Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2411 to 2420 of 2953.

• 10 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this House is being turned into a rumour mill. The Chair has ruled, once and again, that newspapers are not authority for anything. The Standing Orders also say so. Therefore, if there is an Assistant Minister or a Minister complaining about a letter of appointment, let that person complain directly or through a Member of Parliament who can agitate on their behalf by giving particulars. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it would be a very sad day if anyone on the Front Bench were to be required to answer rumours, speculation and mere conjecture. view
• 7 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to second this very important piece of legislation, which has been ably moved by the Attorney-General. I wish to congratulate him on bringing this very timely Bill before the House. As stated by the Attorney-General, Kenya ratified the Rome Statute on 15th March, 2005. This is boldly stated in the Memorandum of Objects and Reasons. The entire Rome Statute has been reproduced at the back of this Bill, so that we can understand the references that are made to the Bill on the Rome Statute. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to start by ... view
• 7 May 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Mover cannot possibly respond before there is an official response unless it is lacking. Thank you for recognising that. I want to begin by saying that there is absolutely nothing wrong to have a Bill regulating the Official Opposition. However--- view
• 7 May 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, could you, please, protect me from Members who cannot have the courtesy to wait for me to have my say? I want to refer to the Constitution which states, very clearly, in Section 1A that the Republic of Kenya shall be a multiparty democratic State. Actually, that presumes that, even in the House, there will be the Government and the Opposition. Our Standing Orders also presume that, at all times, there shall be the Government and the Official Opposition. So, what the Motion is seeking to do is not to introduce anything new, rather it is ... view
• 7 May 2008 in National Assembly: However, it is necessary that we all internalise the provisions of our Constitution as it is now. When we passed the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill and the National Accord and Reconciliation Bill, which we entrenched in the Constitution by the constitutional amendment, we elevated the provisions of the National Accord to the Constitution. So, even if this Bill is introduced and passed because we cannot stop it from being introduced, until fundamental constitutional review or overhaul is done, it may not be possible for us to enjoy its provisions. It is necessary that we all understand that. Why do ... view
• 7 May 2008 in National Assembly: So, that is why I am supporting the move, but also putting it on record that it cannot be operational while the Grand Coalition, which we all unanimously passed, exists. We all supported the idea of the National Accord. Let us, therefore, move very cautiously. Why did we support the idea of the National Accord? I stood here to say that the clauses were sitting awkwardly in the May 7, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 895 Constitution, but they were necessary and are still necessary. For us to cross the bridge and to bring the fundamental changes that we are seeking to ... view
• 6 May 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise in support of the Bill. I will be very brief because most of the things that I would have liked to say have been said by other colleagues. First, I just want to reiterate that plea bargaining has been with us, but only in murder cases; where murder has been reduced to manslaughter in befitting occasions. So, the Bill is widening the scope of plea bargaining. I want to agree with Mr. Githae that crimes against humanity, or all crimes that ought not to be subjects of plea bargaining under international law, ... view
• 23 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with your permission, may I give Mr. Munya two minutes? view
• 23 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: 656 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES April 23, 2008 Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise in support of the Motion. I want to agree with all those who have said that the IDPs needed to have been re-settled yesterday. The issue we are dealing with, about re-settlement, has several phases. There are those evicted from their farms. There are those evicted from their places of work. There are those evicted from businesses. The mode of re-settlement differs. For the people evicted from their properties, there can be no debate about it. The Constitution of this country has not been overthrown. Every Kenyan has ... view
• 23 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the Government, all are invited. Even those who are not from the Rift Valley--- Remember we are national leaders. I want to say that the process of dialogue has commenced. Even for our top leaders, I do not think that they can make a journey to the Rift Valley a one-off, and say that they have done their job. There has to be serious consultations at all levels. Let us, please, agree. Even if we feel that we would have wanted more, let us begin by making that step, and making the next ... view