Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2821 to 2830 of 2953.

• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the two polling stations for Tigania East Constituency, only Thangatha Primary is used as a polling station, for both Tigania East and Tharaka constituencies. The two constituencies form the common and undisputed Meru North and Tharaka District boundary. Thangatha Primary School is situated in the disputed boundary and is claimed by both districts. Therefore, it is not right to say, categorically, that it belongs to Tigania East until the dispute is resolved. The Office of the President is currently surveying the boundaries of the newly- created districts and those which were created administrative like Meru North ... view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will inform my learned junior that one, there is no illegality here. view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, he remains as my learned junior, as a lawyer. In this House, he is my equal but as a lawyer, he is my junior and there is nothing out of order about that. view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, he may resent me, but the hon. Member for Tigania East is totally incorrect to claim that this is an illegality. It is the leadership of the various areas that is causing tension between their members. Even the design of this Question is intended to cause tension. There is nothing wrong with one polling station, if it has sufficient facilities, to be used by two neighbouring constituencies. However, the anomaly will be corrected when the dispute of the boundary is resolved. I appeal to the leadership of Tharaka and Meru North to approach the matter with ... view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let us leave the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) out of local politics and disputes. I, once again, appeal to the leadership of the two constituencies to approach the matter with sobriety. We will do our best to ensure that, that matter is settled once and for all. view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: That may be one of the solutions, but you will realise that it is a question of distances and availability of facilities. That is going to be done. But it paints hon. Members of this House in bad light, when we cannot, with sobriety, solve a problem. It is really not a problem, but a creation of our own local politics. view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member is well aware that, it is the administrative boundaries that change on creation of new districts. By the way, for the information of the House, there is nothing illegal for a polling station of constituency X to extend to constituency B. That does not mean that the boundary of the constituency has changed. What I do not understand is the resentment of leaders that members of the neighbouring constituency are using a facility in the other constituency. If, indeed, there was merit in that, the hon. Members representing constituencies in Nairobi should evict ... view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. Is it in order for the hon. Member who confuses this business for the World Cup adverts, to insult an entire side of the House? view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker. It is sad that passing of this Vote is being used as a political contest. If you look at the Vote Head, the Police Airwing, Overhaul of Vehicles and Other Transport Equipment, it will not take too much thinking to understand that there are other transport equipment related to the Airwing, and not only the helicopters. We are looking at Estimates. However, money will be used as it is needed. I want to urge hon. Members to pass this Vote. Since it appears as if hon. Members do not understand or appreciate security issues, ... view
• 11 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to second this important Motion and to remind ourselves that the duty of building this country is on each one of us. If it is on issues of corruption, let the agents of corruption not be the first to cast the stone. Let those who are under investigations not be the ones to say who is corrupt and who is not. 1948 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 11, 2006 Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are a reforming nation where most people are actually not only under suspicion, but under investigation. Unless if, consciously as ... view