Martha Karua

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• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: 4324 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES January 21, 2009 view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we will communicate. view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise in support of the Motion for Adjournment, in that it seeks to highlight the crisis that we are facing in our schools. view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I urge colleagues that as we debate this Motion, let our arguments and points be tempered with reasonableness. Since we are national leaders, we should be promoting dialogue and giving a solution on how to end the crisis, and not adding fuel to the already raging fire. The Teachers' crisis should not be just used as another opportunity to score political mileage, but serious direction should come from this National Assembly - the Assembly of the leaders of this country - on how to solve this crisis. view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: I want to say that the Government appreciates teachers and the role that they play in the development of an enlightened citizenry and also our human resources. We are all products of teachers and for that, we appreciate and laud them. We cannot do without them. That is why I believe that my colleague, the Minister for Education, called them to the negotiating table. They negotiated and were able to agree on the level of increment. There is only one detail where the teachers and Minister failed to agree; that is, the mode of implementation. The Government is proposing a ... view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would urge for dialogue and more dialogue between the teachers and the Ministry, as has been urged by those who have spoken before me. The teachers are a reasonable union and they are enlightened. When we, in Government, sit with them, we ought to be able to show them the constraints that we are facing so that they appreciate and we agree on a middle ground, on how to implement their scheme. view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Let us not tell the teachers that, in fact, we can maybe, be able to meet the increment lumpsum if we are not able. Let us not forget that we are coming from the post-election violence which gave us a great burden of resettlement and also hampered the growth of our economy. view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Let us not forget about global recession and also the fact that as both Government and Parliament, we have failed to curb the runway corruption, where the money is disappearing to. In that kind of situation--- Note that I am ascribing failure to those of us who are in the Executive and all of us, as an institution called Parliament. With those two factors, it becomes very difficult to be able to meet these demands. view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will remind you, with the permission of the Chair, of a fact that you may not consider pleasant. We refused to pay taxes and all postponed the day we shall do it. The Government gets revenue to pay salaries or increase them from taxes. If we, as national leaders, have postponed the day we will pay full taxes like all other Kenyans, do we have the moral authority to tell the Government to pay teachers in one instalment? Search ourselves! We must curb our spending and tighten our belts. We are now laughing at ... view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: We are also making unnecessary trips, and I am a Member of Parliament and Government. Both institutions are making unnecessary trips. We have to sit down and seriously give this country view