John Mbadi Ng'ong'o

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 7191 to 7200 of 7480.

• 16 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, a lot has been said about the Executive authority that vests in the Presidency, but the proponents of this argument forget that, that Executive authority is exercised on behalf of the people of Kenya. When this particular Act was passed by this House, the reason as to why it was insisting that Members of Parliament must approve the appointment of the Director and his assistants was because it recognised the fact that the people of Kenya had the ultimate power to hire the KACC Director and his assistants. Any attempt to deny the people of ... view
• 16 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. That is why I begged for your indulgence. The Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs argued a lot about the First Schedule to the Act and Section 3(2). He based his argument on that, because that Schedule is silent about consulting Parliament and getting recommendations from the Board; then the President has the express authority to go ahead and make the appointments. From where does the President get that authority? He gets it from Section 8(3). Why is it that the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs is applying ... view
• 16 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to oppose. view
• 15 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, given the kind of consensus that is building across the House, would I be in order to ask that the Chair put the Question? view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Could I know why the Minister has not declared interest in this matter? This is because in the Fifth, Sixth, Ninth, Tenth and Thirteenth Reports of Public Investments Committee (PIC), the same Minister was mentioned and was supposed to be a subject of investigation by the KACC. Could I know why the Minister is answering this question and yet he has not declared his interest? Further, is this question not arranged to pre-empt the Chair’s ruling to be done tomorrow? view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to also support this Bill. I would like to thank the Mover of this Bill, Mr. Ethuro for bringing a timely Bill. This is the right time to bring this Bill. If possible to have this House pass it as fast as possible. view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I belong only to one political party, and that is ODM. We took time to get into the Grand Coalition Government. One of the reasons for this was that we did not want a big Cabinet. We wanted a lean Cabinet. I therefore, think I will just be following what my party wants by insisting that--- view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we should lead by example, as one hon. Member is shouting at the back. We should lead by example by having this Bill passed. Once it is an Act of Parliament, it should be implemented immediately. Let us have a leaner Cabinet so as to cut on the cost of running this Government. I do not see anything wrong with that. We have played politics and now it is the time to work. Let us work by offloading some Ministers. At the moment, there is a lot of political bickering. There is a lot of ... view