Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 831 to 840 of 2953.

• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: That is a mere point of argument and I will proceed undeterred. I have said that Clause 2 is to ensure that women are not excluded from the contest merely because they have been given 47 women seats. The youth and persons with disabilities are not excluded merely because they have been given special seats. So, this clause is not meant to stop affirmative action but to affirm it. Therefore, Article 97(2) cannot be used to deny legislative measures on affirmative action. view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: I want to draw hon. Members’ attention to Article 65 of the Constitution--- view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I want to draw the hon. Members’ attention to Article 27(3) which says that women must not be excluded from political, economic and all the other areas. Article 27(6) says that affirmative action measures shall not be construed as being discriminatory. I, therefore, want to say that affirmative action measures are recognized by this Constitution and where there is more-- - view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. I am saying that Mr. Kimunya said that where there is one seat, you cannot have one-third of the gender. He is trying to stretch it to unreasonable bounds. Where there is one seat, then it cannot be subject to the rule, but where there are two or more seats, then you can ensure that one of either gender--- view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: How can I wrap up with the noise? view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, allow me to wrap-up. view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I have been interrupted and I plead with you to allow me to wrap up. Just give me one minute. view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, quite a number of men in this House, including the one on his feet, have been given direct nomination without allowing candidates, including women candidates to proceed. view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, in the case of Kamukunji by-elections, the woman candidate left the party before the nominations. That is why we had a male candidate who won the nominations. I want to urge this House to do what is good for the country. I urge men not to be scared of participation of women because it can only bring benefits to our country. view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to support the amendment. view