George Gitonga Murugara

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order No.33 (1), I rise to seek leave for the adjournment of the House for purposes of discussing a matter of urgent national importance on the recent locust invasion and incursion in the country. Hon. Speaker, as we speak, Kenya has experienced the worst locust invasion in the last 70 years. These are creatures that have invaded the country and can now be found in more than 20 counties throughout the Republic. The locusts have caused untold loss, great suffering to the people and we anticipate that very soon there will be acute shortage of ... view
• 18 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, it is for this reason that the Government and its agencies must put in place measures to ensure that further spread of these insects and the total eradication of the same is actuated. Hon. Speaker, allow me to seek leave so that we can adjourn the House in order to deliberate on these very weighty matters and also come up with formulation of solutions and chart a way forward, including what will happen to those farmers who have already suffered loss and damage. I beg to move. view
• 18 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: No! We will come up with the best solutions because our people across the country are crying. They should also be compensated and this includes prayers as the Leader of the Majority Party is saying. view
• 18 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Procedural Motion: THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No. 97(1), this House orders that, each speech in the general debate contemplated under Standing Order No.146 (Consideration of Senate Amendments to Bills Originating in the National Assembly) be limited as follows: A maximum of one hour and thirty minutes, with not more than 15 minutes for the Mover in moving, 15 minutes for the Chairperson of the relevant Departmental Committee, and five minutes for any other Member speaking, including the Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority ... view
• 18 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: This is a new Motion that was never provided for in the previous Sessions. The HBC is cognisant of its importance in guiding the House on consideration of Senate amendments to Bills originating in the National Assembly. We all know that there are Bills which must be passed by the two Houses. Those that originate from this House have to go to the Senate and the Senate The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 18 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: may return them with proposed amendments. It is in respect of those proposed amendments that we now have this limitation Motion on the debate regarding the proposals. view
• 18 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I beg to move and seek secondment from Hon. Kabinga Wathayo Wachira, Member for Mwea. view
• 18 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for allowing me to move this Adjournment Motion pursuant to Standing Order No. 33(1) of our Standing Orders, so that we can discuss this matter of urgent and great national importance relating to the recent invasion and incursion into the country by hordes and swarms of locusts. My constituency, Tharaka, has had a whole one month of nightmare, with swarms upon swarms of locusts coming to the constituency and into the county from both Garissa and Kitui. In the past, we hear this from folklore, the worst locust invasion similar to what we have ... view
• 18 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: insects, which is that the old ones that are dying are not just dying. It is their lifespan that is coming to an end. The net effect is that they are laying eggs which are going to hatch into some young creatures called nymphs. The nymphs have a big problem because when they start consuming anything, they consume five times more than the adult ones. As I speak, my Tharaka Constituency has been under attack for the last one month. I must single out a sub-county known as Tharaka North, which the locusts have made their bedroom. The two locations ... view
• 10 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I pay my tribute to the late Hon. Daniel Toroitich arap Moi. President Moi who was an icon in this country and lived for Kenya and meant well in everything. view