George Mukuru Muchai

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to oppose this Bill in its current form. Without repeating what has been said by others--- view
• 4 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Disclaimer :The electronic version of the view
• 4 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, when I got the opportunity to speak to this Bill--- view
• 4 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Yes, but--- view
• 4 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: If you give me a hearing, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. There was very little time left when I was given an opportunity to speak. If I recall--- view
• 4 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: I thought I had some time left to speak to this Bill. Can that be confirmed? view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for affording me this opportunity to speak to this Bill. I rise in strong opposition to this Bill even after having talked to the Leader of Majority Party. I am convinced that the manner in which this Bill is sailing falls short of the expectations of the Kenyan Constitution. view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Article 10 of the Constitution declares the national values and principles of governance to include democracy and participation of the people. The question that I ask is: Is this Bill sailing through the National Assembly in a democratic manner? Has this Bill brought on board sufficient public participation? In my understanding, as much as you have advised the Member who was on the Floor, public participation will not only entail the submission of written memorandum. It may also involve the people appearing before the Committee and expounding on what is contained in their written memoranda. view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: My second line of opposition to this Bill is that its mission is to make minor amendments to the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendment). This Bill does not define what is minor or what is major. I am at a loss. The proposals contained in this Bill particularly with regard to the desired amendment under the Industrial Court Act affect every working man and woman and every investor in this country. This Bill proposes radical amendments to this Act which require very deep contribution by both the investors and the working men and women in this country. view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: In fact, I recall the proposed amendments were a subject of another Bill in the Tenth Parliament. It is just a question of cut and paste. The amendments were thrown out by the Tenth Parliament and are being reintroduced in the 11th Parliament. These are major amendments, in my opinion and they are far from being minor. It is important that you give guidance on the direction in which the amendments in this Bill which are major should take. This is because the Bill does not declare that it seeks to make major amendments but minor amendments. So, we need ... view