George Gitonga Murugara

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) It is Victims Compensation, which is a State Department in the Office of the Attorney-General. It is not with the Victims Protection Agency.

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I will start by tabling the response to the request for statement by Hon. Farah Yussuf, Member for Wajir West. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (C) , Hon. Farah Yussuf requested for a statement...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) The law would not cover this because this looks like an historical injustice. That law is in respect of persons that have suffered loss and damage, and have possibly gone to court and been awarded damages for that. It may not cover this particular one,...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. As Hon. Raso, the Office of the President and the NPS respond, it is a country-wide concern. Can we get a response that covers the entire country so that we know exactly where those anomalies arose to avoid repeatedly requesting...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. You have done very well. The report summarises what the Attorney-General has said. Unless we anchor the compensation scheme in law, we will have difficulties compensating victims of such incidents. Even in pre-colonial times, we had issues with...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I have provided the Member with the response. It is lengthy, but I will give an abbreviated version. He can review the response and, if not satisfied, raise any issues he may consider necessary for further consideration by...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) On a point of order.

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Report. I thank the Chairman, Hon. Gikaria. This is the right thing to do. As a country, we must look into electricity supply. Electricity is one of the key pillars of development in...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. Yesterday was a dark day. A dark cloud fell over our country. By the time it started fading away, the sad news was broken to us that the Former Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga, was no more...