Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to give my condolences to the family and friends of the late John Michuki. I want to recognize him as a Kenyan who was hard working and when he put his mind on an issue, he would exhaust it to the end. I want to admit that although we started as allies, towards the end we were not political friends. Nevertheless, I want to recognize him as a great Kenyan who made his contribution to this county. May his soul rest in peace. view
• 22 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government the following Question by Private Notice. (a) What prompted the recent evictions/demolitions in informal settlements at Mukuru Kwa Njenga and Kibera Soweto and could the Minister state how many families/persons have been affected by the exercise? (b) Who are the beneficiaries of the forced evictions/demolitions in each case and who is/are the registered owner(s) of each parcel of land? (c) What measures is the Government taking to ensure that any forced evictions are carried out in compliance with the Constitution, especially with regard to ... view
• 22 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have no objection to that request although this is a Question by Private Notice. I would seek his undertaking that in the meantime the occupants in all the public institutions at Kwa Rueben Centre, namely, a school, a dispensary and a police station, will not be harassed. view
• 22 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to say that my learned colleague has taken words from my mouth. Yes, the Commission is independent and is the only one vested with the authority to review boundaries. However, the Parliamentary Committee also has a role given to it by law, to look at that report. It is really a balancing act that while performing its duty the Committee does not go beyond or rather violates the constitutional mandate of the Commission. Since we can only get that when the report is laid, we ought to let the ... view
• 22 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you will recall that in December the Minister for Finance undertook before this House to pay the retired teachers all their pensions before Christmas. The undertaking has been breached. It is now almost two months later. The Minister claims that they are waiting for an opinion from the Attorney-General. These are internal workings of the Government. Why did the Minister ensure that whatever communication they needed from the Attorney-General was delivered in good time so that he could give a comprehensive answer today? Where is documentary evidence that there are these internal queries that are preventing this ... view
• 22 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise in support of the Bill. This is a fairly straight forward Bill. Even though we may want to have more time with the other land Bills, this one should be debated and concluded so that the Land Commission can come into being, can assist us and be making preparations for the transition. view
• 22 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have looked at the Bill and it just replicates the Constitution as to the mandate of the Land Commission. I also want to note that with the new Constitution, we are now entering the transition phase with the Commission coming into being. Those who have huge interests in land are the political class. Among the biggest land owners in this country are to be found in the political class. Among those who have been cited in scandals of land grabbing – whether it is the Ndung’u Report or the Public Accounts Committee or any ... view
• 22 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to note that since 2003, when the Kibaki Administration came into place, there have been various occupiers at the Ministry of Lands. One thing that is very notable – even with all the attempts at the reforms that have come – is that corruption has not been completely battled at the Ministry of Lands. We still have a lot of corrupt deals going on and the Minister has done well revoking land where it is necessary, but there is a lot that still needs to be done. We need this Commission to come ... view
• 22 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would even go further and say that we should insert a clause that, it is upon each individual, where the land grant is under review to show that they acquired that land lawfully. I know that in my home county, that is Kirinyaga, just like all counties in Kenya, there are huge tracts of public land that have been acquired by individuals in a manner that is suspect and, therefore, along with the country, these grants will need to be reviewed by this Land Commission. view
• 22 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: I have seen that there will be county management boards. However, I am concerned that under Clause 18, we are saying that each county management board shall have, at least, three but not more than nine members. Why do we want a bloated land board in the county? The county is a small unit and it is not like the country. If the national Commissions have nine members, is there any justification of having nine members in the county? I am suggesting that we should later on amend this; that the boards at the counties should have at least three ... view