Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in order to be able to ask proper supplementary questions, and as a sign of good faith, could the Assistant Minister, alongside with that, having said that the Government has nothing to hide, also table the Report on the Kiruki Commission on the “Artur Brothers”, the Report of the Grand Regency Commission, the Sharawe Commission on North Eastern Province and also Prof. Alston’s Report, so that we can better be apprised on the use of those commissions? view
• 4 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 4 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 4 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am just seeking your indulgence. The Assistant Minister, in his answer, has said that he will lay those reports on the Table, but they were being evaluated by experts. I am asking you to use your discretion that I do not need to ask a substantive Question. It arises out of his answers! Let him lay those four reports on the Table, because he has expressed willingness to do so by saying that the Government is transparent. We would like to see that, indeed! view
• 2 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to oppose this Report. The facts are very simple. The Committee has worked diligently, but with a lot of limitations. They were, therefore, not able to do a thorough job. view
• 2 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Parliament should start re-examining the role of the House--- view
• 2 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, may I once again say that I rise to oppose the Motion for the simple reason that although the Committee may have tried to do good work, it was ill-equipped to embark on a task of this nature. We are talking about the national anti-corruption body. We must be very sure that individuals nominated to work in this body are totally above reproach. If they have been serving in the body and we are renewing their contract, we must be certain that their work was exemplary. view
• 2 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, every person in this country is now talking about reforms. Reforms must begin in this Parliament. When Parliament looks at people who are to man our institutions, it must do that with the lens of reforms. We cannot continue with business as usual when hiring for a body like the national anti-corruption body. The Committee ought to have assessed the performance of the KACC so far, and if they are satisfied that the said Commission has performed to its best capacity, then they can think of confirming or re-employing people who have worked there. If ... view
• 2 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: They should also thoroughly check the background of each of the candidates. It is not enough for us, as Parliament, in our usual polite mode, to pass the names merely because they have been submitted. Once the slightest doubt has been raised, then the Report ought to go back to the Committee, which can then scrutinise and decide whether it wants to re- advertise or have better information to bring to the House. I am saying this because doubts have been raised over the nominees who are now in this Report. Parliament ought to reject it and await either further ... view
• 2 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have an issue with the way the body has worked so far. It is true that they have no prosecutorial capacity but even on investigations alone, the time taken to investigate things that are not so difficult like the maize scandal, the oil scam and many other scams appears inordinately long. The time taken to investigate mega crimes--- They seem to have done very well on petty crime but not on the mega crimes. Innovation is required and I would say that I am not satisfied that it is only due to the limitation ... view