Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is okay, but I beg you not to prejudice any other Question I have this week, because it is not my fault. It is the fault of the Ministry. view
• 29 May 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. You have heard the Attorney-General’s request. Perhaps with your permission then, if he is going to seek for answers, then we as hon. Members can raise further points to which he can seek further clarifications and bring a comprehensive answer. If you allow me, then I would proceed and add on the list of the things he would check. view
• 29 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the purpose of investigation is to find out the truth. Even if that truth clears the suspect, it must point out who is responsible. Since this matter came up, a lot of information has come to the public domain, including the murder of a police officer, namely, Mr. Chemorei. He was murdered in connection with this drug heist. Could the Attorney-General find out if investigations have been re-opened? Names of people in high places, some of whom have worked in the highest office on the land, have also come up. Have investigations been re- opened? ... view
• 29 May 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to actually support the proposal by the Attorney-General because when you look at Article 230 of the Constitution, the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) has the mandate to determine all matters of compensation, salary remuneration, tax and whatever you call it of constitutional office holders and, therefore, that covers Members of Parliament. So, any review to the National Assembly Remuneration Act must have the sanction of the SRC. I stand here as a member who really campaigned for this Constitution and one of the selling points I used was telling the members of ... view
• 29 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to hear what my colleague, hon. Ethuro has said. There are some issues of the past where hon. Members having certain responsibilities were paid allowances and were later taken to court. I would urge that even when the Attorney- General or the Government initiates a move to deal with this, we must separate regularizing the past payments with the issue of fresh and additional payments to Members of Parliament. view
• 29 May 2012 in National Assembly: What has really messed this move is that it comes with enhanced severance pay for Members of Parliament. It comes with many other office holders – Members of the Chairman’s Panel. It increases the number of people to be paid. So, you address the past and then you also provide for more money in the pocket in order to address the past. We have to convince the SRC about those monies paid in good faith and they can be able to agree to a proposal to amend to cover those past payments but they need not be joined with a ... view
• 29 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I, therefore, also support withdrawing of the Finance Act – the proposed amendments – because you cannot purport to amend that which is already unconstitutional. Yes, the Finance Act was passed but it need not be acted upon. Actually if anybody goes to court and I know civil society has gone to court, the courts will very quickly--- If the court addresses itself, I expect it would be ruled unconstitutional because we are doing it without the recommendations of the SRC. view
• 29 May 2012 in National Assembly: Then there is the other matter of including the Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Vice- Chairman of the Parliamentary Service Commission, and Members of Chairman’s Panel. These are fresh considerations which we must submit before the SRC and there is one matter which one wonders where it was left – our retired Vice-President has never received his retirement benefits. He was forgotten even in this irregular proposal. So, what we are suggesting is that all these matters, because now they appertain to remuneration, could the Attorney-General take them to the SRC? I sympathise with hon. Membrs who were caught by payments in ... view
• 29 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will be very brief to accommodate the sentiments of my colleague here. I am a product of the law school because after graduating from the university, to turn the degree professional, one has to go to the law school. I am happy and I congratulate the Minister for bringing this Bill. I also congratulate the Minister for Education who actually sent the Bill for publication and the current Minister for moving it at this time. We need a legal framework. The law school has existed without a legal framework of its own, but in ... view
• 29 May 2012 in National Assembly: With those very many remarks, I beg to support. view