Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1251 to 1260 of 2953.

• 22 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: the licence has expired. It receives a court order; it continues to let the airport operate and to show that it is operating, the documents I handed to him and which I laid on the table clearly show that even after the March letter by the aerodrome, this airport has been in use. The Prime Minister and several Ministers have been frequenting the airport. It is not their fault, but it is the fault of your department which is allowing it to operate when it has been asked to rectify several things. Are you waiting for an accident to happen ... view
• 17 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is collective responsibility in the Government. Could the Minister tell the House why it has taken almost eight years for the Government to synchronize its act and make this airport public land for purposes of expansion? If he feels that he cannot answer the Question, could he consider transferring it to the relevant Ministry, so that this House is told what plans there are for ensuring that the Busia Airport is expanded. view
• 17 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Transport:- (a) whether he is aware that private planes are landing and taking off at the Laro Airstrip on property No.Narok/Nguruman/Kamarora/1 in spite of a court order to close the said airstrip; and, (b) what steps he has taken to ensure compliance with the court order. view
• 17 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that answer is either deliberately misleading, or is given in ignorance of the facts. I have a letter which I will table here, and a court order clearly indicating that on 18th May 2009, the Director- General, Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) and his officers were served with a court order and they stamped it “received”. In those circumstances, is the Assistant Minister in order to mislead the House? view
• 17 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, first, the Assistant Minister feigned ignorance. When a question is asked, it is the duty of the Minister or Assistant Minister to become aware of all the facts within their docket. It is very clear from the court order here that the when the airport is closed, the authority in charge is the Directorate of Civil Aviation. Is it, therefore, in order for the Assistant Minister to claim that they are unconcerned even when the court has closed the facility but it is still in use? Which other Government authority is supposed to supervise airstrips? view
• 17 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is important that the documents tabled be availed to you. This case is against Ngurumani Limited as the applicant and the first respondent is the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority. The second respondent is the Director of Civil Aviation. A Ministry answers questions on behalf of their docket. The KCAA is under this Ministry of Transport. Is it in order for the Assistant Minister to continue refusing to answer the question and to claim that he is not aware when there is a letter which was received and stamped by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority indicating that ... view
• 17 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Though it may very well be true that the substantive application was never filed, the Directorate of Civil Aviation, which is a party, has not applied for this order to be vacated. The Directorate of Civil Aviation, on 29th March 2010, one year after the order issued certain conditions before the airstrip could be re-inspected and licensed. I wish to table that letter. Since that date, there has been no re-inspection. Is it in order for the Assistant Minister to hide the facts, that even his own parastatal is saying that this ... view
• 17 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have further orders issued in 2010 maintaining the status quo, which status quo was the closure of the airstrip on 30th August 2010 by the High Court in Nakuru which I proceed to table. view
• 17 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: It is the one that contains the documents from the Civil Aviation also insisting that the airstrip has to be rectified before opening. So, is the Assistant Minister in order not to let the House know that they are negligently letting an airstrip that should not be operational operate? view
• 17 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that was the last one. view