MURUGARA GEORGE GITONGA

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs on its

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. Allow me to also join the Members of this House in supporting Supplementary Estimates II, in respect of which the Liaison Committee burnt the midnight oil to ensure that we have this Report ready. Consequently, we can approve the same to run the country...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Hon. Murugara, what is your point of order? Hon. Temporary Speaker, I just want to clarify that in ‘Old English’ the word ‘man’ or ‘men’ represented both genders. That is why we say ‘mankind’. Have you ever heard of ‘womenkind’? That is...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Allow me to begin by thanking each Member who contributed to this Motion, especially those who delved into the various issues that were covered in the NADCO Report and the Report by the Committee, which is currently before the House. After this, the...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Allow me to take this opportunity to welcome all the students of the named schools, colleges and universities who have come to observe the Proceedings of the House. Let them feel welcomed, especially by the leaders they elected—leaders who spend time here to...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. It must have been very hilarious for the learned gentleman. He is making himself quite happy in the morning, which is a very good thing. Let me continue with what happened to Chiakariga. It got a zero allocation. Tharaka South was given 42...

Sorry, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Allow me to support the adoption of the report of the Liaison Committee on its consideration of the MTDS, which we are dealing with this afternoon. It is extremely important for this House to know that it is supposed to control the debt...

Embu people are my neighbours. Tharaka- Nithi County is just ahead of the great county of Embu. I am happy to hear that students of Embu University are here. I take this opportunity to welcome them to the House to observe what we do here. They are possibly undergraduates. They...

Hon. Temporary Speaker… Hon. George Murugara, are you on a point of order? I want to contribute.

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I agree with Hon. TJ that most Members have agreed with the Bill, and have supported it. It is also important that those of us who did not voice our support last week, do so today before we move to the next important...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Joint Report of the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs and the Senate Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights on its consideration of the Report...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I wish to confirm that the first Report by the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs was tabled, but the House Business Committee had to shelve it in favour of the Joint Report, which is what is before the House for debate today. I...

Yes. I assume your Report was supposed to inform this one. Hon. Temporary Speaker, this is slightly different. Yes. The Report of the first Bipartisan Talks Committee which we co-chaired was substantive. Unfortunately, we never made progress. We reached a stalemate and eventually, we were disbanded. Then, NADCO was formed...

Hon. Speaker, could the Teachers Service Commission—

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Bill by Hon. Bernard Masaka Shinali, the Member of Parliament for Ikolomani. The Gold Processing Bill (National Assembly Bill No.46 of 2023) has a very close association with Ikolomani. The gold mines of western Kenya, which to the...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Mover of the Bill and the Chief Whip of the Majority Party is being hilarious by saying that the manenos of law are under the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs.Allow me to second the Culture Bill, which has come to...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Joint Report of the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs and the Senate StandingCommittee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights on its consideration of the report of the National Dialogue...

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support this Senate Bill, which seeks to establish procedures for administration of the Equalisation Fund. The Equalisation Fund is a constitutional provision to ensure that all parts of the country are equally developed to some extent, to ensure that there is...

On a point of information, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I have listened to Hon. Kaluma trying to describe Tharaka graphically and how it looks. He may be right to the extent that the southern part, which borders Mwingi, is dry, semi-arid, and marginalised. But there is a better part towards Meru, which...

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. Allow me, on behalf of the people of Tharaka Constituency, Tharaka Nithi County, and on my own behalf, to condole with all the primary school teachers for having lost their Chairman, Mr Nzioka, a great guy who served teachers diligently. Allow me also to...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. As I second this Motion, it is important that I echo the sentiments of the Deputy Leader of the Majority Party. As shown by this calendar, our hands are full. We have much to do, especially in the budget-making process, which has just...

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. What you need to decide on is the wording of Article 108 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 and Standing Order 19. Of importance is the use of the verb ‘to be’ in that particular Article and Standing Order. The majority or minority party...