George Gitonga Murugara

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity to speak on behalf of my colleague from Maara Constituency, Hon. Kareke Mbiuki, who is not here now. As a leader from Tharaka Nithi County, allow me to welcome Chogoria Boys’ High School who...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, we left it at that, and is now submitted to Parliament to have an absolute discretion on how to deal with it. We do not want to say how Parliament should do it in a statute because it has unfettered discretion. It...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 7 and substituting therefor the following new Clause— Insertion of a new PART IIIA in Cap. 7C. PART IIIA—DELIMITATION OF ELECTORAL UNITS

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. The correct position is that Sub-clause 10 exists in the current Act. What we have done is purely aligning the section so that we bring it up under its own part. If you look at Section 36, it...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. It is important that I clarify that we have made a saving provision under sub-clause

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I beg to move that the new clause 7A be now read a Second Time. The justification is that we are calling upon the House to approve that we delete the old Section 36 from the Act. If...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I had a glimpse of the response, and I have also listened to it. The only issues that remain outstanding are timeliness and analysis of the telephone contacts of the last person who was with Ms. Peris. There is...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) 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 Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 10 of 2024) . Thank you, Hon....

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Bill. On the face of it, the Bill appears to be effecting minor amendments while in essence these amendments have far-reaching effects on the NLC and what it is supposed to do. It...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Bill. At the outset, I must inform the Leader of the Minority Party that in spite of the Bill being a negotiated document, it is not cast in stone. I am grateful to...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) I also profusely thank Hon. Temporary Speaker, who is a Member of our Committee. I confirm that we sat with the Senate’s Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights.

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Leader of the Minority Party, Hon. Opiyo Wandayi, the Report was tabled. So, you will get a copy. You need to read it because it has certain proposals which may be of interest to you and the entire House. As...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I beg to move: THAT, the Schedule to the Bill be amended—

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, the Schedule to the Bill be amended— Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I beg to move that the proposed new sections be read a Second Time. The justification is that we have...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Section 2. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : Is it the National Security Council Act, 2012, Section 2? Yes, it is Section 2, which is to define the words ‘Committee’ and ‘National Security Advisor’. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : Hon. Murugara, please,...

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

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I do not think the Chairperson is gagging anyone. The truth is that this is a House of rules. We must follow our rules of procedure at every moment and every step. Unfortunately, while the matter may be...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Motion to adopt the Committee's Report on the five constituencies under discussion. 11th April 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 29 Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)Parliament have no role to play in the NG-CDF anymore?...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I have looked at the proposed amendment and consulted with Hon. Chepkong’a, who is the Mover or the sponsor of the Bill, and we are of the view that it enhances and makes it better by incorporating that...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. We reject this proposal because it recommends that we have to include what the public says in a law that Parliament is proposing. The constitutional provision is that we have to consider the participation of the public, but...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I have listened to the proposed definition of the Originating House and Second House. I have no problem with this because the terminology used in the Bill has to be correctly defined. I agree with this. (Question, that...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) I beg to move: THAT, the Schedule to the Bill be amended by—

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I think I need to retake this. We are proposing to delete all the proposed amendments under the Office of the Attorney-General Act and substitute them with the proposed new amendments in the proper chronological order as shown in the Order Paper....

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Just a clarification so that Hon. Oundo gets it well. I moved that we delete the proposed Amendments which was Section 13 and substitute therefore the following new proposed Amendments in the proper chronologicalorder. I moved all of them from Sections 9 (2) , 9...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. The position is that I actually moved the clauses and you proposed the Questions. If you may notice, the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill is slightly different from other Bills. Each proposed statute is taken separately, independently, and conclusively. That...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. The Committee had a similar proposed amendment. Now that the amendment by the Leader of the Majority Party has been proposed, if it carries the day, ours will fall by the wayside. Therefore, the position is that the Statute Law...

Hon George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. Let me thank you for allowing this debate to go on. I commend you for that. Unfortunately, what has been raised as a point of order by Leader of the Minority Party is actually the dissent of Hon. Otiende...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. That is 100 per cent correct. I wish to inform Hon. Oundo, my friend, that when the Leader of the Majority Party moved this Bill, he, in extenso, relied on the Report to say how the Bill will be...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Unfortunately, they may be 10, five but not

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Division of Revenue Bill which will be an Act of Parliament as 19th March 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 44 Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)Budget and Appropriations Committee. I thank the Chairman of the...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to second the Houses of Parliament (Bicameral Relations) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.44 of 2023) . We have proposed an amendment to put the brackets after the word "bicameral" so 19th March 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 49 Hon....

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. As I support the Motion, it is important that I make a few clarifications. A member has suggested that the amendments made by the Senate cannot be reintroduced for six months as it would be considered a rejection...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) On a point of order. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Hon. Murugara. Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) That is Clause 42, which is not being debated. We are on new Clauses 42A and 42B. Clause 42 is the one that has been read....

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to second the Second Reading of the National Government Administration Laws (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.73 of 2023) . I fully associate myself with the observations and debate by the Leader of...

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