George Mukuru Muchai

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Aug 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I also want to say that contrary to what the thinking of the devolved system of Government is, devolved system occurred when Parliament enacted the CDF Act in terms of the development at the constituency level. I support this amendment. view
• 6 Aug 2013 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Deputy Speaker. I am wondering whether it is in order for the Members to prolong this debate given that we are likely to run into a quorum crisis. Is it in order for me to request that you consider putting the Question on the Motion of Adjournment? view
• 25 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I rise under Standing Order No. 87(3), which provides that it is out of order for any hon. Member to use offensive or insulting language, whether in respect of Members of the House or other persons. I am serving my first term in this august House but I indicated during my maiden speech that I was here to learn, and that I preferred to learn the good conduct of this House. I have keenly observed debate in this House, particularly when you occupy the Chair. There is a tendency by hon. Members to raise trivial issues on ... view
• 25 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: I am now afraid of sitting next to him because I do not know what he is likely to do when his level of insanity rises. I think there should be no lenience whatsoever to a Member who has used language that is not only offensive, but also derogative and deliberate. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I request that this Member be named. view
• 24 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Deputy Speaker. Is the hon. Member in order to disrespect the order of the Chair that he withdraws his remarks? In fact, instead he is seeking to engage the Chair on a matter that has already been ruled. view
• 16 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, I rise in support of this Motion in principle. Listening to the Hon. Members’ contribution, I think there is need for me to shed some light to the discussion at hand. First and foremost, we seem to be talking about training in general. I would like to clarify that the general training that is given in our training institutions right from the village polytechnics, technical institutions, national polytechnics and our universities is distinct and differing in content from industrial training administered under the Industrial Training Act. view
• 16 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: The general training that is given in our institutions only enables the students to venture into the world of work. I would like to give an example. A student who leaves university with a degree in Business Administration has general knowledge about business administration. If that student secures employment in the banking sector, he will require to undergo special and relevant training in the banking industry. That relevant training will fine-tune him to the operations of the banking sector and give him the knowledge of the characteristics of the banking sector. Five or ten years down the line this person ... view
• 16 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, I urge the Mover of this Motion to address himself to what exactly is meant by the use of acronym “SME”. This is because it is likely to mean two things. It can mean “Small and Micro Enterprises” or “Small and Medium Enterprises”. However, for the hon. Member’s information all small and medium enterprises are involved in industrial training. This is because industrial training works on the principle that every employer based in a particular sector must pay levy for each employee employed by that employer. It is not the employees who pay training levy but the ... view
• 16 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: The problem that we have in this country is that whereas there are large employers who employ in hundreds and thousands, these employers end up under- declaring the number of employees to avoid payment of their appropriate training levy. view
• 4 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. With regard to the Member’s contribution, in particular his reference to our technical people at the Ministries’ level and their capacity and ability to engage on behalf of Kenya, let me say that I have had the opportunity to interact with representatives of the EU and our representatives. I can assure the Member that we have very able, competent and highly skilled representatives when it comes to negotiations over EPAs with the EU. Is he in order to refer to our negotiators as unskilled and incompetent? view