Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have also seen Clause 35, which talks about the offences. Clause 35 says that any person who contravenes sub-section (1), who without justification or lawful excuse, obstructs or hinders, assaults or threaten a member of the Commission staff or submits false or misleading information and misrepresents or knowingly misleads a member or the staff of the Commission will be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding Kshs3 million or imprisonment to a term not exceeding five years or both. I commend this Section but I want to recommend that we go further the ... view
• 22 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I thank you for giving me the opportunity. I rise in support of the Bill. I want to salute the distinguished Kenyans and the Members of Parliament who have contributed to this Bill before me, and in particular the relevant Minister who has brought forward this Bill. I want to agree with my colleague and friend, hon. Ntimama. We have come from a history of deceit, fraud and outright land grabbing, with people abusing their positions and taking advantage of those who are less knowledgeable. We have also had officers of the Lands Office taking advantage ... view
• 21 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security the following Question by Private Notice: (a) What action has the Minister taken to ensure that persons responsible for the violence in Isiolo and Moyale are brought to book? (b) What measures has the Government put in place to ensure that the violence does not recur in the said areas? (c) What preventive measures is the Government taking to ensure that violence does not occur elsewhere in the country, especially in the run-up to the forthcoming general election? view
• 21 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am a bit disappointed with the answer especially noting that we are moving towards the election period and how the Government deals with incidents of violence in Moyale and Isiolo will be instructive in what happens in the rest of the country. So, the answer which is a standard sort of factory production approach may not be good. view
• 21 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Could the Assistant Minister tell us the cause of conflict in Isiolo noting that this is a recurrent matter? We had a similar incident last year yet it appears to catch the Government unawares. Also tell us the cause of conflict in Moyale then we can be able to judge whether the charges brought or the investigations are sufficient. view
• 21 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the way the Assistant Minister deals with the security issues in those two areas – Isiolo and Moyale – is really what will define whether we have a peaceful year and peaceful elections. Among the measures that the Assistant Minister mentioned, I would like him to tell us what he has done about disarmament, which is even across the border and it is not favouring any one community; about increased police posts, especially at Isiolo, where it is recurrent; about reshuffling police officers and intelligence people especially at Isiolo, where this has been recurrent and, also, reigning ... view
• 21 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: --- (off-record) view
• 21 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise in support of this Bill. I am looking at it and seeing that, yes, it may have a foundation in the transitional provisions. But the only body known by the Constitution to oversee implementation is the Commission on Implementation of the Constitution (CIC). We should always bear that in mind. Therefore, this Bill, although it acknowledges that in some places, it is not well co-ordinated to acknowledge the role of CIC everywhere. view
• 21 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: This Authority is by the legislative power of the Assembly. It is, therefore, not a creature of the Constitution. Every action of this Authority must be tied to consultations with the CIC. This will avoid a stalemate. view
• 21 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: I have been looking at this Bill and I have seen on Clause 5(A) that will have eight members appointed by the President and the Prime Minister, and 8 other members from the Ministries. If you count them down, they are about 8 others, plus the Secretary, it is nine. So, it is half and half. What I want us to realize from the outset is that this is a creature that will be appointed by the Executive and heavy with the Executive. Knowing and conscious that the Executive is not a very willing partner in the change agenda, because ... view