Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1281 to 1290 of 2953.

• 3 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was carjacked and I am glad nobody was killed because the courts of law would be the ones to determine. Could the Assistant Minister tell us under what basis the police determine a person is a thug? Secondly, even if I have provided him with some information, is he willing to go and get the information, and then table before this House the number of people who have been killed by the police? You have also heard other hon. Members talking about other people he has not included in his list. Will he do his duty ... view
• 3 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I was just pleading with you; in view of the importance of the matter, to just give us a little leeway to ventilate. Please, Mr. Speaker, Sir. You should begin with me! view
• 3 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we would like to appreciate your ruling. The ball is squarely on the shoulders of the Executive and Parliament. I want to plead with the two Principals that they must lead the way; we must retrace our steps; there is a lot of business to transact after this. Owing to that, we need, as the Speaker said, to have collegial relations. For the sake of the country, let us heed the wisdom of the Speaker and retrace our steps. view
• 2 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, whereas I must confess that Kenya Airways is my airline of choice, and that as nationals we have a duty to support out national carrier, could the Assistant Minister go through the Procurement and Disposal Act and tell us whether there is a clause that allows the Government to prefer Kenya Airways? If there is not, could the law be amended to have such a clause? view
• 2 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am appreciating Kenya Airways, which is my airline of choice and our national carrier, and I believe, as nationals, we have a duty to support it. I am, therefore, in appreciation asking him: Is there a section in the procurement law which would allow the Government to prefer that all its agencies buy tickets from Kenya Airways? If there is not, could he consider expanding the law to include such a section? view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to second the Motion. It is sad that we are discussing this situation when the Government had sufficient prior warning by the Meteorological Department. I recall last year the Prime Minister issued a Statement on drought alert. This calls into question the state of preparedness by the Government. The Government ought to have been monitoring and readying itself to respond to the drought situation. We should not have to come and stand here when people are already starving and there is stress because of water and food. view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for the last couple of years or so, a lot of money has been allocated to both the Ministry of Water and Irrigation and the Ministry of Agriculture. We have not seen different responses in the way we mitigate failure of rainfall. It is not enough for the Government to allocate money without monitoring and ensuring that, that money is used for the intended purposes. We should not be suffering in the way Kenyans are suffering almost ten years after the water sector reforms started. It is time we saw the allocation of money per county ... view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the last time we had this situation it resulted in a maize scandal, where some members of Government and their allies lined their pockets with money intended to help starving Kenyans. I am asking that this time round, in the first place, the Government must buy the grains from Kenyan farmers. It beats logic to refuse to increase the price for Kenyan farmers and later pay five or six times the amount the Kenyan farmers were demanding to import maize from foreign lands. We are calling upon the Government to take very quick action to buy ... view
• 18 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you. May I take the opportunity to wish hon. Members a happy new year while supporting the proposed amendment and the Report generally. But I stand here to say that I am disappointed by the level of the effort the Committee put, which is less than 50 per cent. The Committee relied on the investigations of a team of police officers led by SSP Sunkuli. view
• 18 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: We knew there was the police! When we asked Parliament to investigate, if they go and get wrapped up by the police, then this ends up not being a parliamentary inquiry. It is not that we expect Parliament to be able to thoroughly deal with crime but, at least, to point the gaps. No wonder the Assistant Minister is so happy! This is a report as a result of his officers covering up themselves! That is the real problem. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, while I support the amendment and understand the frustration of my colleague, hon. Lessonet, I personally ... view