George Gitonga Murugara

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Oyioka was actually a very amiable man. He did not have many words as we interacted with him in this House. He is the man who gave us a lot of guidance on how to go about doing our business here. We will miss him. I came to know of Hon. Yusuf Haji when I was a young lad in High School, when we could go and sing for them patriotic KANU songs, as he administered the country from Eldoret to Nakuru. He was an astute administrator, a man who actually stood his word and a man who ensured ... view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to second the Referendum Bill (No. 2) of 2020 as moved by Hon. Otiende Amollo. I associate myself entirely with the remarks he has made and the observations of the two Committees when they met to internalise the two Bills that are pending before this House. First and foremost, it is important that Members acquire copies of the CIOC Bill which is fantastic and also good. It makes good proposals which should be incorporated at the Third Reading. As you have heard, there are various amendments that have been proposed by the Departmental Committee ... view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to second the Referendum Bill (No. 2) of 2020 as moved by Hon. Otiende Amollo. I associate myself entirely with the remarks he has made and the observations of the two Committees when they met to internalise the two Bills that are pending before this House. First and foremost, it is important that Members acquire copies of the CIOC Bill which is fantastic and also good. It makes good proposals which should be incorporated at the Third Reading. As you have heard, there are various amendments that have been proposed by the Departmental Committee ... view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I dissociate myself from those sentiments. I have said we are making one of the best laws in this country that cuts across the entire House. The Committee has made various recommendations for amendments. In my own view, the whole room is available to us to propose whatever amendments we are supposed to make to this Bill. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I dissociate myself from those sentiments. I have said we are making one of the best laws in this country that cuts across the entire House. The Committee has made various recommendations for amendments. In my own view, the whole room is available to us to propose whatever amendments we are supposed to make to this Bill. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: The reason I am saying so is based on Clause 10(2) (b) which actually makes a provision for referendum question or questions. I am not out of order. What I am saying is that we should actually streamline that clause to ensure that we now have room for multiple-choice questions in any referendum. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: The reason I am saying so is based on Clause 10(2) (b) which actually makes a provision for referendum question or questions. I am not out of order. What I am saying is that we should actually streamline that clause to ensure that we now have room for multiple-choice questions in any referendum. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, what I am making reference to is actually in the Bill. We have said as a Committee we will have time to streamline it. This is so that where it is unclear and uncertain, we make it clear and certain. That is the only thing I am saying. As regards Petitions, I fully agree with the observations of the Committee because I was part of it and we made recommendations. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, what I am making reference to is actually in the Bill. We have said as a Committee we will have time to streamline it. This is so that where it is unclear and uncertain, we make it clear and certain. That is the only thing I am saying. As regards Petitions, I fully agree with the observations of the Committee because I was part of it and we made recommendations. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Litigation must be expeditious. There is nothing wrong with the Committee recommending that in every stage where we have set timelines, we can take whatever action needs to be taken within a given period of time so that people can get justice when they go to court. The general amendments as we have said are to ensure that the IEBC is able to give Kenyans a credible referendum. This is very important. view