Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1431 to 1440 of 2953.

• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Last week, the Chair ordered that the Minister for Industrialization issues a Ministerial Statement which had been requested by Dr. Eseli but is now the property of the House. I am asking whether it is in order for him to issue the Ministerial Statement. view
• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Roads the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Is the Minister is aware that Roads C71 (Old A2) Thika/Kabati/Murang’a and E1554 Thika/Mugecha/Naaro are being fenced off for closure and privatization to M/s Thika Greens in spite of the protest by the affected public? (b) What are the legal and social considerations that have informed this Ministry’s decision and what is the Government’s policy on such issues? view
• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am surprised that the Assistant Minister has said that he is not aware. Could he confirm to this House that on 3rd February, 2010, a letter written by his Ministry headed “Closure and Re-routing of Old A2 Currently C71 and D1554 in LR---” Could the Assistant Minister confirm that he has given notice to the residents of the area that the Ministry wants to close this public road that leads to Kandara in order to give it over to a private company known as Thika Greens Limited? I will table the letter later on. view
• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is so very well for the Assistant Minister to say that no precipitate action will be taken, but noting that the Ministry has already entertained the application by giving notice to the people that this road will be privatised, what are the public policy considerations of giving over a public road of as long ago as 1959? We welcome the development by M/s Thika Greens, but the new development cannot close a road which serves a large population – the population in Kandara and beyond. What are the public policy considerations? view
• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I clearly asked what the public policy considerations were. The Assistant Minister has avoided the question. He has also avoided telling the House that the re-routing would occasion an additional distance of eight kilometres. view
• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. You have directed the Assistant Minister to tell the House the legal and social considerations, whether or not the road is being closed. It is the right of this House and the Kenyan public to know what are the considerations, the parameters that will be used and therefore to object from a position of information. Is the Assistant Minister in order to defy your directive? view
• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. That is what I wanted to ask the Assistant Minister. Is he in order to mislead the House that compulsory acquisition can occur where you acquire property from the public to privatize, while we all know that only the public can acquire from the private? Is this the public policy considerations he is talking about? Is he in order to mislead Kenyans? view
• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, noting that most people buying motorcycles have no places for training----. They just get onto the road and into the business of carrying passengers without adequate training and understanding of the Highway Code. What is the Assistant Minister doing to ensure that there is a licensing regime for boda boda riders which will require them to undergo training before being licensed to carry passengers or operate on our roads? view
• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I just want to add to that and say that as a Member of the House Business Committee, we have not lacked business from Members. Instead, we have lacked business from the Government. Is it in order for the Deputy Leader of Government Business to accuse Members when it is the Government that is sleeping on the job? view