Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2301 to 2310 of 2953.

• 23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I wish to oppose this particular amendment and draw the attention of the hon. Members to the way Clause 9 is structured as currently in the Bill. The nominating organisations have been structured in part (d); one person jointly nominated by the Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) and the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT). If you notice, these are the workers clustered together. Then in (g) we have the employers. One person jointly nominated by October 23, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2987 the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) and the Federation of Kenya Employers (FKE). Therefore, ... view
• 23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I welcome the amendment. It strengthens the Bill. view
• 23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 10(1)(a) be amended by inserting the words "at least one of whom must be of the opposite gender" immediately after the word "citizens". Mr. Chairman, Sir, this is, again, to strengthen the Bill by indicating that, at least, one of the three people nominated by the Panel of Eminent Persons must be of the opposite gender. 2988 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES October 23, 2008 view
• 23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 10(1)(3) is amended by deleting the word "equity" and replacing it with the word "equality." Again, this relates to gender. view
• 23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I wish to support the amendment. It actually strengthens the Bill in the manner described by the Chairman of the Committee. view
• 23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Chairman, Sir. My understanding was that the Chair of the Committee moved the entire amendment on Clause 10 and we passed it wholly. view
• 23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Chairman, Sir. If you look at the original clause, it clearly says that three shall be non- citizens and selected by the Panel of African Eminent Personalities. What the Committee is introducing is that, after the three are nominated by that Panel, they come to Parliament for onward transmission so that, Parliament is aware of what it is that has been forwarded. We have no quarrel with that. view
• 23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I oppose this particular amendment. If you look at the way the commissioners will be appointed, they are wholly being appointed by a process outside the Executive. When naming the chairperson, the Executive is restricted to the persons appointed. So, there is no way that the appointment can undermine--- I am pleading with hon. Members, once again, to focus on the institution. When the Committee was adding the Kenyan component, from four to six, it was a question of ownership. So, when the Executive appoints the chair, it is, again, a part of ownership by the nation. ... view
• 23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, the amendment is most welcome. view
• 23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, the amendment is welcome. It does tidy up the Bill. view