John Mbadi Ng'ong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: Two, this Bill was fought by people who did not understand what we were trying to do. If you look at these former Members of Parliament, you will really sympathise with them. What made me very angry was the analysis from some media houses, and more particularly the Daily view
• 24 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: Newspaper which is respected in this country. In its editorial, but not even an opinion of an individual, they said that this is greed from the Members of Parliament. That is clear lack of understanding of what transpired. Why do I say so? Hon. John Mbadi who is the sponsor of the Bill has no way of benefitting from this decision. Therefore, where would the greed come from? This is a country where we lose millions and billions of shillings as a result of corruption. People steal money. However, some little money that goes to some Kenyans who served this ... view
• 24 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: Finally, the amendment talks about public participation. If there is any Bill which is a direct consequence or result of public participation, it is this Bill. Why do I say so? The reason Akiwumi Report recommended the living pension for former Members of Parliament is as a result of public outcry. When they went round, the public told them to not only consider the sitting Members of Parliament, but also think about these people who were languishing in poverty there. That is the origin of this Bill. view
• 24 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: The way we have treated the former Members of Parliament is discriminatory. They come to my office. The Akiwumi Report had three components. They recommended for enhancement of salaries of the sitting Members of Parliament then. That was implemented. Two, they recommended that the Members of Parliament who served up to 1984 be given Ksh1 million each. They were given. Three, they recommended that those who served between 1984 and 2001 get enhanced pension. They did not benefit from Ksh1 million which others benefitted from. After recommending that, and that is the main reason they did not get Ksh1 million, ... view
• 24 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. We shall revisit. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 22 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I just wanted to also raise some concerns, as I support the answers given by the Chair. There is an issue which Hon. Kositany raised about COVID-19 funds. Hon. Kositany comes to Bunge, he is allocated a seat and immediately after his question is dealt with, he walks out. Then, tomorrow he will start raising many issues in funerals. view
• 22 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: My concern with the answer from the Ministry which the Chair read, is that the Ministry of Finance should take responsibility for funds dispersed to agencies. I can remember the issue of the Eurobond. The Ministry kept on using agencies as a scapegoat for not being able to account for that fund. So, I want to ask the Chair going forward to hold the National Treasury to account. When they disperse these special funds, they should retain accountability and responsibility. So, they should not be passing the back to agencies. It is their duty to follow through and ensure the ... view
• 22 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to start by saying that I am happy that the CJ has invoked Article 261 of the Constitution. However, my happiness is not informed by the same reasons as Hon. Millie Odhiambo. My happiness is informed by other reasons. This is a time for this country to start clearly witnessing and seeing the inconsistencies The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 22 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: and contradictions in the 2010 Constitution. When we were pushing for the passage or enactment of this Constitution, both the Noes and the Ayes were in agreement that there was about 20 per cent in it that was not right. The question was: Where is this 20 per cent? In fact, I do not know how we calculated and tabulated the 20 per cent, but we all spoke about 20 per cent. You can now see the 20 per cent. I want to give myself as an example, but before doing that, I want to say that our method of ... view
• 22 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: the one who seconded him. I have been supporting this gender principle religiously. We have not been having full House of women MPs in this House. Let the truth be told. They are the ones who are failing us. view