Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 781 to 790 of 2953.

• 8 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. view
• 8 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Hon. Duale still thinks he is an Assistant Minister. He has forgotten that he is on the opposition side. Is he in order to claim that I am not appreciating the importance of NSIS when I only questioned the excess money they were given over and above what they had requested for? view
• 8 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. view
• 8 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Hon. Duale still thinks he is an Assistant Minister. He has forgotten that he is on the opposition side. Is he in order to claim that I am not appreciating the importance of NSIS when I only questioned the excess money they were given over and above what they had requested for? view
• 8 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the majority must have their way, but the minority must also have their say. I think Parliament has ceded its authority. With the new dispensation, we should stay conscious that we have the power of the purse and that the Executive’s proposals are a wish list until approved by this House. Having failed to do that, let us hope that future Parliaments will re-establish this principle. view
• 8 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: About the teachers, we need to treat them like the intelligent beings they are. We need to tell them that, sorry, they have now been locked out of this year instead of telling them that there is negotiation. The negotiation should be futuristic and, therefore, even when we supported them yesterday, I think we supported them to play politics. We have locked them out and it is a sad situation. view
• 8 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the majority must have their way, but the minority must also have their say. I think Parliament has ceded its authority. With the new dispensation, we should stay conscious that we have the power of the purse and that the Executive’s proposals are a wish list until approved by this House. Having failed to do that, let us hope that future Parliaments will re-establish this principle. view
• 8 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: About the teachers, we need to treat them like the intelligent beings they are. We need to tell them that, sorry, they have now been locked out of this year instead of telling them that there is negotiation. The negotiation should be futuristic and, therefore, even when we supported them yesterday, I think we supported them to play politics. We have locked them out and it is a sad situation. view
• 7 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise in support of the Motion. This is a struggle between those who are holding onto the old order and the new dawn. Article 221(5) of our Constitution clearly indicates that it is Parliament that approves the Estimates. The Government proposals are a mere wish list. The day we passed the recommendations of the Budget Committee, this House authorized the teachers to get an additional Kshs5 billion to enable employment of the contract teachers and a further 10,000 teachers. I do not see why the Government is finding it so difficult to ... view
• 1 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Lands:- (a) whether he is aware that land parcel No. Inoi/Kerugoya/250/275, measuring 0.527ha belonging to Kerugoya District Hospital, has been irregularly acquired; and, (b) what the Minister is doing to halt the ongoing construction on the parcel and restore the land to the hospital. view