George Gitonga Murugara

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for those accolades. It is true that I participate actively in that Committee. We had a discussion regarding those Regulations last week in a retreat, but we have not yet made a decision on them. So, they are lying somewhere. Unfortunately, Hon. Kamket is not here, and Hon. Njagagua travelled. We need to move with speed. view
• 12 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: He must be in Tiaty Constituency or complaining because they are being short-changed in Azimio la Umoja. They had very high expectations which dwindle every day. That is where he is. view
• 12 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: When he comes, he will say where the Regulations are, and what we are supposed to do with them. We need to take a decision and bring it to the House. As you agreed, the Committee will consider the Regulations and make a report and bring it to the House. We will not do it in the normal way. If the Committee approves the Regulations, then they move straight to operation. They have to come to the House. That was the agreement. I hope the Chairman will do it that way. view
• 12 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: That is a long time from now. The net effect is that we should table that report, possibly by tomorrow. I will get in touch with the clerk of the Committee to say that it is required here, so that we can table and debate it before the House goes on recess. view
• 6 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for allowing me to support this timely Bill brought by Hon. Gikaria. Allow me to also say a few words about him towards the end of my speech. I never miss something to say about the Temporary Deputy Speaker from time to time. The Bill is timely in that we must continuously look at the vulnerable groups in our society and do all it takes to ensure that we protect them unreservedly. As we develop our country, we must also focus on vulnerable groups. They are ladies, youth and persons living with ... view
• 6 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: encourage the Woman Representatives in this House to articulate issues of welfare of vulnerable groups. Thank you, Hon. Gikaria. This Bill is timely. We must uphold accolades to him because he is a great leader. The people of Nakuru Town East must be looking upon him for further leadership. I remember the days of Hon. Gikaria as the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Energy with nostalgia. That was before the unwarranted disparages that befell the Jubilee Party and the other parties that thought the best way to deal with things was to purge the Members they felt should be ... view
• 5 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: (Tharaka, DP) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. That Petition is quite timely and it is important that it is investigated along the lines that I brought a Petition to the House for my constituency, Tharaka. Tharaka enjoys hardship allowance when it comes to teachers and the Judicial Service Commission staff, but the rest of the civil servants have been left out. My Petition was based on that element of discrimination on why some civil servants were getting hardship allowance and others were not. The Petition went through the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare and a recommendation was ... view
• 5 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support the Bill proposing various amendments to the Elections Act. As a member of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, I confirm that we sat and went through this Bill. We confirmed that in spite of the fact that the election cycle has already kicked off, there are pertinent provisions in this Bill that we can apply in the coming election. We have made a provision that the commencement date of the amended law will be the date of gazettement. The reason I say so is because there is ... view
• 5 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: The law provides that voter registration cannot continue until a by-election is conducted. However, we noted that that closure should apply only to the constituency where there is a by- election. The rest of the constituencies in the country are not affected by a by-election in one constituency. That limitation affects the rights of Kenyans. We have also noted that when it comes 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
• 5 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: to voter transfer, there are many limitations to the effect that one ought to have lived or carried out business in the new constituency for at least six months. We found that to be limiting to Kenyans. Let Kenyans be able to move at any time they want from whatever constituency to wherever they want to go. Let them vote for whoever they want. Sometimes an election is similar to religion. In Kenya, we have freedom of religion through the freedom of association. You can practice your religion without any hindrances. When it comes to elections too, let Kenyans choose ... view