Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: The Constitution gives in the Sixth Schedule three years within which the functions must be transferred to the County Governments. It does not give what gets transferred when. I have seen this Bill is proposing of a phased implementation. I would suggest myself that phase one be the period between now and the time we elect the County Governments. That should mark the end of phase one and we should be very emphatic. Phase two would begin after the new County Governments are sworn in. I am suggesting that we should only give 12 months, within which to transfer all ... view
• 21 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: I beg to support. view
• 21 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: It is already there. view
• 16 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 following the attack on the home of the Member for Lari and destruction of his property on the night of 4th/5th February, 2012? (b) What is the Minister doing to arrest incidents of political thuggery and intolerance generally in the entire country? view
• 16 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I must say that I am very disappointed with the answer and the casual manner the Assistant Minister is treating this matter. I have information that the hon. Member has not at all declined to record a statement and nobody has approached him so far. Since four members of his family have already recorded statements and they have already given indication of the identities of the people who attacked, what has the Assistant Minister or the Government done about it? Has there been any arrest, taking into consideration the fact that the hon. Member had, in fact, ... view
• 16 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise in support of this Bill, which is very well crafted. It will need polishing here and there but I want to commend the Minister and his team. view
• 16 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: I want to begin by congratulating Kirinyaga County for emerging number one in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) results in the country; I also congratulate Kabare Zone in my constituency for being the number one zone in the whole country. view
• 16 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: This Bill is the mother Bill of devolution because it spells out the functions and roles of county government and the key officials. I am very happy to see that right at the outset in Clause 3, where the object of the Bill is stated, the provisions of the Constitution are restated. Therefore, from the outset we are reading Clause 3 and Clause 5; this Bill is giving effect to the provisions of the Constitution; therefore, any of the provisions will have to mirror, or replicate, what is in the Constitution. If you look at it there, it goes on ... view
• 16 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to begin where my good friend, hon. Ngugi ended, that the governor will actually be the president of the county. The role the governor will play in the county is the role the President plays in the entire nation; therefore, the hiring and firing of the County Executive should be left to the governor subject to approval of his appointees by the County Assembly. As the Americans say, the buck will stop with the governor in the county, and in the country, the buck stops with the president. It is the governor who ... view
• 16 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to appreciate Clause 9 which, spells out the role of the members of the County Assembly. I was a bit apprehensive when I saw that (a) of Clause 9 is calling on the member of the County Assembly to maintain close contact with the electorate and consult them on issues before or under discussion in the County Assembly. I thought it was a bit vague, because I do not know what will amount to consultation; but reading on, I realised that in Clause 89 the modalities of such consultation are provided for; there ... view