MURUGARA GEORGE GITONGA

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. The two Petitions are well-timed. I may not have a lot to say about the one on robotics, but the Public Petitions Committee should look at it and see whether robotics would be of great benefit to the country and the economy, especially at...

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Addendum to the Report of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs on its consideration of the Conflict of Interest Bill (National Assembly Bill No.12 of 2023) tabled on 3rd October 2023. Hon. Deputy Speaker, allow...

Hon. Deputy Speaker, the mere fact that almost every clause is being amended does not mean that we are losing the substance of the Bill. We are instead making the Bill a better law. There is absolutely nothing stopping us from doing that. We are not deleting clauses to do...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Unfortunately, it is not possible to provide one document. Remember that we debated the original Bill in the House. Hold the original Bill in one hand and hold the Committee Report with the proposed amendments in the other hand. The two documents will only become...

Absolutely, Hon. Deputy Speaker. That is a better approach. Members should get a copy of the Report. It has the schedule of amendments just as we do it in the House. They should also get the original Bill. Remember, the Bill has gone through the Second Reading and passed. So,...

THAT, Clause 3 of the Bill be amended in sub-clause (2) by— Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. THAT, Clause 5 of the Bill be amended by inserting the words “reporting authorities and” immediately after the word “by”. The rationale is that we have to allow reporting authorities which are...

Yes. I beg to move: THAT, Clause 18 of the Bill be amended— The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari): Chairperson. Thank you,

Yes, I wish to go on record as withdrawing my proposed amendment. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : Alright. (Proposed amendment by Hon. George Murugara to clause 47 withdrawn) (Clause 47 agreed to) Clause 48 The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : Hon. Chairperson. THAT, Clause 48 of the...

I beg to move: THAT, Clause 2 of the Bill be amended by—

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Allow me to support this Bill which principally seeks to ensure that the lottery we have in the country is legalised and controlled by a statute. Lottery includes betting in various spheres of life, much of which today is left to the whims...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the proposed ratification. I begin by pointing out that this is a 1970 Convention. What makes us go back to the year 1970 is the fact that our Constitution demands that unless we ratify these conventions, then they do...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This is a timely Motion of Adjournment so that we can discuss this important issue of the El Nino rains. The argument to the contrary is water under the bridge and we should be asking ourselves what next. In this country, for many...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Allow me to stand under Standing Order 95. I wish to explain as follows: As soon as we finish the debate which we are moving on with very well, we are moving on to the Committee of Supply. In this Committee, we will...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Allow me to second the Conflict of Interest Bill, which has been read a Second Time in the House. I encourage Members to get copies of the Report from the Department Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, which considered the Bill in its...

(Technical hitch)Thank you very much. This microphone is not loud enough. I hope I can be heard because now it has…. I am sorry about the technical hitch. I think something is awfully wrong. I was requesting you to allow me to second this Bill and call upon the Members...

Thank you, very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Last Thursday, we heard the State of the Nation Address by His Excellency the President. We are required to debate this Speech for the next three days. I know many people are saying that we are giving His Excellency the President accolades where...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Allow me to commend the Chairperson of the Committee on Delegated Legislation for the timely amendments he has brought to the Statutory Instruments Act. The Act has been in force since 2012. I sat in the Committee on Delegated Legislation in the 12th Parliament and...

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. The Petition brought to the House by these landless squatters in a section of the Mt. Kenya Forest is very important. I agree with the Speaker that the Departmental Committee on Lands moves with speed to resolve the outstanding issue. These people have been...

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. The issues that Hon. Mbui has raised are of great concern. We have received them from our constituencies. Every time the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) changes the formats of delivering examinations, we are told the exam has been stolen. This is shameful. It...

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support this very important Bill. It is a very short one but seeks to introduce fundamental amendments which, as the Mover of the Bill has stated, have great effect on what this House does. Many Members of Parliament who are not...