Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1961 to 1970 of 2953.

• 6 May 2009 in National Assembly: What happened on that day supposedly was terror by the so-called “ Mungik i” gang. It was a warning, but can we fight crime with crime? Under the law, can anybody go threatening others and brandishing weapons in broad daylight? We need an explanation. The head of security in the province, because this affair traversed several districts, is the Provincial Commissioner (PC). We need an explanation from one PC, Mr. Rugut, as to whether he was asleep together with this security apparatus. We need an explanation, especially from the Officer Commanding Police Division (OCPD) of the larger Kirinyaga, because they ... view
• 6 May 2009 in National Assembly: I sympathise with our people who say that they had been terrorised by extortionists who were demanding money from their businesses. However, that is not an excuse to join criminality. If they had hunted them down, arrested them and handed them over to the police, we would be saying congratulations. I want to congratulate people on view
• 29 Apr 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the Speech. I support the Motion with reservations. The Presidential Speech on exposition of policy was okay on the issue of reforms. As I said before, it merely flirted with judicial reforms. The President said that more money will be allocated to the Judiciary and also that more judges and magistrates will be hired. Reforms in the Judiciary are not about money and increased personnel. They are about the manner in which the Judiciary is run and duties are performed. I am aware that certain reforms ... view
• 29 Apr 2009 in National Assembly: The returns the Judicial officers make every month can be subjected to a vetting committee, which can then monitor what is happening. It is also possible to have proper criteria for appointment of Judicial staff, so that people of integrity and those who have excelled, either while serving in the Judiciary or working elsewhere, can be appointed. It is wrong to use reform language while continuing to appoint people implicated in graft, even those who recently stepped down from parastatals because of graft. Reform language must be matched with reform actions. It is time that the Government took up its ... view
• 29 Apr 2009 in National Assembly: The recent killings in my home district, Kirinyaga, and in parts of Nyeri, is an indicator that something drastic needs to happen to the police force. For the last two years, the police force has been fighting Mungiki by perpetrating criminal acts on Kenyans. We cannot fight crime with crime. There is nothing in the law that permits police officers to become executioners. They are supposed to apprehend suspects and take them before a court of law. Use of fire is only allowed if the lives of the police officers, or citizens, are threatened. We now hear routinely of police ... view
• 29 Apr 2009 in National Assembly: We cannot fight crime with crime without eliciting the kind of reaction that was seen; a cycle of violence. We are calling for calm and for leaders to know, myself included, that this is no longer a purely Government matter. We have to be active as leaders in talking to our community and the people to ensure that we all abide by the law and find solutions to the many social problems that may lure our youth to wayward matters. view
• 29 Apr 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Speech also fell short on issues of corruption. It is idle to talk of Vision 2030 without showing that bold steps are being taken to fight view
• 22 Apr 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to oppose this list! view
• 22 Apr 2009 in National Assembly: What gave the Kibaki side of the Coalition, because it can no longer be called PNU, because PNU is a political party, numbers to be able to merit 50 per cent of this Committee, equal to ODM when there are many parties that are in it? This list pretends that there is only KANU, ODM(K) and PNU as parties on that side. There is NARC(K) and other small parties. This list is a demonstration of strong-arm tactics that are employed by the Kibaki side of the Coalition. For instance, I am the party leader of NARC(K) and it is known ... view
• 22 Apr 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if my leaving the Government means that I be removed from the list, why does the Kibaki side of the Coalition not admit that they are now a minority in Parliament and hand over leadership to the majority? view