Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to confess that I am also in a celebratory mood. I want us to carry over this celebration by doing our duty to Kenyans. That is why I am suggesting that where there already exists adequate legislation and a body that is supposed to oversee that, let us look at how to strengthen it. Let us not misdirect resources by having a proliferation of bodies. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those remarks, I beg to oppose. view
• 20 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to second this very important Bill. It is an omnibus Bill that carries amendments of various legislations numbering 30 as the Attorney-General has indicated. He has so expensively dealt with the amendments that I will not bother to go through. view
• 20 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Law is dynamic and it moves with society. It is, therefore, necessary, from time to time, to look at our laws and keep on updating them so that they are in touch with the modern trends. These amendments are, therefore, necessary. It is almost an annual ritual that there would be a Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill affecting various pieces of legislation that require updating to enable the Government to function and also continuation of an orderly society. Looking at the amendments to the various statutes, as the Attorney-General has already stated, one would see the logic of the amendments ... view
• 20 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for the Shadow Attorney-General to mislead the House and the nation that the right to a fair hearing includes the right to go to sleep forever and to delay or obstruct hearing of a case? view
• 20 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Did you hear the hon. Member refer to the Kenya Anti- Corruption Commission as a corrupt commission? Could he substantiate? view
• 20 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member on the Floor has not substantiated his remark. Talking about Mr. Were is not substantiating anything. It is clear that people have acquired some interest in particular officers, especially the suspects. Could we have substantiation, in accordance with the Standing Orders of this House, otherwise we will turn it into a place where we erode the integrity of institutions that we have created? view
• 20 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: On a point or order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. We need your directions here. The Attorney-General has asked me, as his colleague, to reply. There is collective responsibility on this side of the House. He has already moved the Bill on behalf of the Government and has now asked me to reply. There is no Standing Order that I know of that bars him from asking a colleague Minister to reply. I am ready to reply, subject to your directions, because there is no procedure or Standing Order barring me from replying. view
• 20 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. Anybody sincerely looking at the amendments being sought will see that they are actually well intentioned and they are intended to cover the lapse between the law and other developments in the country. The Bill before the House now is the property of the House. Therefore, each one of us is entitled to scrutinise and propose whatever amendments one intends to introduce for consideration by hon. Members of this House. Let us be guided by national interest and not personal interest. We should not propose amendments because, perhaps, we have friends, ... view
• 18 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for the hon. Member, who appears to be reading selectively, not to read other districts like Narok, which has been allocated over Kshs600 million, Bomet - Kshs100 million, Marakwet District - Kshs214 million, and many other districts? Do his eyes only see the parts of the country he would love to hate? view
• 18 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. July 18, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2155 Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to support this very worthy Motion. May I say that in my view, this is the best allocation I have seen in a long while. Anybody can be entitled to his opinion, but the books are here. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is very disappointing that we have hon. Members of this House who are supposedly national leaders, yet they can only think locally in terms of where they come from. There is no way roads money, or any other money ... view