Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am also saying this, and I am begging hon. Members to quietly listen and not use diversionary tactics! I urge the Chair to exercise his authority to ensure that there is proper debate in this House. view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Parliament must take responsibility for its actions. My Ministry passed with flying colours by bringing the Motion to Parliament. My single vote as the hon. Member for Gichugu cannot pass a Motion! The moment a Motion is before Parliament, it is yours to pass or to do as you please with it. view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, to continue, there is therefore, the issue of political responsibility and it appears that we as the National Assembly are not well versed with it. Could we acquaint ourselves with it so that we are able to hold the Government to account and to make Ministers take political responsibility? view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you held a seminar for us at Safari Park Hotel the other day and a Minister from Ghana indicated to us that they have a law that can actually make a Minister criminally liable and go to jail for causing loss or for negligently performing duties. That is what we need here so that we Ministers do not only enjoy flying the flag. We must also be seriously diligent in the view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: 5094 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES February 18, 2009 view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: performance of our duties. view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when a Member raises an issue, let us as Members, stop vilifying that Member. If the issue is rejected or accepted by Parliament, this is the House of debate. If we cannot accept the rules of debate, then why should we have a National Assembly? I think the issue here is subsidised maize, which maize got to brokers who then sold it at a higher rate to the millers, thus passing on the cost to the consumers. The Government, by setting aside the money to subsidise the maize, wanted the benefits to go to the hungry ... view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is a fact already accepted within Government circles. I can say that as a Member of the Cabinet, the Ministry and Committee concerned admitted that because of the menace of brokers, we have to find other ways. I will not go beyond that because of the rules regarding secrecy but I am saying with authority, standing here that the word "broker" has come from both the Ministry and the Committee. view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will also say that it is in the public domain. At least, one honest Kenyan, honest in terms of giving information, has admitted that without moving, they were able to sell maize to a third party. I begun by saying that when questions are asked of a Ministry, it is not the questioner who must prove. This is not a criminal trial; this is political responsibility. It is the Minister who must prove; it is not the person who is asking. view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what is the role of Parliament, if Parliament cannot audit Ministers? This is because when we go to our tribal cocoons or our friendship clubs, Kenyans are watching. To Kenyans, I am saying if we are unable as a Parliament to rid of ourselves of the culture of diversionary tactics whenever a hard question is posed, then we are spelling doom to the country and Kenyans must observe us and decide what type of leadership they want. view