George Gitonga Murugara

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also rise to agree and support the Petition. There is hue and cry in the country when it comes to this programme that was introduced without teachers being involved. Back to our Constitution, once some of these policies are developed there is extremely urgent need for public participation so that teachers can also have their input and say how best they can go about the development programme. Teachers are just settling down from the national de- localisation that is going on, such an expensive exercise. Though it has found favour with Kenyans, it is expensive ... view
• 28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: House rose and stood with the teachers. Let us have regulations developed either under the TSC Act, or under the Education Act, so that we can speak for them as we discuss the regulations. They can equally participate when these regulations are being developed and know how best they are going to be trained continuously for their own development. As regards the universities, may it go on record that we have got universities everywhere, including my own constituency, where I have Tharaka University. Therefore, if universities are the ones to be offering these programmes, then let us have each university ... view
• 28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I also read the Report and was a bit appalled because from the point of view of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, I am not aware of any pending piece of legislation touching on the IEBC. We have discussed with them everything that has come up, including legislative proposals, but they have not brought any Bills that have been tabled here and are pending. From the Select Committee on Delegated Legislation, the last to come is what we are dealing with this afternoon, that is, the Draft Election Campaign Financing Regulations. ... view
• 22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I agree that the avenue available to the aggrieved parents and parties is through the judicial process but what is of great worry to this House and to the country is that, in fact, we are piling up judgements against the Government. As we speak, we are just about to reach Kshs1 trillion of such amounts. So, in as much as we advise the aggrieved parties and families to go to court and get judgements, it is almost certain that those judgements will not be satisfied and they will just be judgements – decrees on paper ... view
• 22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: this is not of any help to the affected families, unless there is a clear policy on satisfaction of judgements made against the Government. view
• 22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Let me add my voice to this Bill. From the outset, I am a little bit taken aback because Hon. Osotsi was asking doctors to come and interpret this Bill for us. The Chief Whip of the Majority Party told him that the Bill is in simple English and everybody can understand it. When I look at the Bill, it does one simple thing which is to establish an authority that will deal with food, drugs and chemical substances. When I look at the legal framework - which is what Hon. Osotsi ... view
• 22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Let me add my voice to this Bill. From the outset, I am a little bit taken aback because Hon. Osotsi was asking doctors to come and interpret this Bill for us. The Chief Whip of the Majority Party told him that the Bill is in simple English and everybody can understand it. When I look at the Bill, it does one simple thing which is to establish an authority that will deal with food, drugs and chemical substances. When I look at the legal framework - which is what Hon. Osotsi ... view
• 22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: The Bill is anchored on an Act of Parliament, namely, Chapter 254 of the Laws of Kenya known as the Food, Drugs and Chemical Substances Act. It is an Act as old as you can imagine, especially when I see that its Regulations were made in 1978. Therefore, this Bill has nothing to do with the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Authority Act which deals with the growing and husbandry of food. This Bill has everything to do with the control of the quality of food, drugs, and chemical substances. Therefore, as we debate, we need to make it clear that ... view
• 22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: The Bill is anchored on an Act of Parliament, namely, Chapter 254 of the Laws of Kenya known as the Food, Drugs and Chemical Substances Act. It is an Act as old as you can imagine, especially when I see that its Regulations were made in 1978. Therefore, this Bill has nothing to do with the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Authority Act which deals with the growing and husbandry of food. This Bill has everything to do with the control of the quality of food, drugs, and chemical substances. Therefore, as we debate, we need to make it clear that ... view
• 22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: When it will be proposed that we make a detachment of the food element from the drugs, I will have a problem with the parent Act. This is because it deals with three aspects in one Act. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view