Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that The Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Bill be now read a Third Time. view
• 23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move:- THAT, the House do now adjourn. October 23, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3011 view
• 15 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, copies of the Report have been submitted to the Clerk. In particular, Members may avail themselves to pick their copies in Room No.8. view
• 15 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to give Notice of the following Motion:- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Independent Review Commission on the General Election held in Kenya on 27th December, 2007, laid on the Table of the House on Wednesday, 15th October, 2008. 2756 view
• 8 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. First, my Ministry does not split or alter boundaries of constituencies, but does forward proposals made by the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) to Parliament. The Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2007 was tabled before this House by myself and the House rejected it. The Bill had provided, inter alia, for the review of boundaries and splitting of constituencies. We now have to wait for the constitutional review. view
• 8 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr.Deputy Speaker, Sir, as soon as there is a request from the Electoral Commission of Kenya. But I would also like to point out that, as Members are aware, the Kriegler Commission has just given its report. Among the many recommendations, is review of the constituency boundaries and splitting of the over-populated constituencies. We need to approach the review in a wholesome and holistic manner. view
• 8 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the matter is in the hands of this House. We will be coming to the Committee Stage of the Bill that is giving the road map for the review. I believe that with total commitment from every Member and all those who are participating in the review process, we expect to be through with this business by the end of next year. view
• 8 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: I do not know what the Member means by "proactive". The Ministry is doing whatever it can. We cannot do the work of the Commission. We have done our duty to table the Bill before the House. We are doing our duty to facilitate discussions with the stakeholders. We also expect Members to do their duty collectively and pass the Bill so that we can begin the business. view
• 8 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Actually, it is Parliament that failed to pass the proposals. But the review is actually not mandatory. The proposals were brought to the House and the House failed to pass them. So, this time round, let us sit down and do what is right. Let us pass proposals that can help the issue of equal representation. It was observed in the Kriegler Report and I hope its copies will be distributed to the House. Embakasi Constituency is 351 per cent above the average constituency. So, the disparity is unacceptable. We are saying: "Yes, it is time to review that along ... view
• 8 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as soon as I am requested by the Electoral Commission of Kenya. No such request is on my desk. view