George Gitonga Murugara

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 731 to 740 of 828.

• 8 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: So, in my own view, I support the Motion and urge the Government to set aside sufficient funds so that we can move to our constituencies to put up those centres for our citizens. view
• 8 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: I support. view
• 2 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support the Report on the approval of the nominee to the Chair of PSC. I also had reservations when I read the Report especially on the age of the candidate but after the explanation that has been given and the wide experience that has been quoted as a plus for him, I support his appointment with a rider that when the Chairman gets into the Public Service Commission, he will for once give a very serious thought to the problem of unemployment. We have jobless youth spread all over Kenya in all constituencies. ... view
• 2 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I take the opportunity to support this report, which I have had the advantage of going through. I do support from the first page to the last page because the observations made herein are purely for the benefit of the country and to ensure that we do have better forest resources management and better control of logging activities in the country. It is very important that we treat the issue of our forest resources and the issue of land as very important factors in our country because whenever these issues are discussed, emotions rise. ... view
• 2 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Therefore, my brief remarks would be that while we support the Government initiative to save the Mau and protect it, I agree that we must do it in a very human manner because those whom we are evicting from the forest are human beings. They are Kenyans and if there is a better way of removing them from these water towers then that is what we would encourage instead of having people crying in camps and expressing great sense of suffering. After the Mau we must move on to Mt. Kenya Forest which is also under siege. The truth is ... view
• 2 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: I come from a constituency which heavily relies on water towers to supply water to the people of Tharaka. That water comes from Mt. Kenya Forest and the Nyambene Hills. These are the forests which as we speak today are under siege. The net effect is that a constituency with more than 13 rivers traversing it is suffering water shortage. The only way we can arrest this and ameliorate the problem is by ensuring that our water towers are protected. I move to the points we noted on KFS. I urge this service to wake up from slumber and go ... view
• 2 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: We have had theatrics coming from that department where people are enriching themselves corruptly; people are milking the forest with a view to disadvantaging Kenyans. We must insist that the KFS goes back to its mandate and performs what it should. I agree with the recommendations that if it needs to employ more rangers to ensure that our forests are conserved, so be it. Also we must urge the Ministry of Environment through the CS Mr. Keriako Tobiko… We are desirous of improving the forest cover of the Republic. We have less than 10 per cent and The electronic version ... view
• 2 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: the agreeable rate is 20 per cent. We wish to move this to 30 per cent. The more we have the better. view
• 2 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: I am determined as the MP for Tharaka, and I call upon the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources who is my good friend and neighbour, Hon. Kareke Mbiuki, to support me on this: We must plant over a million trees in Tharaka in the coming rainy season. I will be going to the Ministry of Environment so that we are given all the support we deserve because this is one of the most important ministries in the Republic, despite the fact that many people think it is not important. I believe we should give it ... view
• 2 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: I therefore support this Report and urge the House that once it is adopted, let the Committee on Implementation implement this to the letter. Where the resources and the energies of the House will be required, it is my humble plea that we support so that we have a better Kenya for the future of Kenyans tomorrow. view