John Mbadi Ng'ong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The argument by the Minister sounds really convincing but I want just to remind the Chair that the Chair cannot review its own decision. That should be left for this House. I want also to point out that hon. Wetangula said that he needs time to talk to the Members. If he is going to talk to the Members before the Motion is moved, that, to me, amounts--- view
• 14 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: I am on a point of order Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Talking to Members before the Motion is moved would amount to anticipating debate and I wish the Minister could withdraw that--- view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister started very well but he became a little bit more casual as he approached the end of his answer by saying that so far it is presumed that the officer is alive and that efforts to trace him will continue. I find that to be casual. However, he has repeatedly talked about data from Safaricom. He has said that once they get the data, they will determine who the officer called last. It is now two months since the officer disappeared. Can it take two months to get data from Safaricom to determine ... view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the Assistant Minister in order to try to change my question? I did not ask him to share with us the information. I was just wondering from what he said why it is taking two months to get the data from Safaricom in order to determine the last person he called. He could have just told us that they have got the data and already gotten leads towards who he called last, instead of telling us he has not. view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, even though I also come from an area which has very bad roads, I think most of us who have been to western Kenya think the case is a crisis and affirmative action needs to be taken. I would specifically ask the Minister if he has a plan in the next financial year to set aside some funds to work on the roads in western Kenya. view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Bill although I will propose some amendments to certain clauses that I feel a bit uncomfortable with when we reach the Committee Stage. Kenyans have been waiting for the time when this Parliament would start putting flesh on the skeleton Constitution they passed, which was promulgated on 27th August, 2010. Many have spoken about the Constitution Implementation Oversight Committee. At one point there was a hitch, and we were not able to agree on who the Chair would be, but I want to give assurance to Kenyans that there is ... view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: To me, this looks very wide and open-ended provision. We need to be very careful. We need to insulate this commission from interference from any quarter, or interference from future legislations. Chances are that if we leave it like this and then there comes another legislation which could go against the spirit of this particular Bill, the Commission will be required to go by that legislation. view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we need to understand the reasons as to why this Commission was thought to be critical in the implementation process. First, it is very evident from the drafters of the Constitution that they wanted to remove some of the responsibilities of implementing this Constitution from both Parliament and the Executive. That is what necessitated the recommendation to have a separate and independent Commission which will help safeguard the interest of Kenyans. To me, Article 18 which talks about the procedure of appointing members of the Commission is deficient. The Bill is deficient in the process ... view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, one of the biggest problems we have had in this country has not been the procedure of appointing people but the procedure of coming up with suitable candidates. We need to have an elaborate procedure of short-listing the various candidates who would effectively be interviewed later to become members of the Commission. So, it is important that this Bill includes the procedure for short-listing. I also want to say that I am a bit uncomfortable with the role that is given to the Public Service Commission (PSC) in appointing the Commissioners. You realise that we ... view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to mention something that hon. Odhiambo-Mabona talked about on Article 8(14). It talks about the procedure of appointing these Commissioners. It states:- “Nothing under this section shall be construed as precluding the President, in consultation with the Prime Minister, from nominating and forwarding names other than those submitted by the Public Service Commission to the National Assembly for consideration and approval.” view