Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2781 to 2790 of 2953.

• 27 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Like I have said, the Bill is now the property of this House. It is, therefore, our duty as hon. Members to scrutinise it, make additions; subtractions where we think it is necessary and turn it into law. I have been looking at the various contributions of hon. Members and I want to say that we, on the Government side, will be willing to look at the amendments, especially those proposed by the Departmental Committee on Administration of Justice and Legal Affairs, which I said most of them were really very well-thought-out. We are ... view
• 27 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, I was saying that whenever hon. Members feel that this Bill requires adjustment, let us get together and look at it afresh. However, I urge that this Bill, which is urgent and necessary, be passed now so that we can look at the proposals during the Committee of the Whole House. July 27, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2441 Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those remarks, I beg to move. view
• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Vote and commend the Ministry for the good work that it has done. We know that, like most Government Ministries, before 2003, this Ministry had no profile. Kenyans did not know what the Ministry of Trade and Industry was supposed to do. The reason is simple: Previously, Ministers were there ceremoniously. Their work was being done by others. The majority of Ministers were not able to steer their Ministries as per the Government policy. The policy was on paper, and not in action. Ever since Dr. Kituyi took over the leadership ... view
• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, may I urge you to invoke Standing Order No.88 and name the hon. Member for disorderly conduct, because he has deliberately interrupted debate? If you are not persuaded, I will proceed. view
• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I continue to applaud the Ministry and its officers for the revival of Uchumi Supermarkets Limited, which is a local enterprise. I am happy to shop and support the Uchumi supermarkets chain. Therefore, I call upon Kenyans to support our local enterprises, where we are assured that the profits are invested and utilised in Kenya. When we support only foreign enterprises, the profits are repatriated to build other countries, and not Kenya. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to agree with the Uchumi slogan; "proudly Kenyan", and for that reason urge that we all support it. ... view
• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Motion, which I oppose. As has been said by the Minister for Trade and Industry, it is not that we lack adequate legislation. It is the enforcement of that legislation that is wanting. It is also the awareness on the part of consumers and watchdog institutions that is lacking. What I would call for is the revamping of the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KBES) so that, it is able to continuously monitor the standards and ensure that whatever goes out to the market is ... view
• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: July 26, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2357 view
• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: This is because we cannot have two outfits doing more or less the same thing. We must also ask ourselves: Once there is a law protecting consumers by setting the standards, should the Government also act the role of the lobbyists who speak on behalf of the consumers? The role of the Government is regulation by maintaining the standards and having regular ad hoc checks to ensure that the law is followed and also to create awareness. However, the Government cannot play its role and also that of the lobbyists. Once there is sufficient awareness, the consumers themselves will form ... view
• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am surprised that some people do not want others to celebrate. But I do agree that the celebration should be in low tones. I also think that we all agree that there is reason to celebrate, not only for individual parties, but also for us, as Kenyans, for conducting mature elections. view
• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: This maturity should now be imported into ensuring that we enforce our laws, and consumers get value for money. view