MURUGARA GEORGE GITONGA

Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Allow me to join my colleague, neighbour and constituent of Tharaka-Nithi County, Hon. Patrick Munene Ntwiga, Member for Chuka/Igambang’ombe, where the late Hon. Beatrice Nkatha Nyaga comes from. On behalf of the people of Tharaka Constituency, Tharaka-Nithi County, and all the well-wishers of...

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs on its consideration of the Report of the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO) and the Report of the Multi-Sectoral Working Group (MSWG) on the realisation...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs on its consideration of the Report of the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO) and the Report of the Multi-Sectoral Working Group (MSWG) on...

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. We are quite sad and I want to thank Hon. Anthony Oluoch for bringing this to our attention. We are reeling because of some judgment that was dictated by the Council of Governors (CoG) on NG-CDF. We have not forgotten. That is why we...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Allow me also to rise and support this Bill. Today, we are debating a very important Bill. I begin by thanking Hon. Daniel Sitati Wanyama, the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Sports and Culture. Hon. Daniel Sitati is not known for many...

Thank you very much, Hon. Charles Nguna, CNN, for that unsolicited information. That is because I did not solicit for it. But, thank you very much. Hon. Charles Nguna is from Mwingi West, which is not far from Tharaka. In between lies the vast Mwingi North Constituency. Then you cross...

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. Before I even state my position regarding this Motion, it is important for me to express the views of Kenyans regarding this Motion, especially with a hindsight of the public participation that we did, and also from the public opinion which was communicated to...

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I was informed to come and see you.

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Allow me to voice my delight this afternoon to have our former Leader of the Majority Party with us here. Even when he became a ranking Member, I remember we used to do many long hours in the House, and as he can...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I wish to reply. I thank the Members who contributed to the proposed amendment to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Act. We went through what the Bill entails. It is a very short Bill with only two proposed amendments. Although it is a...

Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I wish to request for a Statement from the State Department of Correctional Services which falls under Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. I believe it is the right Committee mandated to handle this Statement within 14 days if it is forwarded...

Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. We do not have an IEBC that we can give these particulars. I recollect being told at the Liaison Committee that I should be making a Statement regarding the progress we are making to constitute IEBC. I confirm that the process is ongoing,...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let me begin by thanking the Departmental Committee on Finance for some work well done in vetting and approving the appointment of Mr. David Kibet Kemei. Without having to rehearse exactly what the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (Amendment) Bill, (National Assembly Bill No.11 of 2024) , be now read a Second Time. Hon. Speaker, this is a small Bill that was brought to this House by the entity known as the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO)...

Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Allow me to also support this Motion so that we are able to ratify the Protocol to the Constitutive Act of the AU relating to PAP. It is important for the House to keep on noting every time we have such protocols that...

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. Allow me to welcome students from Karii Kamburi Secondary School and the other schools, to observe the proceedings of this august House. This is the National Assembly, a part of the Parliament of Kenya. We are happy to see the youngsters who have come...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to rise and support this very important Bill. I must commend the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Communication, Information and Innovation, Hon. John Kiarie. They have done a fantastic job as a Committee. He has ably presented...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I agree that title deeds are sacrosanct. Owners are always treated as the first owners of the particular land, especially where there is a dispute. But, interesting situations arise which are common between Tharaka-Nithi and Meru. This is where we have land owners...

Thank you very much Hon. Speaker. This Petition is timely. It is a plea by youngsters who earn their income from boda boda and they associate with some companies that are informally their employers. Most of the time, these companies have not been treating these riders and other online taxis...

Thank you. My question is whether university fees are standardized. Are they the same? If so, the collections made by each university form part of the revenue of the university or it becomes a part of the Ex-chequer, in which case there has to be further funding, especially now that...