Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2661 to 2670 of 2953.

• 29 May 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 29 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are seeking for your guidance. I am looking at Rule 8(3) which says: "An amendment to substitute a nominee may only be moved by a party leader of the party seeking to substitute--" As far as I know, Safina Party, to which the Member who is moving this amendment belongs, is not a party to this at all. The definition of the party leader does not include the Safina Party or its leader. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, is this amendment in order in view of the rules? view
• 29 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to second this Motion. I, as a Member of this House - and I believe many others - need time to visit our constituencies, in order to see what is going on there, and even supervise what is happening in our Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) projects. 1690 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 29, 2007 We are going to have a one and half week break this time and even Committees need time to do their work. With those few remarks, I beg to second. view
• 24 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Motion is under consideration by the House Business Committee and it will be allocated time in due course. view
• 24 May 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. However, I must say that it is odd that only those supporting the Motion are given--- view
• 24 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to oppose the Motion. Kenyans now have a chance to see clearly that people are not practising what they say. The debate at County Hall which is extraneous to this Parliament is not about a committee of Parliament nor is it a committee of the whole House. It is about minimum reforms in order to have free and fair elections. The Bill before the House, and I explained at length when I moved it, is about comprehensive reforms. It has nothing to do with minimum reforms. The minimum reforms quest can continue on one ... view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand to support the Rules as they are, and oppose the proposed amendment. I want to agree in total with my colleague on the other side who said that we should think as one Kenya, one nation and one people. I will add: "One country", which are the key words of a political party that I sympathise with. I appreciate those words very much. But let us interpret Kenya broadly, not just to mean our village or locality. Kenya does not mean what I, as a person, like. It does not mean the individuals I 1590 ... view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, what is wrong with the definition of a party leader? What is wrong with calling a party leader--- Defining him in Parliament as Leader of Official Opposition, Leader of Government Business and leader of any party entitled to nominate? Let us be very clear and honest with ourselves. The party organs outside Parliament are not the same or identical to party organs within Parliament. In Parliament, the recognised institutions or organs of the party are the Party Parliamentary Group (PPG), which has a leader and a whip. On the Government Benches, the party leader is automatically the ... view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, all I am saying is this: If you look at the design of the Rules tabled today, they will ensure that no party brings names of nominees without calling its PPG to endorse the decision and to propose the names. It means that this process is intended to make the entire Parliament participate in the names that we shall later debate. This is not what happened last time. People went and sat down with their favourites and came up with lists. This is a Parliamentary process and it must involve Parliamentarians. We do not know secretary-generals here, ... view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to move. view