Kiraitu Murungi

Hon. Murungi On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. The Temporary Deputy Speaker (Hon. Cheboi) : Order! What is it Hon. Kathuri? Hon. Murungi Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, my good friend Opiyo Wandayi is really misleading this House and the nation. The issue of independents is not being...

Hon. Murungi Thank you, Hon. Chairlady. I also want to add my voice on this Bill. People who are paying these taxes are the big investors in betting. Now, the small machines have been placed in all major towns and villages are not captured in any taxation. Therefore, I support...

Hon. Murungi Thank you, Hon. Chairlady. I also want to add my voice on this Bill. People who are paying these taxes are the big investors in betting. Now, the small machines have been placed in all major towns and villages are not captured in any taxation. Therefore, I support...

Hon Murungi Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. The Leader of the Majority Party has mentioned the independent candidates who want to participate in these EALA elections. I was wondering whether, as MPs, we can give them the signatures. He talked about 1,000 signatures. They can go...

Hon Murungi Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. The Leader of the Majority Party has mentioned the independent candidates who want to participate in these EALA elections. I was wondering whether, as MPs, we can give them the signatures. He talked about 1,000 signatures. They can go...

Hon. Murungi Thank you, Hon. Speaker. When the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee stood up, I thought he was going to update this House on whether he has received a report from the Cabinet Secretary (CS) of the National Treasury concerning the proposal by the President to bring...

Hon. Murungi Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I thank you for that opportunity. (Laughter)

Hon. Murungi Thank you, Hon. Speaker. When the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee stood up, I thought he was going to update this House on whether he has received a report from the Cabinet Secretary (CS) of the National Treasury concerning the proposal by the President to bring...

Hon. Murungi Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I thank you for that opportunity. (Laughter)

Sen. Murungi Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to make the following Statement---

Sen. Murungi Sorry, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It is Sen. Ndiema.

Sen. Murungi Mr. Speaker, Sir, I sincerely apologise.

Sen. Murungi Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Murungi Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, the Senate adopts the Report of the Mediation Committee on the Climate Change Bill, 2014 (National Assembly Bill No. 1 of 2014) laid on the Table of the Senate, today, Thursday, 14th April, 2016.

Sen. Murungi Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No. 45 2 (a) of our April 14, 2016 SENATE DEBATES Sen. MurungiService (MES) for Meru Level 5 Hospital in Meru County.As the Senator for Meru County, I have learnt with shock and disbelieve that despite the high incidents of death...

Sen. Murunginational Government level to mastermind procurements and force them on county governments then turn around and say that a specific governor is bad because he resisted compliance with the Constitution. I urge this House that if we truly have to live to the bill of defenders and protectors of...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, the distinguished Senator for Meru County is trying to preempt my argument. Now that we are wiser after the event which is a very dangerous thing in life, we advise the principled and admirable Governor Munya to accept the equipment. However, if we are to defend April...

Order, Sen. Wetangula.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I listened to the statement by Sen. Murungi. All of us should take it very seriously. I am shocked by the statement by the Senate Minority Leader. This is not a small issue that can be thrown around by blaming Jubilee or any other person. Sen. Murungi...

What is it, Sen. Wetangula?

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is the distinguished Senator f or Murang’a who is in constant conflict with his governor right in saying what he has said yet I was on national television touring Bungoma District Hospital inspecting that equipment? I found that, in fact, it was...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am sure you will allow me to ignore that. This situation is caused by the ego of a governor who does not appreciate what this kind of equipment means because, maybe, he can afford to come to Nairobi, Aga Khan or MP Shah hospitals but he...

Let us have the last two contributions; Sen. Hargura and then finally Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki.

Hon. Murungi Thank you, hon. Chairlady. I also want to support this new clause as proposed by hon. Muhia. However, I want a clarification from her on the New Clause 2A (2) where she talks about the institutional body under Section 21A. Can she clarify whether it is Clause 21A...

Hon. Murungi Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also want to support the amendment as proposed by hon. Nyikal. If those amendment sail through, even the Members who were contemplating to oppose this Motion should rethink of their stand. Those who have opposed the Motion on the Floor have...

Hon. Murungi Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I also want to oppose this clause. As my colleague has clearly put it, there is a way that a Gazette Notice can be framed without including all the names of these members. There is a statement which should be put into...

Hon. Murungi Thank you, Hon. Speaker. You have made a very clear ruling about petitions. I presented a Petition to the Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing. (Loud consultations)

Hon. Murungi Hon. Speaker, you made a clear ruling that petitions, according to the Standing Orders, should take only 60 days to be dispensed with. However, we are suffering because we present petitions and go to the committees to present our respective cases there, but the committees take more than...

Hon. Murungi Yes, he has just sneaked in. He should respond to this issue once and for all. We are answerable to the constituents and we are entering a critical stage. It is through petitions that we are able to present the sentiments of our constituents. One of the ways...

Sen. Murungi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am sorry I have come late. Could you give me a few minutes to respond as you deal with the next Statement?

Sen. Murungi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, may be, five minutes.

Sen. Murungi Thank You, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Murungi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank you for indulging me. I did not see any glass of water. I had only a plastic bottle but ---

Sen. Murungi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I give you the benefit of doubt. At the sitting of the Senate held on Tuesday 21st February, 2017, Sen. John Karaba rose under Standing Order No.45 (2) (b) ---

Sen. Murungi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Sen. Daniel Karaba rose under Standing Order No.45 (2) (b) to request seek a statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries regarding the plight of farmers in Mwea Rice Irrigation Scheme. In the statement, I was requested to...

Sen. Murungi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in my statement, I said that the Government is undertaking stakeholder engagement with WRMA with a view to establishing a user support programme. I think the user support programme could include the waivers which is what the Senator is asking the Government to do....

Sen. Murungi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, still in the statement as way of seekinga long term solution to the water problem in Mwea Irrigation Scheme, the Government with the support of Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is constructing a Kshs20billion dam across river Thiba which supplies all the water in...

Sen. Murungi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the statement I have does not contain that information about how long it is going to take to construct the dam. I can seek that and inform my colleague. March 30, 2017 SENATE DEBATES Sen. MurungiA

Sen. Murungi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, speaking as the Chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, this is a matter which we have engaged ourselves in for some time now, regarding food security in this country because we have seen that the game has changed. Food security is...

Sen. Murungi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I think I can answer that one straightaway. The Jubilee Government has done its best in the circumstances because no Kenyan has died for lack of food.

Sen. Murungi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am only asking for fairness to the Government which has done a lot because it is aware that there is a crisis in the country. Indeed, I said that in areas where we have traditionally not asked for famine relief such as Meru,...

Sen. Murungi On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. You have heard Sen. Billow say that as we speak, there is no Government programme for supplying famine relief to the people of Mandera County. I would like to challenge him to substantiate his statement that there is no...

Sen. Murungi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I feel that I have not been properly treated by the House. I am also seeking clarification from the ruling that you have made from the Chair. If you look at the statement which I was supposed to give to the House, the statement...

Sen. Murungi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is nothing about food security. Asking me to bring a new statement on food security which will not ---

Sen. Murungi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I agree with my colleagues that corruption kills because it leads to misallocation of resources. Even relief food can be lost through corruption by not reaching the intended beneficiaries. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am pleading with you. I gave a very comprehensive and...

Sen. Murungi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, pursuant to provisions of Standing Order No.45, this is to present to the Senate the business for the coming week. On Tuesday, 4th April, 2017, the Senate Business Committee (SBC) will meet at 12.30 p.m. to schedule the business of the Senate for the...

Hon. Murungi Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I also want to oppose this clause. As my colleague has clearly put it, there is a way that a Gazette Notice can be framed without including all the names of these members. There is a statement which should be put into...

Sen. Murungi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me this opportunity to pass my very deep and sincere condolences to the Senator for Nyeri, Sen. Kagwe, the people of Nyeri and the family of the late Gov. Nderitu Gachagua. Meru County neighbours Nyeri County. We are only...