Dr. Christopher Ndarathi Murungaru

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you. STATUS OF LAND IN TURKANA AFTER OIL DISCOVERY view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. I have heard the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs refer to a case that involved me, personally. I have also heard her declare repeatedly that there is a personal interest in this proposed amendments by the Committee. First of all, I would like to put it on record that I have argued with the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC) in that case whose judgement has just been tabled. I went to court to seek certain specific express declarations by the court, and that is: I cannot be asked to incriminate ... view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: 3912 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES September 12, 2007 Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, with your concurrence again, may I say this: Regarding these particular provisions--- I am not a lawyer myself. Those who were arguing are lawyers and have the benefit of their learning. But as an ordinary, but fairly informed mwananchi, a legislator and a lawmaker in this House, I would like to say that there is something wrong with these provisions that make it possible for the Director of the KACC to serve a notice to ask you to declare your wealth, which is not specified, the wealth of your ... view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, may I finish by saying the following: Because of the inadequacy in this law, it has become possible for Integrity Centre to be converted from an investigative agency into a secretariat of a political party of a strange nature. Nothing is happening there except politics directed at foreigners so that their whims can be satisfied, but not in the public interest of the citizens of this country. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to support the proposed amendment by the Committee. view
• 2 May 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to join my colleagues who have congratulated Mr. G.G. Kariuki and his able hon. Members of the Committee for doing this Parliament proud and, by extension, for doing this country proud. I would not want to dwell on what has been said. I am happy that finally, some light is coming into matters which were deliberately shrouded in thick darkness, which was artificial darkness. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to support all those who have demanded that our national sovereignty and security comes before politics. ... view
• 2 May 2007 in National Assembly: As has been mentioned by a good number of hon. Members, we cannot gainsay - overstate - the importance of properly securing our waters. Apart from the financial losses that this country is likely to incur as a result of breaching contractual obligations, there is a cost which is far beyond and enormous than the loss of this contractual amount. Today, as we are talking, perhaps this country is feeding more than half a billion people in Asia or more than 200 million--- I am talking about Government statistics and I ought to know. Our waters are fished with impunity ... view
• 2 May 2007 in National Assembly: I am happy that they were able to verify that the procurement process was actually followed to the letter. view
• 2 May 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for that advice. I would like to urge other Departmental Committees of this House to proceed on the same track as the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let us talk about corruption in our country. Corruption does not do this country any good. In fact, all that it does is to make people out there in the wider world form the impression that in Kenya nothing else happens except corruption. In this nation, we are just about to go the Venezuela way! I believe that in ... view
• 22 Mar 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this important debate. I would like to enjoin myself to those who have congratulated His Excellency the President, for expounding on Government policy and, indeed, making what can only be described as a statesman's address to this august House. view
• 22 Mar 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like, particularly, to recognise the major milestones that the Speech by the President illuminated, regarding economic recovery. Where I come from in my own constituency, I can speak with authority and say that we have, indeed, been beneficiaries of the economic recovery achievements in this country, and, more so, in the dairy sector. The dairy sector is the most important sector in my constituency. We have, indeed, benefitted from the recovery of that sector. I was very pleased to hear His Excellency the President mention that there is going to be a strategic ... view
• 22 Mar 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think that the Minister for Local Government has also noticed that we have a problem in the countryside. The President mentioned in his Speech that the Government has undertaken a programme of modernising market centres and, indeed, that has started. However, if you travelled around our countryside, especially the part of the country where I 96 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES March 22, 2007 come from, along the main roads, every other kilometre, there is a small shop and a butchery and a tea kiosk that is coming up. This is happening in the rural areas along ... view
• 4 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise under Standing Order No.69 to make the following personal statement. On Friday, 31st March, 2006, The Standard Newspaper carried a front-page banner headline titled: "A case to answer". Prominently carried on the same front page were photographs of those people the Paper stated as having been recommended by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for further investigations for corruption with a view to possible prosecution. My name and photograph were amongst them. The findings of the PAC regarding those recommended for investigations appear at pages 42 to 50. The names are included in the PAC ... view