Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2521 to 2530 of 2953.

• 13 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if only we were not plagued by lack of quorum all the time! The Bills have already been listed for hearing--- view
• 13 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: If there is no quorum, Bills cannot be discussed. view
• 13 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I oppose the amendment by the Committee and support the amendment by the hon. Attorney-General. This section is trying to give the Commission power, as a body, but not as a director or an assistant director, to appoint a receiver of property suspected to have been corruptly acquired, pending conclusion of investigations. This section does not leave the owner of the property helpless. This Section is needed because when a person realises that he or she is under investigation, they may be tempted to move to liquidate the suspected looted property or to change it ... view
• 13 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I rise to oppose the amendment by the Committee and support the amendment by the Attorney-General. The amendment by the Attorney-General seeks to bring clarity, that it is not necessarily to undertake a criminal investigation before instituting a suit for civil recovery. We all know that we do not institute criminal proceedings any time we are suing people who owe us money or who we believe have wronged us. Similarly, the KACC may not have sufficient evidence to institute criminal proceedings, but it may have enough evidence for civil recovery. Noting that any lawyer, worth ... view
• 13 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I oppose the amendment by Mr. Syongo and agree with the Attorney- General that this Clause--- The amendment by the Attorney-General is intended to allow a holding over pending the process of appointment of new Board members or the reappointment of existing ones to ensure that the work of the Commission and that of the Advisory Board continues without interruption. This is because experience has shown that the process of appointment sometimes takes a little longer than the time required. I beg to oppose the amendment by Mr. Syongo and support the amendment by the ... view
• 13 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. Is the hon. Member in order to give half-truths to this House that I delayed appointments to the Commission, when, indeed, the appointments did not last on my desk for more than a week after receiving them from Parliament? Could he, please, substantiate that I delayed the appointments? view
• 13 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I rise to second this amendment. It is necessary because of the volume of the number of returns that are filed by officers within the co-operatives. If it is not restricted to the very top, then it becomes totally impossible to even store or scrutinise. This is something that has been found necessary after the experience of the last three years. I beg to second. view
• 13 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I stand to oppose the amendment. It is quite obvious that the Public Officer Ethics Act has turned into a useless piece of legislation due to the opaqueness of the manner in which we handle declarations. Unless they are opened up, an individual can even put a blank piece of paper in a sealed envelope and we will never know whether they actually declared their wealth or failed to do so. This legislation will not merit remaining in the statute books unless we can open the declarations to scrutiny. I do not see any danger ... view
• 13 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I stand to oppose the amendment by hon. Bifwoli, and support the amendment by the Attorney-General. If you look at Section 35 in the Act as it is, on the 3942 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES September 13, 2007 investigations, only the responsible commission for a public officer may investigate to determine whether the public officer has contravened the code of conduct and ethics. Let us take the Parliamentary Service Commission, has it, in the last four years, been able to investigate our compliance as Members of Parliament? If you take any other commission, whether the Public Service ... view
• 13 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I did not talk about how we behave. It is just the rate of compliance under the Public Officer Ethics Act. Compliance with the declarations. It is not about powers and privileges; it is about compliance with the declarations. I beg to be understood in that light. view