John Mbadi Ng'ong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity to also support this Motion of adjournment. view
• 2 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: First of all, I would like to start by echoing what my other colleagues have said about our statements as leaders. When you are put in a position of leadership in this country, you are required to weigh what you say in public. What you say goes a long way in either reconciling the public or polarizing them. When I hear our colleagues talk, I realize that they have forgotten what we have gone through. People are talking of leaving the coalition. Others are saying: “Break the coalition”. Others are saying: “Yes, go ahead and break it because we are ... view
• 2 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am happy that a workshop has just come up with a draft Bill on the electoral management body. It is my wish that when we come back, and before the end of April, we shall have an electoral management body in this country. This is a negotiated document. We sat down as both sides of the coalition. We sat down with the various stakeholders, and we have at least agreed on the skeleton. Just the way we did with the vetting of Judges and Magistrates Bill--- The same way we did with the Judicial Service ... view
• 2 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to mention about the various actions of state officers in this country. Even where the Constitution is not clear, it mandates, and puts a responsibility on us as leaders, to interpret it in a manner that will promote its purposes, values and principles. So, in cases where it is not very clear to us, we should bear in mind that the Constitution has set a threshold for us as a country. Therefore, when we go ahead to make appointments, it is not business as usual. Impunity has no place in this country anymore. ... view
• 2 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, finally, I want to talk about the fight against corruption in this country. To me, I am not convinced that this fight has gained momentum as we would like it to. We want the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC) to dig deep into mega corruption scandals that have happened in this country. We have cases of Grand Regency and Anglo Leasing which we want investigated and culprits arrested so that this country can start a journey on a fresh path. view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Did you hear the Assistant Minister say that in order for one to be the President of Kenya, one needs be aged 35? I wonder which Constitution he is referring to. Our Constitution does not talk about 35 years. He is living in the past. Is he in order to mislead this country? view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I was really trying to refrain myself from contributing to this matter, because I am in the Public Investments Committee (PIC) and know what is going on. However, I would urge the Assistant Minister that as he prepares to get us the documents, he should be sure of what he is saying, because he is going to be on the record of the House. It may turn out that what he is telling this House is not correct. If I were him, I would ask the substantive Minister to come and ... view
• 23 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. This is the recruitment of the Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya. I think the Government should be very clear on how this process should be done. So, if this House seeks for information, I think it should be provided immediately. In which case, because of the urgency, I request the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance to deliver this Statement tomorrow in the afternoon. view
• 22 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, my constituency neighbours Nyatike and a large part of my constituency is also semi-arid. I have personally established that cattle die in Nyatike when it is dry, there are no pastures and cattle move for long distances to look for water. What joint effort has the Government made; his Ministry and the Ministry of Water and Irrigation to provide water points to Nyatike Constituency and other semi-arid view
• 22 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: constituencies like Gwassi so that when it is dry the cattle get water nearby to avoid deaths? view