George Gitonga Murugara

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Motion to adopt the Committee's Report on the five constituencies under discussion. 11th April 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 29 Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)Parliament have no role to play in the NG-CDF anymore?...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I do not think the Chairperson is gagging anyone. The truth is that this is a House of rules. We must follow our rules of procedure at every moment and every step. Unfortunately, while the matter may be...

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

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Motion to adopt the Committee's Report on the five constituencies under discussion. 11th April 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 29 Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)Parliament have no role to play in the NG-CDF anymore?...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Motion to adopt the Committee's Report on the five constituencies under discussion. 11th April 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 29 Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)Parliament have no role to play in the NG-CDF anymore?...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)

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) 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)

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) 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) Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. There is a pending litigation as regards to the provisions of the Statutory Instruments Act, which we are trying to amend this morning. Remember, we put this provision in the Finance Bill, but the court declared the process...

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) I beg to move: THAT, the Schedule to the Bill be amended by—

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) 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) 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 Speaker. I rise to second the Houses of Parliament (Bicameral Relations) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.44 of 2023) . We have proposed an amendment to put the brackets after the word "bicameral" so 19th March 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 49 Hon....

Hon George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. Let me thank you for allowing this debate to go on. I commend you for that. Unfortunately, what has been raised as a point of order by Leader of the Minority Party is actually the dissent of Hon. Otiende...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Division of Revenue Bill which will be an Act of Parliament as 19th March 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 44 Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)Budget and Appropriations Committee. I thank the Chairman of the...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Unfortunately, they may be 10, five but not

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. That is 100 per cent correct. I wish to inform Hon. Oundo, my friend, that when the Leader of the Majority Party moved this Bill, he, in extenso, relied on the Report to say how the Bill will be...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to second the Houses of Parliament (Bicameral Relations) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.44 of 2023) . We have proposed an amendment to put the brackets after the word "bicameral" so 19th March 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 49 Hon....

Hon George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. Let me thank you for allowing this debate to go on. I commend you for that. Unfortunately, what has been raised as a point of order by Leader of the Minority Party is actually the dissent of Hon. Otiende...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Division of Revenue Bill which will be an Act of Parliament as 19th March 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 44 Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA)Budget and Appropriations Committee. I thank the Chairman of the...

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Unfortunately, they may be 10, five but not

Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. That is 100 per cent correct. I wish to inform Hon. Oundo, my friend, that when the Leader of the Majority Party moved this Bill, he, in extenso, relied on the Report to say how the Bill will be...

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...