John Mbadi Ng'ong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Disclosure of public debt is fundamental and an integral part of public finance management. This is because these kinds of debts are a direct and first charge on the Consolidated Fund. The CFS is charged directly without any approval by the House. The moment they are laid before the House and the House adopts the Budget, they form a direct charge or a first charge even before you pay for anything else. Therefore, it is important that full disclosure of this kind of expenditure is made to Parliament. The full disclosure can only be made through a committee of the ... view
• 16 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, therefore, I urge my colleagues that because these issues have been with us for a long time--- We have had loans that were guaranteed through Ken-Ren Chemicals and Fertilizer Company. We also know of the Anglo Leasing related contracts. Since these matters have been with us for a long time, it is only appropriate that the Minister for Finance supplies the relevant information to the Budget Committee, so that it can use its expertise to compile a report and give it to this House for adoption. In this case, we will have played our significant ... view
• 16 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: So, mine was simply to explain the reasoning and the objective of this Motion, or why it is important. It is a constitutional requirement. The Budget Committee cannot just write to the Minister for Finance to supply information. At least now it is a constitutional requirement that they have to get a parliamentary resolution. view
• 16 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the people of Kenya were not fools. Members of the Committee of Experts were not fools when they made this provision in the Constitution which is the supreme law of this country. It says that within seven days after either House of Parliament--- view
• 16 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it depends on the context. I have said that they are not fools. If I had said that they are fools, then it becomes un- parliamentary. It depends on the context. You do not just read the Standing Order without interpreting it. You have to understand the context in which a word is used. view
• 16 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, this position is very clear, that within seven days after either House so requests by resolution. It does not say that this can only occur when the Minister has refused---. view
• 16 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, you know some of us have a problem with the English language. Let me proceed. view
• 16 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, let me say that Kenyans knew what they were doing when they were passing this Constitution. In this provision--- view
• 16 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, that is why our laws allow us to use English and Kiswahili in this House, because some people have a problem with English! view
• 16 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: It is not guaranteed that all of us are very fluent in English. We have different degrees of— view