George Gitonga Murugara

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) 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...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) 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...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) 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...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. 3rd October 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 26

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) 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. There is no power that I got from any quarter. I...

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

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) 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 23rd August...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Schedule to the Bill be amended- 23rd August 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 49

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) 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...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)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...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Schedule to the Bill be amended in the proposed amendments to the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act (No. 9 of 2009) by inserting the following additional amendments in proper chronological sequence— Hon. George Murugara...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) I have just given it. The essence of the amendment is to ensure that the Law Society of Kenya takes up the matters on behalf of the lawyers. It is the one to establish appropriate mechanisms to co-operate for exchange of information relating to suspicious...

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

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)

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

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) 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 was read the First Time) (Question, that the new section be read a Second Time, proposed) The...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) 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....

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)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...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) 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...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) 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 22nd August 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 31 Hon....

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) 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...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table:

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) 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. 17th August 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 22 Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. The...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) 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...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) 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....

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Can I say something?

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) 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...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) 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...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) 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....

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) 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...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) 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...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I also rise to welcome the delegation from across Africa to Parliament and to Nairobi for this important Global Summit which deals with one of the greatest ailments, especially in Africa. Tuberculosis is known to cut short the lives...