Martha Karua

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 931 to 940 of 2953.

• 11 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise in support of the Motion. I must first begin by saying that the philosophy behind our agreement in Naivasha to form one Commission was the philosophy of a lean government; the same philosophy that advised the reducing of Cabinet Ministries to a specific number in the Constitution. view
• 11 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: I do not think that we intended to have a lean Government, but have bloated Commissions. It would defeat the purpose of lessening the burden on the taxpayer. I, however, note that the Minister has proposed a maximum of five members for this Commission, which is commendable. However, I would urge that Section 9 of this Bill be enhanced by indicating that one of those five people must be a person living with disability. This is so, because people living with disability are likely to feel left out. Because we want to curb the number of Commissions, how about including ... view
• 11 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: I note in the nomination panel they are included, but we ought to amend to include one person living with disability. We ought to go a notch higher in line with a lean government by making sure that in the Commissions we are making this one and the earlier one included, only a maximum of three Commissioners become full time. The rest should be part time in order to achieve the objective of a lean government. That is one way of reducing the cost, although the Commissions have been split. I want to propose if that is done, then we ... view
• 11 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, my colleagues have already indicated “gender” is not the other name for “women”, because a lot of people think “gender” means “woman”. Gender refers to the sex differentiated roles of both genders, male and female. This Commission will not be doing women a favour, but will be doing both men and women a favour. This Commission is about inclusivity; making sure that all genders are included in nation building. When we do that, we do the nation a favour. We achieve development faster when we include both men and women in all spheres of public life. ... view
• 11 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: This Commission is needed. I have seen even Members of Parliament, and sometimes, Ministers, who do not seem to understand issues of equality; equality of opportunity in competitive politics, equality of opportunity in jobs, and public life. This Commission is, indeed, very important to sensitize everyone including those in leadership, so that their utterances become responsible. This Commission is needed to view
• 4 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, could the Minister tell the House exactly what work he has undertaken with the Kshs200 million, because we are informed reliably that there is nothing on the ground? What is this work you have spent Kshs200 million on, instead of providing water to the people of Ijara? view
• 4 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the Assistant Minister in order to just say that Kshs200 million is for the pipeline without letting the House know whether that money is available now or in the future? view
• 4 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: asked the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs: (a) why Prison Officers ACP Ambrose O. Ngare, SSP Martha Samu and SSP Andrew Ojal were charged along with others in CR Case No. 618/08; (b) why the officers were subsequently retired in public interest; and, (c) whether there was any internal investigation carried out following the protest by prison warders in April 2008 and, if so, could the Vice President table the report in the House. view
• 4 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I must first express surprise because when the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs came over to this side to talk to me, he only indicated he wished to go to some other engagement. He did not indicate any objection to the Question. Be that as it may, our Constitution as it is now, with the freedom of expression and freedom of information, it has totally freed us from the archaic rules of sub judice . It is left to the good sense of this House not to go deep into ... view
• 4 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will be tabling two orders to show that the court has already given an order of mandamus, and Standing Orders cannot supersede the Constitution because I see the Clerk-at-the-Table passing over Standing Orders. I want to demonstrate that the court has already issued orders and, therefore, the questions I am asking do not relate to what is being discussed in court; they relate to the reasons why administratively the Ministry did what it did. The Question asked in 2009 was over six months ago. A Question cannot be asked again within a period of six ... view