Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2541 to 2550 of 2953.

• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I am just saying that we shall be nullifying--- Just to clear what I have said, we shall be making nonsense or nullifying the work that the KACC has done for the last three years. We shall also in effect be nullifying the prosecutions that are before the court; some relating to Anglo Leasing scandal and others to other economic crimes of prior dates. Unless if this Parliament is telling Kenyans that we no longer want investigations into anti-corruption--- view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg that we strenuously oppose this particular amendment which, in my view, is mischievous. view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: No! We are more than 20 hon. Members, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman. view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to oppose the amendment by the Committee, and state that the amendment proposed by the Attorney-General does not at all conflict with the Constitution, because it is not taking away, the powers of the Attorney-General and giving them to anyone else. The proposed amendment makes it clearer that the Commission can investigate Penal Code offences, like abuse of office, fraud, breach of trust, theft by public servant and obtaining by false pretences. All those offences are defined as corruption in Section 2 of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act, and this now clarifies ... view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, it is quite clear that the proposal by the Attorney-General seeks to grant primacy or priority to KACC in all corruption investigations. I recall hon. Members have been asking here what KACC is doing. Until there is this amendment to grant it priority in investigations of corruption matters, then we shall not be able to fight graft comprehensively. It does not, at all, take away constitutional powers of the Attorney-General or the Commissioner of Police. The amendment is sought to strengthen KACC. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to support the amendment by the ... view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I would like to comment that, firstly, I oppose the amendment and support the proposal by the Attorney-General. I want to say this: Conferring police powers on the KACC does not mean that we are taking the powers from the police. We are merely enabling the Commission to have the same powers to summon a suspect to come before them without having to go to court to get the court to order that suspect. To argue that you cannot confer police powers on a non-constitutional body is not right, because the police are not a ... view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, it very strange to listen to Members arguing 360 degrees away from the way they argued in 2003. The HANSARD will bear me correct! That is when this Act was passed. I wish to oppose the amendment and say the following: The amendment by the Committee is clearly a case of conflict of interest. I want to say the following: If you remove Sections 26, 27 and 28, it is better to repeal the entire Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act. I want to say that I am surprised that the Committee is very cleverly only ... view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, allow me to go back to Sections 26, 27 and 28. Section 26 is the one that allows the Commission to summon anyone reasonably suspected of corruption or economic crimes, and to require them to furnish, within a reasonable time, a recent statement enumerating their property, et cetera . Section 27 is where the catch is! That, the associates of the suspects may also be summoned. It reads, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, with your indulgence:- "The Commission may, by notice in writing, require an associate of a suspected person to provide, within a reasonable ... view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to oppose the amendment by the Committee and to support the arguments by the Attorney-General. By the Attorney-General refusing the proposed amendment, we are saying that those who aid and abet corruption are not principal offenders. This is a well known principle even within the Penal Code; that a person who aids or abets is as guilty of an offence as a person who commits it. I think it is important that we stick to the principles of law that we have upheld in other laws. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg ... view