Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2761 to 2770 of 2953.

• 31 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if the hon. Members could let me make my point--- Hon. Members appear quite intolerant! However, let me make my point. The CDF funds are discussed--- view
• 31 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have not even finished responding to the first point of order. view
• 31 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, may I begin by reminding the hon. Member that I am not "he". Secondly, I will continue by saying that on the CDF, we only discuss the amounts, not the uses. We have not had a report back to Parliament to discuss the Controller and Auditor-General's report. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the GJLOS, the monies that are given by the Government are discussed and passed by this House. It is donor funds outside the Budget that are not subjected to scrutiny by Parliament. So, let us decide on a policy. If we want ... view
• 31 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am saying that no law has been flouted. No money earned by the taxpayer fails to pass through this House. I wonder whether it is in order for hon. Members to force their arguments during my time instead of utilising their own time. view
• 26 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will respond to that! view
• 26 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, may I undertake, on behalf of the Office of the President, that we will respond to requests by hon. Members on Thursday, next week? view
• 25 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware of a backlog of cases from the Land Board Tribunals and courts some of which have taken a long time to resolve. However, I am glad to state that the judiciary is doing its best to reduce this backlog. (b) I am aware that some unscrupulous litigants armed with court orders have used security personnel to evict poor farmers from their land. In such instances, the affected persons should seek redress in the courts. It is expected that the courts will give adequate notice to all affected parties ... view
• 25 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I started by admitting that there are a lot of land cases that are pending in courts. But this Question is specifically about land tribunal cases. We have the problem of backlog because of a variety of reasons, one of them being corrupt practices by players in the justice system, who include litigants, lawyers and judicial officers. It is the responsibility of every one of us to campaign against corrupt practices. We should make our people aware of the fact that corrupt practices end up hurting them in due course. The judiciary is doing its bit. The ... view
• 25 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the backlog of cases has developed over the years. In fact, I do not have the statistics here, but I am aware that over the last three years, most land dispute tribunals have really been disposing of cases at a very high rate. I want to admit that I am also aware that the allowances of tribunal members have not been paid on time in some areas. I know that the Ministry of Lands under which they fall is doing something about that. The Government is trying to determine where land tribunals should fall, because they really ... view
• 25 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: The Question is general and had to be answered in general terms. It was, therefore, answered satisfactorily. But I wish to add that the judiciary has formed an "Expeditious Disposal of Cases Committee" to look into ways and means of ensuring speedy disposal of cases. In addition, I know that several courts have managed to dispose of backlogs of cases in various areas. This good practice is being encouraged within the judiciary. That in itself cannot be enough. Lawyers, of whom my colleague on the opposite side is one, must also do their bit and stop asking for unnecessary adjournment ... view