George Gitonga Murugara (born 15 September 1970) is a Kenyan lawyer, legislator and senior parliamentary leader who represents Tharaka Constituency in the National Assembly under the United Democratic Alliance (UDA). First elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2022, he currently serves as Chairperson of the powerful Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs (JLAC), which oversees constitutional implementation, electoral law, the judiciary and key governance institutions. In this role he has steered and tabled committee reports on high-impact legislation and amendments, including work on electoral reforms such as the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (Amendment) Bill, bicameral relations between the two Houses of Parliament, and broader justice-sector bills that shape Kenya’s constitutional and legal architecture. A career advocate with over two decades in private practice, Murugara trained at the University of Nairobi (LLB) and Kenya School of Law before joining leading corporate law firm Hamilton Harrison & Mathews, where he rose to partner and practised from 1993 to 2016, specialising in litigation, commercial and conveyancing work.  In Parliament he has also previously served on the Justice and Legal Affairs and Delegated Legislation committees, and has been recognised with a Head of State Commendation (HSC/CBS) for his public service. His professional affiliations include membership in the Law Society of Kenya and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, underscoring his grounding in both courtroom advocacy and alternative dispute resolution as he leads JLAC’s scrutiny of complex constitutional and legal questions.