Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we also realise that the few numbers of people that we are going to nominate to do this or the other bit in the constitutional review process, all cannot be represented. view
• 10 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Not all our villages and constituencies will be represented. We have to learn to trust one another. You represent me in one place and I represent you in the next place. I, therefore, urge that we all move forward, knowing that we will have to build trust and let each other do whatever they can and do their bit in this review. view
• 10 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: I want to support the hon. Member who talked about corruption. I would like to say that corruption, in my view, does not begin with the voters. It begins with the political party. When we have political parties that are not well organised, embrace violence, do not respect democracy and embrace corruption, that is what we take on to the elections. It is, therefore, important that we embark on the Constitutional Review process, which is a gateway to reforming the three arms of the Government. With regard to corruption, in other jurisdictions in the commonwealth like Ghana, Rwanda and Uganda, ... view
• 10 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: We may want to consider, when reforming the Constitution, avoiding looking at individuals, because we do not know who will occupy the position, merging the two offices, so that we do not have a disconnect between policy statements and implementation when it comes to prosecution and investigations. We will be doing ourselves a favour by adopting this report and commencing the Constitutional Review proper, so that we can open the gate to serious and fundamental reforms in this country . view
• 10 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 5 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I will begin by thanking hon. Members for their contribution, those who supported and those who opposed. One very sad aspect of this debate is that it has been clouded by a Bill that is yet to be tabled before this House. The debate has been about the Special Tribunal Bill and not about this Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill. I have heard hon. Members talk about their constituents. This is the Assembly of the national leaders of this country. Leaders are supposed to inform themselves so that in turn, they can inform ... view
• 5 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: There can be no reason why as the National Assembly, we would fail to inform ourselves sufficiently in order to inform our constituents. The Bill before the House simply asks to expand the space in our Constitution to allow for a Bill for the Special Tribunal to be tabled before the House. If, indeed, the proposed Bill for the Special Tribunal is as deficient as some of the Members feel, then that Bill when tabled, is the property of this House. It is up to Members to propose ways and means of strengthening that Bill. It, therefore, cannot be correct ... view
• 5 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there have been many Bills we have tabled in the course of the reforms brought about by the National Accord, notably among them the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Bill and also the National Integration and Cohesion Bill. Both Bills were strengthened view
• 5 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: 4774 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES February 5, 2009 view
• 5 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: tremendously by this House, including changing of the names of one of the Bills. Why can Members not be courageous enough to wait and mould the Special Tribunal Bill in the manner they feel it will serve Kenyans? view