John Mbadi Ng'ong'o

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 6701 to 6710 of 7480.

• 30 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Government for identifying, at least, one location, that is, Kaksingri West, in my constituency to benefit from the Cash Transfer Programme for Older Persons. However, the information that he has must be factual. Gembe East can never be in Suba District; rather it is in Mbita District. It is worth noting that Kaksingri West has a poverty index of 72 per cent. That shows you how poor that region is. However, our Constitution is clear that as you consider other people, you need not discriminate against others. So, if you give ... view
• 30 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Thank you for your ruling. Given the interest that we have in this issue and the constitutional requirements which I earlier cited, could the Assistant Minister also come back with a very clear picture of the entire country showing all the potential beneficiaries of this programme? view
• 30 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with a heavy heart, I also join hon. Dr. Nuh in opposing this Motion. view
• 30 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have three reasons, which if corrected then I will support this Motion. I will request the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance to withdraw this Motion. He should make the following three corrections, and then I will be very comfortable in supporting this Motion. view
• 30 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: One, the laws of this country must be respected. We have said this and repeated it severally. The CDF Act is still and remains valid as law of this country. The CDF Act has been violated by the Ministry of Finance without any good reason. The Ministry promised that, at least, half of the withheld Kshs5.1 billion would be factored in the Supplementary Budget. Why is that not put in the Budget? Where he has got money for the enhanced security, which we need, is not captured here? We should also get money for development in the rural areas. Where ... view
• 30 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the adjustment I would want the Minister to do before I support this Motion is on the item dealing with shuttle diplomacy. I am opposed to shuttle diplomacy. It is ridiculous for me to be present in a House that will approve the money which the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs spent in shuttle diplomacy. If you look at the provisions for the Office of the Vice-President and Ministry of Home Affairs, travelling has been increased by Kshs200 million. It has been increased from Kshs60 million to Kshs260 million. That is purely, shuttle diplomacy. ... view
• 30 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Lastly, you are giving the NSIS additional Kshs900 million, close to Kshs1 billion for what? Explain! You are telling us it is for general administration and planning, what is this general administration and planning with NSIS? This is where the Government puts money, which does things that we do not know-- view
• 30 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member should realize that I am not discussing the operations of the NSIS. What I am asking is why there is that big increase. If the Minister cannot explain it here, publicly, he can still choose to explain it to the Committee of the House in camera. view
• 30 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: I am not talking about the operations of the NSIS. I do not understand why in midstream he can increase the Budget for NSIS by Kshs1 billion, unless this money is meant for something that the Government wants to hide from this country. This money is unnecessary. I would caution Members of Parliament that we need to be very careful when we are passing Budgets. Let us not just pretend that some Ministries cannot be probed. That it is important to hide. We cannot hide public funds. We have to explain them. view
• 30 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will urge the Government to always be careful when they are making provisions. There is something that is very important. You know, when the Minister presented his Budget, he is on record telling this House that there would be austerity measures that he would introduce to ensure that they cut down on certain costs of hospitality, training, foreign and domestic travel. However, if you look across all Ministries, you will realize that foreign travel, domestic travel and training have all gone up. Was the statement that the Minister gave to this House just a ... view