Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1081 to 1090 of 2953.

• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I just want to inform my esteemed colleague and the House that actually, the Budget reading is not a matter of the Constitution. It is Westminster tradition. All that is being said is that the Minister stands in the place of a Cabinet Secretary. Yes, he can table, but there can no longer be that pomp of reading and the House adjourning. He will table and the business of the House will continue. If he wants to move a Motion, he will move it and we will debate it, beginning the time he moves it. That is ... view
• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I want to begin by apologising, because I am a Member of the Committee and deemed to have accepted. But as I do so, I think we have liberty to change our minds. view
• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I want to oppose the amendment for the simple reason that any section of a law that contravenes the section is null and void. So, this section is subject to the Constitution. We are separating the duties as they are in the Constitution. Remember that further down the line, we will create penalties for someone failing to do their duty deliberately. If we mix duties, we shall end up where we were with the Kivuitu Commission, where nobody was responsible. The clerks said it was the Commission and the Commission said it was the clerks. I want ... view
• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: I beg to oppose. view
• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I just want to dispel any notion that separating the duties would be against the Constitution. I would like to refer hon. Members to Article 88 of the Constitution in its entirety. It does not say who will do what. It merely says in Article 88(5) that the Commission shall exercise its powers and perform its functions in accordance with this Constitution and national legislation. That is why it is so important that we set out the duties as is being proposed very clearly. If we do not do so, then we are reverting to the original ... view
• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I want to oppose the amendment. I think it misunderstands something. The grounds for removal of the secretary do not suggest that a tribunal be formed. These are the grounds for the commissioners in the Constitution. It is necessary that we have specific grounds upon which we can remove a secretary. You do not want a shaky secretary who is tip-toeing because he is doing the work at the pleasure of the commissioners. Let there be a legal mechanism that must be satisfied before anybody casts a stone on him. But the threshold is lesser than a ... view
• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, just to simply support, organizations employ according to their establishment. Even if you have a budget and you have not agreed on the number of people, you cannot employ. It is the correct language. view
• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I stand to oppose the amendment. Once you have an independent commission and then you say any grant or donation has to be through the Treasury, you are actually trying to control them. There are a lot of things that the Commission does which are not directly related to the registration of voters or elections, like partnering for purposes of civic education and training. Our commissions over the years have partnered. That partnership has not been the cause of any problem. I think we ought to allow the Commission to receive. It could even be grants from ... view
• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I just want to persuade my colleague, hon. Konchella, to withdraw the amendment. What happens is that even when Commissions are independent, there has to be a meeting point where people balance the national needs because the envelope is one. I do not think that this will undermine the Commission in any way. But it is necessary that there be a point where people meet, or Government agencies meet. view
• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to oppose. view