Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: I beg to support. view
• 23 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I support this new Clause 34(A). It is detailing the manner in which the Registrar and the Assistant Registrars will be appointed. You will recall that the current Registrar was appointed by the Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC). This is a very important office. We need to have clear procedures on how the holders of office are appointed in order to enhance the independence of that office. I beg to support. view
• 23 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. I beg to support the inclusion of new Clause 34(b). I want to allay the fears of those who, like my learned friend has said, feel that talking of a serious violation of the Constitution is nebulous. It may be so, but because the matter would be heard by a Tribunal which is essentially a court--- It would be seized of the matter and it would be able to conclude what is a serious violation. What if the Registrar acts contrary to the Constitution, for instance, in the distribution of money or in ... view
• 23 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I rise to support the amendment, but to express a concern that we are merely saying “officials of a party shall be authorized”. We know that there are officials who are senior and there are officials who are in the grassroots. Which officials of the party shall be authorized to sign? I feel that we should be particular and I am now challenging the Minister - because he does not need notice to move an amendment - that we should be specific and give it to the chairperson of the party, the secretary-general or the ... view
• 23 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I support the amendment. It is important that the holder of this important office is sworn into office and, therefore, realizes the gravity of the job before him. I support. view
• 23 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I had an amendment to propose, so that the Bill may not lie about the Title, but considering the progress made, I withdraw the amendment. view
• 23 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to agree with Dr. Eseli, and go further and say that there are two issues with Clause 14, which require re- committal to the Committee of the whole House. As a Committee, we had asked the secretariat to save two Clauses in the Political Parties Bill, 2007, until the end of this Parliament. These were Clauses 17 and 30. They said that Clause 30 omitted Clause 17 and we did not realise that as we were going through the Bill. The object of saving Clauses 17 and 30 was to take care of ... view
• 23 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just want to say that as the Bill has passed that hon. Members will regret having passed it without further consideration of Clause 14. I also want to say that even as we pass this Bill, it is unfortunate that it was guided by self-interest and not by national interest. view
• 23 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to support this long awaited Bill. I want to congratulate Kenyans for passing the Constitution. I honestly believe that without the command of the Constitution, the Government was not going to bring this Bill. One can even see that it has even come towards the tail end. The Ransley Commission was set up before the Constitution was passed. Nothing stopped the Government from bringing the Bill then. Nothing stopped them from bringing it a day after the Constitution was passed. The Government has dragged its feet on police ... view
• 23 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view