Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. You will note that the Government’s position is coming after this House laboured to pass rules relating to Diaspora voting. It is coming after the biometric voter registration kits (BVR) have arrived and after registration of voters has commenced countrywide, but not in the Diaspora and after the IEBC has set aside - I am told - 47 kits for the Diaspora. What informed the Government’s decision at the eleventh hour, and does this not amount to interference with the IEBC instead of being a facilitator to the electoral body, ... view
• 27 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for the Minister to say they are giving support to IEBC when he has just confessed that the Government made the decision, not the IEBC? The Government made a decision that was informed by a court decision. Is it in order for the Government to make a decision that is constitutionally reserved for the IEBC? Some of us know that the IEBC was actually ready for Diaspora registration and had set aside 47 biometric kits for that. view
• 21 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, could the Assistant Minister confirm the assertion of the hon. Member that his Ministry already received the money, but they have used it for other purposes and he is now looking for money at the Treasury? If he has not, then he must undertake to get the money from Treasury and tell us by what date. view
• 11 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to support the petition. We value our wildlife but we value human beings even more. We must show in the policies and laws that we make that human life is worth more than what we are showing today. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, in all areas bordering game sanctuaries, our people are suffering. It is time that the Executive took this seriously. It should bring the Bill before the House so that we can debate and pass it and end the suffering of our people. view
• 11 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to support the petition. We value our wildlife but we value human beings even more. We must show in the policies and laws that we make that human life is worth more than what we are showing today. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, in all areas bordering game sanctuaries, our people are suffering. It is time that the Executive took this seriously. It should bring the Bill before the House so that we can debate and pass it and end the suffering of our people. view
• 11 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. The Assistant Minister is trying to say that the Commission is not under him and yet, he is answering the question. I have looked at the documents that the Assistant Minister has tabled and the salaries earned by the commissioners are very close to those of Members of Parliament, the lowest being--- view
• 11 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. The Assistant Minister is trying to say that the Commission is not under him and yet, he is answering the question. I have looked at the documents that the Assistant Minister has tabled and the salaries earned by the commissioners are very close to those of Members of Parliament, the lowest being--- view
• 11 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, no! Some of them – and I have seen the list - are slightly lower but a majority of them earn much higher. Whereas I have no problem with the salaries of Members of Parliament being reduced if it will help the nation, are the salaries of independent commissions which are 15 in number, and which aggregated together are like another Parliament, set by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission or is it yet to review them so that we can understand how they are going to rationalize all the public service salaries, noting that the burden ... view
• 11 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, no! Some of them – and I have seen the list - are slightly lower but a majority of them earn much higher. Whereas I have no problem with the salaries of Members of Parliament being reduced if it will help the nation, are the salaries of independent commissions which are 15 in number, and which aggregated together are like another Parliament, set by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission or is it yet to review them so that we can understand how they are going to rationalize all the public service salaries, noting that the burden ... view
• 11 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, allow me to inform the Assistant Minister; I was on the queue but you never noticed me. I would like to inform him that Article 230 does not exempt any state officer from the review by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission. I know that some of the commissions were formed before the Salaries and Remuneration Commission came into place. So, he must answer firmly that every state officer’s and public officer’s salary will be reviewed by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission. Finally, I just think that we were not giving ourselves credit by delivering personal attacks ... view