Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1161 to 1170 of 2953.

• 20 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to thank my colleague for prosecuting the Question. I would also like to thank the Assistant Minister for the answer. However, I would like to indicate to him that even before the police reforms, it is possible to improve the working environment and to buy better equipment for the police. Would the Government consider immediately having a policy to compensate police officers who are injured or killed on duty? Could it also teach them human rights, so that as we cry for police officers who are injured and who lose their lives, we also enhance ... view
• 19 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Minister says 840 elephants have been slaughtered, so far. Could he tell the House what measures the Government is taking to stop poaching? Why has his Ministry not bothered to get information even after this Question was asked? He is now telling us he is still waiting for information. Why have they neglected to get vital information? view
• 19 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, for recognizing the only opposition party in Parliament. view
• 19 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: I rise in support of this Motion. I want to salute my colleagues who moved and seconded this Motion. Parliament cannot be blamed at whatsoever, either for failure to pass policies or laws. We have passed a law known us the Energy Act. If you go to a certain Section of this Act, we have a body known as the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). Its work among other things is to protect interest of consumers, investor and stakeholder interests. So, we have already passed laws. However, this particular regulator who is paid from Exchequer funds is protecting cartels, instead of ... view
• 19 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: It is not balancing the interest of the consumer. Why should we have a regulator who cannot do the job? Who should know whether the regulator is working? Is there a Minister for Energy? Then, it is the Minister who must know. Does anybody know whether there is a Minister for Energy? view
• 19 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, in English Language, there is such a thing as a rhetorical question. Apparently, it is not well understood. That was a rhetorical question, I posed. It is like asking: Who is minding this area? Is there somebody minding this area? view
• 19 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, obviously, there is a gap because there is an energy Minister. How come the Energy Minister has not noticed that the regulator is not performing its job? That is precisely why there is that docket. I will now pose another rhetorical question: Why is there an ERC and a Minister and yet the consumers are complaining? Why on earth are they earning the taxpayers money without doing the job? view
• 19 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, we have been told that yesterday, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance lowered the cost of kerosene by Kshs2. He lowered it by Kshs2, after an addition of Kshs9 or Kshs13 shillings? If he could lower Kshs2 just like that--- Is it that they did not do their calculations well, and they could now slash the profit? This is proof of the games being played in the energy sector. Games at the expense of the common man! Is it that the Government did not know that when they raised the cost of fuel they ... view
• 19 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to reiterate what has been said. The problem in this sector is corruption and inefficiency. We know of the Triton scandal. To date, we have not heard of the recovery of any money, or any court case being concluded, specially the big fish. If such a scandal--- view
• 19 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for the Minister to say that the solution is only finding our petroleum, when his colleague, Minister has already admitted that it is corruption and inefficiency? Is it in order for him not to focus on the corruption and inefficiency? view