Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, it was supported by hon. Mbadi. view
• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I will once again move an amendment to the amendment to Clause 31 which was proposed by hon. Mbadi. I am merely deleting the word “shall” which is between the words “Commission” and “be” and substituting it with the word “may”, so that it reads that “the staff may be eligible” instead of making it mandatory. It is also for the sake of consistency of language because that is what we did to Clause 2 in the Minister’s amendment. view
• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I would just want to say that when we say they will be eligible it is not a literal carrying over. It is just opening for them to apply like other Kenyans. So, there is no way they will complicate the establishment as has been said by my colleague. Those hiring will consider all the relevant qualifications. view
• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I support the amendment. Many hon. Members spoke very strongly on this during the Second Reading. I want to say that we must consider as Members of Parliament also assigning personal responsibility to members of the public and to those of us in the political class when we pass our electoral law. I beg to support. view
• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Chairman, Sir. Did you observe Mr. Kioni sprint across the Floor without bowing to the Chair? Is it in order? view
• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I rise to support the amendment. Echoing the words of hon. Mbarire, I want to say that Kenya is more than political parties represented in Parliament. The Constitution that we passed gives the public the right to participate in all the processes. The proposed amendment is bringing in that participation. Yes, it is sharing selection between the President and the Prime Minister, which would have happened anyway even if we retained the old version. This is because the Constitution says that wherever the President is mentioned before the next general election, it is in consultation with the ... view
• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, I rise to oppose the amendment for the simple reason that we are running away from over concentration of power. Even the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is not made up of angels. When you over concentrate powers, and give them the right to determine who conducts elections in Kenya, that is the beginning of evil because power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. I agree with those who want to remove any political manipulation in the process and, therefore, want to delete the participation of both principals in the selection. But we need to diversify. If it is ... view
• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Chairman, Sir. view
• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, because this is a critical section, it is important that you give hon. Members enough time to ventilate it. We are looking for consensus. We have been moving on very well. I have a proposed amendment, which is in your hands. Small issues like how sequentially the rest are numbered should not matter. The Attorney-General, when doing the vellum copy, has the power, under the law, to do the renumbering of the sections. I am pleading with you not to bar legitimate amendments. Let us have enough time to find consensus, even if it takes us up ... view
• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir--- view