Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1671 to 1680 of 2953.

• 2 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is quite clear that even where there is provocation, the law would still assess whether the force to counter that provocation is excessive. Could this House get a direct answer from the Deputy Prime Minister and view
• 2 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government in order to hide behind Mr. Gikari not taking action, while I am asking this question on the larger issue of violence in local Government elections, and, therefore, not answering whether he is satisfied that the use of brutal force is proper in elections? view
• 2 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, since water bowsers have been cited as the cause for the first outbreak of cholera in Mukuru slums, what is the Minister doing to ascertain that those licensed to hawk water with water bowsers are using clean tanks that are not used as exhausters, and that they also prove that they have clean source of water? view
• 2 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: It should be directed to the Prime Minister. view
• 2 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in view of the Minister’s answer that no land has been bought, could he explain where the Government obtained the land that it recently re-settled IDPs in Rongai? view
• 2 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am just asking you to rescue the House. The Minister is a member of the Government and the re-settlement of those IDPs from Mawingo to Rongai is a matter of public knowledge. Is the Chair satisfied that the Minister is in order to claim that he is not aware of the re-settlement programme? This is puzzling and actually belittling the House. view
• 2 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, whereas it is laudable for the Government to bail out farmers who have loans with the AFC, is the Minister and the Government taking into account that AFC has been unable to pay its debts due to the many write offs in the past and currently its assets are under auction, is the Minister going to provide support to AFC to safeguard it and its property? view
• 2 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would just like to seek your direction; it is quite clear that debate can proceed. It is only Division that we cannot go to when we do not have the prerequisite numbers. I would also seek your clarification on the fact that this Chamber should tolerate debate even on ideas some Members do not like so that they should stop interrupting debate on this Bill. We are waiting to contribute on this Bill and I support it. view
• 2 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to strongly support this Bill. It is to be remembered that the wave of election related violence started in 1991 during the advent of the multi-party system. That violence continued in 1992 during the elections. It was then, the Government of the day’s weapon to try and stop the advent of multi-partyism. Thereafter, in every election, violence has been recurring and in 1997, it was a weapon by the then Government to try and scuttle the Opposition votes, especially in the Rift Valley Province. In 2007, this violence was used as a tool to ... view
• 2 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Parliament is a debating chamber where ideas should flow freely. Those who do not like a certain idea, must tolerate hearing the views of those who support it. This Parliament has not shown any tolerance during the debate on this Bill, and that is why the debate has had to be interrupted several times. Just today during Question Time, we saw the Government affirming use of violence as a tool during the answer to my Question by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government. It is okay to have violent Local Government elections. The only way Kenyans can ... view