Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2941 to 2950 of 2953.

• 23 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: On point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. We are seeking your clarification because you have imputed on the Government side that we are applauding those people. We were applauding that Mr. Raila should substantiate under what circumstances he got those documents from them. view
• 23 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to support the Motion that is before the House. Indeed, the President expounded on the Government's policies and the direction that we should take. I also agree with those who have said that it is high time we placed the country ahead of our political differences and competition. However, let us lead by example; let us not preach water and drink wine. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with regard to tribalism, during the referendum debate, leaders were electronically recorded by the media preaching ethnic hatred. We can get 1001 references by some of our prominent ... view
• 23 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Indeed, if you are innocent, why do you not tell that to the judge or the investigator and then you will be acquitted once and for all? From both sides of the House, unless, as national leaders, we support the war against graft, it is not possible for this country to move forward in development. Whether we change this Government or the next one, we all need to have some level of commitment. I am calling upon leaders in this House, our professionals and citizens of this country to support the war against corruption. If you have been called upon ... view
• 23 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with regard to issues on governance, let us not contribute to confusion and then say that things are not going right. Unless, as leaders, we all contribute to good governance, we shall not succeed. Let us not associate with shadowy figures and then cry foul when relationships with those figures deteriorate. view
• 23 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: That is not to say that the Government will abdicate its responsibility of protecting its citizens; whether that citizen has committed an offence or not. It is the duty of the Government to protect all its citizens. This Government will do its best to discharge that obligation. We are also called upon as leaders to promote positive social values. If, today, you commit a crime against the people of Kenya, or if, today, you are a suspect in criminal matters, can you then preach to the people of Kenya virtues in the area that you are under investigation? Unless we ... view
• 22 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to second. view
• 22 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to second the amendment. view
• 22 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand to oppose the Motion. The hon. Members are entitled not to sit on the Committee. They are also entitled to their stand. However, this sadly demonstrates shifting of goal posts. It is on the HANSARD the reason given in the objections raised in the morning; one more hon. Member was demanded and one more was given. It cannot be for the Official Opposition or for any other party to enter the business of the ruling party. Although we extended dialogue, we did not indicate that we will accept arm-twisting by another party to tell us ... view
• 22 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, those who were involved in the informal consultations understand perfectly what I am referring to; that the membership of this Committee was distributed according to the formula that has been used since 2003. From January 2003, we admitted that there are issues arising within the NARC party but they are for NARC itself. It is for the individual parties in NARC to discuss with one another and see the way forward. We want to proceed with the Motion. The House cannot operate without a House Business Committee and so we wish that this matter comes to a ... view
• 22 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. My colleague, hon. Raila, has clearly said that the Government Chief Whip has failed 24 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 22 March, 2006 to recognise the coalition in his party. What the Chair is being asked to do here is to run party business; to enter party disputes and to regulate them, which is not his mandate. view