George Gitonga Murugara

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. It must have been very hilarious for the learned gentleman. He is making himself quite happy in the morning, which is a very good thing. Let me continue with what happened to Chiakariga. It got a zero allocation....

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Allow me to take this opportunity to welcome all the students of the named schools, colleges and universities who have come to observe the Proceedings of the House. Let them feel welcomed, especially by the leaders they elected—leaders...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Allow me to support the adoption of the report of the Liaison Committee on its consideration of the MTDS, which we are dealing with this afternoon. It is extremely important for this House to know that it is...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Sorry, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Allow me to support the adoption of the report of the Liaison Committee on its consideration of the MTDS, which we are dealing with this afternoon. It is extremely important for this House to know that it is...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Sorry, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Embu people are my neighbours. Tharaka- Nithi County is just ahead of the great county of Embu. I am happy to hear that students of Embu University are here. I take this opportunity to welcome them to the House to observe what we do here....

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Yes. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. David Ochieng’) I assume your Report was supposed to inform this one. Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, this is slightly different. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. David Ochieng’) Yes. Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) The Report of the...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I wish to confirm that the first Report by the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs was tabled, but the House Business Committee had to shelve it in favour of the Joint Report, which is what is before the...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Joint Report of the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs and the Senate Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights on...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I agree with Hon. TJ that most Members have agreed with the Bill, and have supported it. It is also important that those of us who did not voice our support last week, do so today before we...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker… The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. George Murugara, are you on a point of order? Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) I want to contribute.

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Embu people are my neighbours. Tharaka- Nithi County is just ahead of the great county of Embu. I am happy to hear that students of Embu University are here. I take this opportunity to welcome them to the House to observe what we do here....

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Yes. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. David Ochieng’) I assume your Report was supposed to inform this one. Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, this is slightly different. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. David Ochieng’) Yes. Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) The Report of the...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I wish to confirm that the first Report by the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs was tabled, but the House Business Committee had to shelve it in favour of the Joint Report, which is what is before the...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Joint Report of the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs and the Senate Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights on...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I agree with Hon. TJ that most Members have agreed with the Bill, and have supported it. It is also important that those of us who did not voice our support last week, do so today before we...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker… The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. George Murugara, are you on a point of order? Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) I want to contribute.

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Hon. Speaker, could the Teachers Service Commission—

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Bill by Hon. Bernard Masaka Shinali, the Member of Parliament for Ikolomani. The Gold Processing Bill (National Assembly Bill No.46 of 2023) has a very close association with Ikolomani. The gold mines of...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Hon. Speaker, could the Teachers Service Commission—

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Bill by Hon. Bernard Masaka Shinali, the Member of Parliament for Ikolomani. The Gold Processing Bill (National Assembly Bill No.46 of 2023) has a very close association with Ikolomani. The gold mines of...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Mover of the Bill and the Chief Whip of the Majority Party is being hilarious by 20th February 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 13 Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)saying that the manenos of law are under the Departmental...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Mover of the Bill and the Chief Whip of the Majority Party is being hilarious by 20th February 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 13 Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)saying that the manenos of law are under the Departmental...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) On a point of information, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support this Senate Bill, which seeks to establish procedures for administration of the Equalisation Fund. The Equalisation Fund is a constitutional provision to ensure that all parts of the country are equally developed to some extent,...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I have listened to Hon. Kaluma trying to describe Tharaka graphically and how it looks. He may be right to the extent that the southern part, which borders Mwingi, is dry, semi-arid, and marginalised. But there is a...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker.