George Gitonga Murugara

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) 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 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) 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) 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 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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)

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)

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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) 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)

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) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support these very important proposed amendments. Allow me to commend the Committee on Delegated Legislation for its comprehensive Report which examines exactly what we are to do as regards the two types of statutory instruments. The first...

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

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) 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 information, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

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...