Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2881 to 2890 of 2953.

• 6 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in view of the constitutional review process which is in place, this Bill is not only misguided, but it is not meant to improve the reforms that are going on. It is meant to bring in piecemeal amendments to the constitution when we have a chance of debating and looking at all the areas required. If one looks through the review process that has just been on and what is being proposed, one of the things that is sought to be amended is about Parliament taking control of its calendar. Is it desirable to amend ... view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Political parties are societies within the meaning of the Societies Act, Cap.108, Laws of Kenya. The section that empowers the Registrar-General, who is also the Registrar of Societies, to determine disputes is Section 18 of the Societies Act, which provides as follows:- "If the Registrar is of the opinion that a dispute has occurred amongst members or officers of a registered society, as a result of which the Registrar is not satisfied as to the identity of persons who have been properly constituted as officers of the society, the Registrar-General may, by ... view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I appreciate the concerns raised by the hon. Member. You will appreciate that for the Government to consider extending time, we will need a legal framework. Since the Political Parties Bill is ready, we propose to expedite its publication so that the matter is squarely put before the House. We will then have a comprehensive mechanism of dealing with political parties. Currently, the practice that has emerged is that Members of political parties, afraid of applying democracy in dealing with their own disputes, are using the courts or the Office of the Registrar-General to run their parties. ... view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you will appreciate that, that is a different specific Question which, if put to me, I should be able to answer. What I have already said applies when the Registrar is looking at disputes. It ought to have applied, and I believe it did apply. view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will do that. It is part of my performance contract. view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that some police officers and civil servants manning polling stations do not vote during general elections. (b) The Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) has introduced measures to allow civil servants and police officers in charge of polling stations to vote as was the case during the referendum which was held in November, 2005. Both the civil servants and police officers manning polling stations were allowed to vote in shifts as they were registered voters in polling stations where they were deployed. view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have said that they were allowed. That does not mean that all voted. Not all registered voters vote during election. What is important here is that the ECK is aware that officers manning polling stations, by nature of their duties, may be denied the right to vote and has, therefore, made arrangements to accommodate them. This was the first time. I believe that by the time the forthcoming general elections are held, the ECK will have looked at the merits and the demerits of the system and strengthened it. view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, those are issues that will be taken care of as we continue to develop and strengthen our electoral system. The issue of people voting from wherever they are is a very easy one. Where all the polling stations are computerised, one is able to vote from where one is. As I have said, these issues are being looked into. We believe that at the end of the day, it will be possible for every Kenyan, wherever he is, to vote. However, I cannot give a time frame within which this will be effected. view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, may I remind the hon. Member that security firms are also manned by Kenyans. He seems to suggest that persons working with security firms would rather be sacrificed. We are looking at the matter holistically to enable everybody who wishes so to exercise his right to vote. view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to oppose this Motion. With due respect to the Mover, the Motion is well intended but totally misguided. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when one looks at the Motion, it seeks to establish a Select Committee to report on the performance and output of all anti-corruption institutions and make recommendations to facilitate zero-tolerance to corruption and related economic crimes. Which are those anti-corruption committees? Firstly, we have the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC). It was set up by the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act. Section 37(6) of that Act is quite clear. That institution reports directly ... view