George Gitonga Murugara

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table: QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS DISTRIBUTION OF SUBSIDISED FERTILISERS TO FARMERS IN THE NORTH RIFT

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. This is a request for a statement regarding the mysterious death of Miss Peris Karimi Mugera of Tharaka Nithi County. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I rise to request for a statement...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much. Kindly allow me to welcome St. Francis Girls High School, Mang’u, to the National Assembly. I remember that school very well. We used to visit them when I did my O-Levels at Mang’u High School. Therefore, I remember the school with...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I also support this Petition. It is not only timely, but also a very necessary Petition considering what is going on in the country regarding medical practitioners. It is good to remind ourselves that to be a medical practitioner...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Yes. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The position is that although we tabled a Report on it, there is an addendum which includes a Minority’s opinion from Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo. Inadvertently, when I signed the Report, I noticed that opinion was not there. It will...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Bill in principle. Although, I think the very idea upon which it is formulated has been overtaken by events. 7th March 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 58 Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)Acts of Parliament...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. These are two legislative proposals brought by individual Members of Parliament to amend the Constitution so as to align it with the immediate problems that we have in the country. I have gone through the two proposals and...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support the BPS which has been ably presented by the Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. I thank his Committee profusely for the work well done. Such a policy is going to form the backbone of the...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I think even the Mover and the Seconder of this Bill were in a dilemma on moving a Bill for rejection. Ordinarily, Motions come for support. We are in a catch-22 situation because 5th March 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, what is exciting with Clause 7 (3) of the Bill is that the Cabinet Secretary can make some particular 5th March 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 48 Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)further. There is no way a Cabinet Secretary can make any appointment...

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

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) I rise under Standing Order 1. Ordinarily, this House does not entertain comments on statements because there is the risk of preempting the answers we are likely to get. It also leads one towards making political statements that may be unsubstantiated. The practice of the...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I have gone through the Bill as presented by the Senate. I have also gone through the Committee's Report as prepared by the Departmental Committee on Labour. Having looked at this Bill, the cardinal principle of legality is...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Hon. Kururia is a young legislator. He is learning how to handle the ropes. Soon he will know the difference between the two, and at what point they are raised. This is a Bill that has a lot...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much. I beg to second the Second Reading of the Petitions to Parliament (Procedure) (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.51 of 2022) . I fully associate with the debate and expressions of the Mover, Hon. Ochieng’, and state that it is important...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I apologise because I do not have my card. I have listened to the concern raised by the Leader of the Minority Party and to a great extent, it is not correct. One, we know very well that the Budget Policy...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) I am sorry. I am told the Papers are coming. Kindly allow me a few minutes. I am told some are in your office and others are at the Table Office.

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Sir, I asked the clerk to bring the Papers, but I am still looking for the Serjeant-at-Arms.

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Let me go check them.

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I only have Papers to be laid. Thank you very much. I apologise for the hitch. The work was substantial. Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table: Reports of the Departmental Committee on...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) We must get it clear that the first introduction of the Housing Levy was through an amendment to the Employment Act, where we introduced Section 31 (b) and (c) . Believe it or not, this was the subject of litigation in court. The court told...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table: Report of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs on its consideration of Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.67 of 2023 together with the compendium of Reports of seven...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Allow me to second the approval of the Committee's Report on the establishment of the proposed Fund. I remember my days in the Committee on Delegated Legislation during the 12th Parliament with nostalgia. I remember how we used...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) He is my neighbour. Can I do it on his behalf? You want to do it on his behalf? Proceed. Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much.

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Yes, we are neighbours with Mwingi North. I am the Member of Parliament for Tharaka Constituency and the only boundary between us is Tana River. On behalf of Hon. (Eng.) Nzengu, the Member of Parliament for Mwingi North, I welcome the team from Kamugongo. I...

Hon. Gitonga Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. What is your point of order, Hon. Murugara? Hon. Gitonga Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. When there is an exemption, it means there is no burden placed on you to do that...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I second the Report of the Select Committee on Delegated Legislation as regards the Prevention of Terrorism Act (Implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolutions on the Suppression of Terrorism) Regulations, 2023. Terrorism is a worldwide problem....

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) On a point of order. Hon. Deputy Speaker What is your point of order? Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. The Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson of the Committee on Delegated Legislation have done an excellent job moving and seconding...