MURUGARA GEORGE GITONGA

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Petition by Mr. Roberts Wekesa raises very serious issues against TSC on unlawful deductions of their money to fund a Union which they claim they are not members. This is very important because deductions by TSC can only be through a check-off...

Hon. Temporary 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 Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes (Amendment) Bill, (National Assembly Bill No.30 of 2023) . Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I think this House is now functus. There is nothing left apart from taking a decision as to whether this Bill can be read a Third Time. That is the only option left for Hon. Oundo—to have it rejected at the Third Reading....

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Statement made by the Member for Ijara in regard to the disappearance of the three constituents due to insecurity, not just in that area, but also the greater part of northern Kenya and north-eastern Kenya. This problem has been persistent...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I do not agree with Hon. Kaluma that this Motion has any element of unconstitutionality whatsoever. First and foremost, he is relying on Article 53, which stipulates that basic education is supposed to be free. That Article does not say it is supposed...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This is a very timely Petition that has been brought to the House. I request the Public Petitions Committee to consider it vis-a-vis all the national parks we have in the country. These enumerated facts will actually turn around and defeat the case...

Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Sorry that this was delayed a little bit. I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Departmental Committee on Justice Legal Affairs on its consideration of the Conflict of Interest Bill (National Assembly Bill No.12 of 2023) ....

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, which we are debating this afternoon. It is important to say that a Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill seeks to amend various statutes in an omnibus Bill of Parliament such as this one....

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Member for Tharaka, what is out of order? Hon. Temporary Speaker, I do not understand what the Member for Funyula means when he says I was a very good man last time. Indeed, I was and I am still a good man....

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I beg to move: THAT, the Schedule to the Bill be amended— THAT, the Schedule to the Bill be amended—

Thank you. I have heard the proposal by Hon. TJ, but I wish to confirm that this consent is in writing. The consent will be witnessed by an adult of sound mind. Oral consent cannot be witnessed. However, there may come a time when consent has to be given in...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Schedule to the Bill be amended-

That is an observation that may come in when we amend the Law Society of Kenya Act. It is not relevant to this particular proposal or what I have moved. What I have moved remains what I have moved, which is amendment to Section 2 to insert this definition of...

They are just being pre-emptive. Let us cross the bridge when we get there. The Law Society of Kenya has a Section on making regulations.The Temporary Chairman(Hon. David Ochieng’): Order, Hon. Murugara. We are moving very well, especially with the bipartisan spirit since morning. I would encourage the same as...

Thank you Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Schedule to the Bill be amended—

THAT, the Schedule to the Bill be amended-

I beg to move: THAT, the Schedule to the Bill be amended— There were two proposed amendments in that section. The amendments were to add (ga) and (fa) . It has been approved without being moved. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Did you move one only? Can I...

THAT, the Schedule to the Bill be amended by inserting the following new amendments in proper chronological sequence— Written law Provision Amendment Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move that the proposed New Section 4A to the Law Society of Kenya Act be now read a Second Time. (New section...

Thank you. Let me answer those questions. As regards the last one, if you look at the extradition… Sorry. Let me get tipping off. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Chairman, as you look for your notes, I will allow Hon. Shakeel one minute. Yes. As he does that...

Thank you very much. The proposed sub paragraph 4 is to be found in the amendment we made in regards to the Schedule. The law is the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act No.9 of 2009, Section 8 (4) . It says that the act of the lawyer, notary...

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I wish Hon. Jane Njeri Maina, a Member of my Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, quick recovery. Secondly, I condemn that heinous act committed in Kirinyaga by some unknown or known persons. I believe that they are known because their identities appear...

Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. We are having a heated debate because as everybody knows, climate change has become an emotive issue. In fact, the current debate in the country is whether we should adapt to climate change or mitigate it. We have all agreed that we should...

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I think we should send a message to the Kenya Railways Corporation and remind them the precursor of the Kenya-Uganda Railway which was started a long time ago during those days when slavery was still rampant in these parts of Africa. Maybe, they still...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table:

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the Anti- Money Laundering and Combating of Terrorism Financing Laws (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.35 of 2023) be now read a Second Time. Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. The legislations are:

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Motion by Hon. Felix Odiwuor alias Jalang'o. He is a well-known legislator in the country and a media personality. A short history of Langata Cemetery is that it was the only cemetery set aside since the advent of...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I support the two Petitions. It is vitally important that when teachers retire, the TSC must move with speed to prepare their pension files and forward them to the National Treasury so that teachers are paid without causing them undue hardship. We know very well that...

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Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Madam Cabinet Secretary, snakes are part of the wildlife that is under your control. What are you doing to ensure that those serpents are controlled and do not hurt human beings? What is the level of compensation that you have set aside in respect to snake...

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. As I support the formation of this Committee, I thank His Excellency the President, the former Prime Minister, and leaders of both sides of the House. We have to speak to each other and put Kenya first because Kenya is bigger than every one...

Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Allow me to rise and support the Food and Feed Safety Control Coordination Bill. We should pause and ask ourselves how safe the food that Kenyans consume today is. We have insufficient food control mechanisms in the country. We know very well that...

Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Let me begin by welcoming the young learners in the House today to observe our proceedings. I particularly welcome Chief Mbogori Girls Secondary School students from Maara Constituency in Tharaka Nithi County and students from all the other schools that have been noticed...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On that particular day, we woke up to long queues, the roads and pathways were blocked and there was brisk business at KICC. My question to the Cabinet Secretary is: Was there a lapse in intelligence service? What these people were doing must have been advertised...