have ended with 87, but that has not been amended. Could he amend that? view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, initially I wanted to oppose this Motion. However, looking at the wider interests of this country, I beg to support it very reluctantly. The first issue I raised is with regard to the constitutionality. I want the Government to listen and understand that the budgeting making has shifted from the Executive to Parliament. That is the Constitution that we passed. Therefore, the Budget Estimates need approval by this House before we allow even one cent to be spent. We can wait for the Appropriation Bill, yes, but we cannot spend before the Budget Estimates are ... view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you remember, I sought for a Ministerial Statement in this House from the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance with regard to discrepancies under various revenue heads. The Government, up to now, has failed to offer an explanation to this country on why the Treasury has been giving conflicting figures to this House. I just want to refresh the minds of Members of this House that this same Government brings two different sets of account for the same revenue head. This issue has not been addressed. Therefore, I find it a bit difficult to ... view