George Gitonga Murugara

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: For those reasons, it is my humble view and I want to urge Hon. Members to consider this Bill. Effectively, there will be numerous amendments which will be proposed from all quarters. If those amendments are for the good of the people of Kenya, the legislative arm of the State and everyone we will pass them. If they will be bad and not acceptable to the people of Kenya, we will reject them. For now, I take the stand that we should pass this Bill and move on to have an Act of Parliament that is in charge of the ... view
• 22 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support. view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. My Question is directed to the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government. (a) Is the Cabinet Secretary aware of claims that the Kenya Police officers at Marimanti Police Station are engaging in vices that include corruption, illegal erection of road blocks with the aim of obtaining bribes from motorists, boda boda cyclists and other road users, and general harassment of citizens? (b) What action is the Ministry taking against these police officers and in particular the Officer Commanding Police Station at Marimanti Police Station for condoning and engaging in the above vices? view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support debate on this Bill and especially because it is a Private Member’s Bill. It is a policy and practise of this House to encourage Private Members to bring Bills. view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: There has been a ruling that this Bill proceeds to debate up to conclusion and therefore we are within our rights to stand to either support or oppose. I do not think we should have any objections because those matters have already been decided on. Therefore, it is for the House to decide whether the Bill passes or not. view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: This is a very important Bill establishing the County Pensions Scheme. These are schemes that will run through the 47 counties of the Republic and they will be especially beneficial to the employees of the counties. It is elaborate in terms of establishment of the pension scheme and also how it is going to be managed, which is very important. We are aware 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
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: of schemes that have been established and have not been run properly. They are always under scrutiny by the Retirement Benefits Authority. Even, there are schemes which have been cancelled because of mismanagement. view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: These are public funds which must be taken care of through appropriate legislation. That legislation is what we have before this House through the effort of a Private Member. Let me talk about the importance of a pension scheme to the Members of the county governments. In fact, without gainsaying, there have been dismissals in most of the counties when a new regime comes in. There is wanton process of dismissing employees, some with reasons and others without, some fairly and others unfairly. These employees have found themselves in the streets without a job, one day and it is important ... view
• 20 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also thank the House. We have done a lot of work as far as this amendment Bill is concerned. We need to tread with caution. As law students, we always want to be careful with miscellaneous amendments because they are prone to abuse. This is where everyone - whether the Executive, the House or anybody else - would sneak in things that are likely to be mischievous or that would be opposed in a substantive amendment Bill. Therefore, we need to develop a precedent whereby it is only routine small and mundane matters that come ... view
• 20 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Finally, I have caught your eye. From the outset, I support the Bill. We are dealing with affirmative action. I have slowly gotten used to the use of the words “affirmative action”. I come from a rural constituency that is highly marginalised. I always have to plead with the authorities that we require affirmative action. We are not dealing with a Bill on women. We are dealing with a Bill that transcends across both men and women in the Republic of Kenya. In as much as women make up 52 per cent of the voters in ... view