Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2421 to 2430 of 2953.

• 25 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to second. view
• 25 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to second this Motion of adjournment. Indeed, we need to retreat and generate business for the House. We need to accelerate the Bills that were agreed upon at Serena Hotel and by the principals when they signed the National Accord. We also need to retreat and enable formation of the committees of Parliament, which will enable Parliament proceed with its business. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to clarify certain matters. As hon. Members will recall, on 18th, March, which was Tuesday last week, I laid on the Table of this House the several ... view
• 25 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the hon. Member in order to mislead this House in relation to the people who committed atrocities in Naivasha, that none has been arrested when some of them have appeared in court and investigations are still going on? view
• 25 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir. Is it in order, for the hon. Member to cast aspersions on the ECK Commissioners and call them criminals and advocate, without a Substantive Motion, that they be removed from office unconstitutionally? Is he in order? view
• 18 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2008, be now read a Second Time. We all know the background to this constitutional amendment. We are all aware of the signing of an agreement on partnership of the Coalition Government by His Excellency the President and the Prime Minister-designate, hon. Raila Odinga, on 28th February, 2008. Before I go to the contents of the Bill, I would like to draw the hon. Members' attention to the contents of that Accord. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it was stated in the agreement that the two leaders commit ... view
• 18 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Looking at the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, the Memorandum of Objects and Reasons, it is very clear that this Bill emanates from the agreement reached between His Excellency the President, hon. Mwai Kibaki, on behalf of the Government and Party of National Unity (PNU), and hon. Raila Odinga, on behalf of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). The agreement was witnessed by the President of Tanzania, His Excellency hon. Jakaya Kikwete and His Excellency Kofi Annan, the former Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Chairman of the Panel of Eminent Personalities, who chaired the deliberations of the National Dialogue ... view
• 18 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is also of absolute practical desirability. We know very well that, immediately after the signing of the National Peace Accord, on 28th February, 2008, a semblance of normalcy did, immediately, return to this country. We know that our people are beginning to experience normal life again, save for those who are still internally displaced and whom we, as hon. Members, have a duty to ensure that we accelerate their re-settlement by creating a conducive environment. I, therefore, want to say, and specifically to lawyers, that even though it defies the jurisprudence in law, we must enact ... view
• 18 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we can conquer the problems we have. Sometimes, when there is civil unrest, you can conquer it through the use of might, or state apparatus. However, I do not think you can use state apparatus and force to remove bitterness and hate in peoples' hearts. You can only negotiate and win the people back. That is why I am saying, maybe, it is not "legally correct" in terms of the law and jurisprudence that we have read, but it is absolutely necessary for our times. I want to end by saying that it is time to make ... view
• 18 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, a nation is sovereign, however tiny or poor it is. Just like a human being is a human being, however weak and frail he is. Friends must talk as friends, and not as a slave- master relationship. That is the issue I take exception to but, nevertheless, acknowledge that they did show concern. Finally, I want to pay tribute to our President, His Excellency Mwai Kibaki. When we were urging him to quickly form a Government - and he did form a Government - he only formed a half of it. We did not understand why. Some ... view
• 18 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: So, I want to acknowledge that he is a leader with foresight. At that particular stage, I do not think many of us foresaw the need, or that a time would come when we would have to sit and unite in Government, for the sake of uniting the country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I, therefore, want to say that although we pay tribute to our international friends, let it go down in the annals of history that even Kenyans--- I am sure there may be others who actually felt and saw the need, but definitely, our President did see the need ... view