George Gitonga Murugara

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: attest that out of the 100 patients that are referred and admitted in that hospital, only 20 might go back properly treated and in good health. A majority of them pass away and we have to take them back in caskets. The question we ask is: Where did this rain start beating us? This started as soon as we stopped making KNH a referral hospital. It became a hospital of first call where every manner of ailment is taken. The end result was acute congestion in the hospital; overwhelming the medical staff until they are not able to discharge their ... view
• 27 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: responsibility. Let them get the necessary funds. When time to consider whether that care is to be moved to the national Government comes, we will debate. view
• 20 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support this Bill and make some observations, which are quite different from what has been given by previous proponents and opposers. This Bill seeks to establish a metropolitan area which covers Nairobi County and four other counties that neighbour Nairobi. The object of the Bill is to ensure that there is an integral and sustainable public transport system that enables the county of Nairobi and its environs to be served well in terms of transport. There is no doubt whatsoever that the transport system in Nairobi is still in shambles in spite of ... view
• 14 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. It is interesting and fantastic to be knighted so that I take a new title and possibly the House will move to the House of Lords, that is where you find Sirs sitting. view
• 14 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to second the Motion. The Committee, having considered the National Construction Authority (Amendment) (NCA) Regulations, is of the opinion that those regulations have not been made intra vires the statute which is the Statutory Instruments Act. There was no public participation, and if any, it is said to have been very limited. There are other observations contained in the Report which make it almost mandatory for this Committee to recommend to this House that those regulations be allowed. I beg to second. view
• 28 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to second the Special Motion that the three proposed appointees be approved for appointment to serve in the Judicial Service Commission. As it has been outlined in the Report, these three nominees underwent extensive and intensive vetting as a result of which the Committee was satisfied that they do have the necessary qualifications to serve in the Judicial Service Commission. The Committee took the nominees through the vetting process whereby their academic qualifications were scrutinised and found to be satisfactory. We then moved on to examine them on the suitability to sit in the ... view
• 27 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support this Bill. First and foremost, I thank the Chairman of the Committee for being resilient enough to stay in the House and listen to what Members have to say in contribution and furtherance of the aims and objects of the Bill. The Committee did a fantastic job. All that the Bill requires now are some slight touches and we will have one of the best laws to govern the road sector in the country in furtherance of the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution. I want to make a few comments ... view
• 27 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Standards Board which will regulate and maintain the quality of roads in the country. Complaints are rampant that contractors are getting roads that, possibly, would take one year to construct but you find that three or four years down the line, a contractor is still on the road and the work that is being done cannot be said to be of standard. There has been a lot of emphasis on our highways and urban roads at the expense of roads in the rural constituencies, where most of us come from. That is where the vast majority of Kenyans live, and ... view
• 27 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: counties feasible. There is a major road that joins Kitui and Tharaka Nithi counties, which passes through Kathangachini to Usueni. It is a major road maintained by the county government, which is now to be upgraded so that it can be maintained by the national Government. It is my plea that we have this road done for purposes of easing communication within the constituency. Therefore, I urge the chairman, who is here with me, to make sure that in the recommendations that he makes to the Government and even in the budget estimates that he has just approved, he considers ... view
• 14 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support the Report by the Committee on Appointments for the approval of nominees for appointment to the Cabinet. The Report as presented to the House is detailed enough and has given us insights as to what exactly the Committee on Appointments considered before coming up with a Report. It is clear that the nine nominees have met the criteria set by the law for approval for appointment. Unless there are cogent reasons why this House should reject that Report, it goes without saying that the House does adopt the Report presented to this ... view