Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: The last one, please, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. The very last one. Is the Prime Minister able to tell us the number of facilities in Turkana County, where women go for delivery? Just one County in Kenya; I would not ask two! view
• 18 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. You have heard the Assistant Minister repeatedly say that we use bodyguards. Forty million Kenyans do not have the privilege of having bodyguards. Could the Assistant Minister be serious with security? Is he in order to suggest that the way to handle security is merely to use bodyguards and not to ensure security in the entire country? view
• 18 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I wish to request for a Ministerial Statement from the same Assistant Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security regarding the disappearance and subsequent murder of Samir Khan who was abducted on 10th of April at Nakumatt Likoni in Mombasa while they were boarding a matatu with one, Mohammed Kassim. Both were abducted. Mohammed Kassim has not been traced up to now, but the body of Samir Khan was discovered in Voi the next day on 11th. view
• 18 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we would want the Assistant Minister to confirm to us that the ten armed men who allegedly abducted those two were police officers. He should also tell us what action he has taken regarding the murder of that gentleman, and what he is doing in regard to extra-judicial killings. That is because that appears to be yet another extra judicial killing. view
• 18 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as the Assistant Minister does this, it is important that he also tells the House when the police reforms will be completed, and especially the formation of a Civilian Oversight Authority which should investigate police misdeeds. That is because, as a House and a nation, we are very suspicious of police investigations into allegations against themselves. view
• 15 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the petition and to congratulate the hon. Member for Ol Kalou who has brought the petition, who is a member of NARC-(K). I say that this Parliament should come to the aid of people living with disabilities. Since the Executive has failed to implement the Equal Opportunity Committee recommendations, the entire Parliament should come to the aid of people with disabilities, so that they may enjoy their rights. view
• 15 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Agriculture the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Is the Minister aware that over six thousand bags of maize belonging to farmers at Hola Irrigation Scheme is in danger of contamination due to the delay and/or failure by the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) to purchase the same? (b) Is the Minister also aware that the National Irrigation Board acts as an agent for Kenya Seed Company Limited as well as the NCPB in Hola? (c) Could the Minister consider opening an NCPB office in Hola? view
• 15 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am very disappointed. My colleague the Assistant Minister, yesterday asked for time to give a comprehensive answer today. What he has brought is a contemptuous answer which has no regard to the plight the farmers in Hola are facing. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, farmers in Hola Irrigation Scheme grow two types of maize; maize for Kenya Seed Company for use as seeds, and maize for human consumption. The NCPB, like the Assistant Minister has admitted in the statement, has view
• 15 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. You will notice that I laid documents before the House. He has not even bothered to look at them and yet, these are documents by the farmers’ co-operative, which is clearly stating the number of bags. There is a total of 6,000 which have already been received and inspected since 12th January. Farmers are unable to feed and take their children to school. It is quite clear from these documents that there is an agency agreement where NIB is acting on behalf of NCPB. I am convinced that the Assistant Minister ... view
• 15 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you have heard the Assistant Minister say that he is encouraging the farmers to look for other maize dealers. The sad story of cereals in this country is that the NCPB and the Ministry of Agriculture, fail to buy the farmers’ maize to make them desperate and push them to the brokers. When the Government releases the money, it benefits the brokers and not the farmers. Is the Assistant Minister in order to avoid his duty for which he is paid every month and push the farmers to the brokers? view