Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1231 to 1240 of 2953.

• 23 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am disappointed with the manner in which the Assistant Minister is answering questions; asking the hon. Member to go to the DDC, so that the DDC can approve the use of electricity to pump water. The Ministry knows very well that for some boreholes, they will need electricity to pump the water. He is also telling hon. Members to go to his office. Could he tell the House whether the Ministry does not know that it is its duty to give water services to the people and, therefore, plan for the distribution of that water ... view
• 23 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise in support of the Motion, but with some reservations. The President’s Speech largely focused on the legislative agenda that the Government is supposed to spearhead in Parliament. He covered widely areas that we require urgent reforms. I am happy that among the areas mentioned were the Judiciary, the police and the electoral systems and laws. We are waiting to see commitment from the Government to match the President’s pronouncement. It is easier said than done. We want to see the Government action reflecting the reform mood. We know that appointments have been made ... view
• 2 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I agree with Dr. Wekesa, but he should have stopped at the “she”. I rise in support of the Motion. I want to hope that the two Principals - I am glad one is here - will use the time to reflect on the things they must do pursuant to the new Constitution. Cabinet is still riddled with people who cannot pass the test under Chapter 6. Please, take time to look at it. National and public appointments must be competitive unless the Constitution itself says otherwise. I invite the two Principals to read ... view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with respect to the hon. Members, there is a level of intolerance. Dressing is personal unless it is totally offensive. Even the way we are dressed today, everybody is dressed according to their taste. When we first wore trousers in this Parliament, a male Member rose on a point of order to challenge the dressing. Like has been captured by hon. Munya, trends change. On a personal level, one may not admire, but we really have got to let people go on with their business, unless it is offensive. I want to say this to those ... view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I urge you to stand for liberty, except where it is offensive. view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Questioner had asked for the designs and I am checking whether they have been tabled, so that we can ask supplementary questions but they are nowhere. Could the Assistant Minister be compelled to table the designs as requested by the Questioner? view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. If the Assistant Minister is insisting that there was no design, surely there were some documents on the basis of which they did the bill of quantities and the construction itself. Is it in order to ask the Assistant Minister to produce the contract, the bill of quantities or whatever documents they used to decide how much the contract should be, otherwise this is a display of the opaqueness of the Ministry? view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to agree with the Assistant Minister that there is need to review the Central Bank Act and also draw his attention to Article 10 of the new Constitution which is applicable in all situations. “The national values and principles of governance include – (a) patriotism, national unity, sharing and devolution of power, the rule of law, democracy and participation of the people. (b) Human dignity, equity, social justice, inclusiveness, equality, human rights, non-discrimination and protection of marginalized; view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: (c ) good governance, integrity, transparency and accountability.” view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Now, if I may pause there, even though the new laws have not been made, do you not think that the Constitution is enough to compel all public jobs to be advertised first view