Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Minister for Agriculture could be given until Thursday next week to issue the Ministerial Statement. view
• 3 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the Constitution of Kenya Review Bill be now read the Second Time. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Bill is part of a package of Bills negotiated and agreed upon by the Multi-Sectoral Review Forum on the Constitutional Review, established following the resolution of the Inter-Parties Consultative Forum on Constitutional Review, held at Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, on 15th September, 2006. You will recall that in 2005, we had a referendum on the proposed new Constitution, with the result that Kenyans rejected the proposed new Constitution. In January, 2006, the President appointed ... view
• 3 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the principal object of this Bill, which was negotiated by the Multi-Sectoral Forum, is to provide a road map for the completion of the review. I want to say at the outset that the Multi-Sectoral Forum comprised of all shades of opinion in this Parliament. Note that I am not talking of parties but of "all shades of opinion", because people have since moved from the parties that brought them to Parliament and are subscribing to other new fora. We, therefore, decided to do a reality check and invite people on the basis of shades ... view
• 3 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary 1120 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 3, 2007 Deputy Speaker, Sir, all questions before the Council or its committee shall be determined by consensus, but in the absence of consensus, decisions of the Council shall be determined by a two- thirds majority of its members present and voting. Therefore, this Bill is emphasising on consensus as a method to guide the review process, but in the event of failure to gather consensus, then a two- thirds majority will reach a decision. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Clause 19 provides for verbatim recording of all the proceedings of the Council so ... view
• 3 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Clause 20 provides that the Council shall, in furtherance of the completion of the review process, facilitate and promote civic education in order to stimulate public discussion and awareness on the Constitution. It will also make sure that civic education materials are made available in a form accessible to the various categories of persons with disabilities. This is a good provision because it will ensure that, throughout the review process, the civic education that is conducted is what is approved by the Council and not what the various groupings may put across. view
• 3 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Part IV of the Bill provides for the Report of the Council and the action thereof. Once the Council of Reference completes its work, and it is provided here that it will complete its work within a period of 12 months from the commencement of the Act, it shall, within two months of the commencement, on the basis of the proposed new Constitution of 2005, the Bomas Draft and such other drafts as the Council may consider, prepare a draft constitution for presentation to the Conference. After compiling the report and preparing the draft, the ... view
• 26 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, may I begin by thanking all those who have contributed, either in support or in opposition to the Bill. They have all enriched the Bill. For those who have contributed in support and urged for amendments, I want to state that we will be flexible to listen to the issues raised and find the best way of strengthening this piece of legislation. This is a step towards getting orderly political parties and of nurturing democracy. We cannot achieve all the steps in one day. It is a beginning! Once the Bill is on the Floor ... view
• 26 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, many things have been said and it is not possible to reply to each one of them. I would like to urge hon. Members to pass this Bill at this stage so that we go to the Committee Stage and see what the end product shall be. There have been doubts as to whether, at this point in time, we should fund political parties. The reasons for funding political parties, and the debate has been on since 1999, is that--- view
• 26 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to move. view
• 19 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I had already indicated that there will be an independent Office of the Registrar of Political Parties. I would like to state, in terms of the proposed Clause 3 of the Bill, that there shall be an Office of the Registrar of Political Parties, which shall be an office within the Commission and shall have operational autonomy. I would like to stress that although the office will be under the Commission, it will have operational autonomy. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Clause 5 of this Bill clearly indicates that political parties can only be formed ... view