Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2451 to 2460 of 2953.

• 15 Jan 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we also said that we should go with tradition. So, what is the tradition the world over? It is that election disputes are taken to courts of law. Parliament never decides on election view
• 15 Jan 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. You have read the law and said the oath must be taken as prescribed. You are under duty to protect the dignity of this House and its Members. One, either going by your ruling, has to take the oath as prescribed or decline! Nobody is taking oath under duress! Protect us from this ignominy. view
• 15 Jan 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg your indulgence to draw your attention that the hon. Member now taking the Oath did not follow the prescribed form; he should swear allegiance to both the President and the country. view
• 17 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to apologise for coming late after the Order had been called. I seek the indulgence of the October 17, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 4555 House. view
• 17 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 2 be amended by:- (a) inserting the following new definition in a proper alphabetical sequence "Corporate member" means a registered political party"; (b) adding the following proviso at the end of the definition of "political party"- "Provided that in the case of a political party whose membership includes corporate members, each such member shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be deemed to be a political party within the meaning of this Act." This is intended to give clarity as indicated in the Memorandum. view
• 17 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary 4556 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES October 17, 2007 Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 17 of the Bill be amended by inserting a new sub clause immediately after subclause (4) as follows:- (4A) Subsections (3) and (4) shall not apply to a member of a political party which joins another political party as a corporate member. This is again for clarity. view
• 17 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 30 of the Bill be amended- (a) by deleting the proviso to subclause (3) and substituting therefor the following new proviso- "provided that- (i) where a presidential candidate is supported by more than one political party, only the votes cast for the parliamentary and civic candidates of the respective parties shall be taken into account in calculating the amount payable to the respective parties; and (ii) in the case of a political party with corporate member parties which opt for joint nomination of parliamentary and civic candidates, its share ... view
• 17 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: October 17, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 4557 view
• 17 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I want to remind the hon. Members that when we were passing the Bill, we added a proviso that said that if more than one political party supports one presidential candidate, then, for purposes of funding those parties, it is not the presidential vote that would count, but the votes of the parliamentarians and the civic members of each political party. Now, this new proviso clarifies and puts it in its proper context. view
• 17 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move that the Committee doth report to the House its consideration of the recommendations by His Excellency the President on the Political Parties Bill (Bill No.3) of 2007, and its approval thereof without amendments. view