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Website. www.joinmarthakarua.com. Martha Wangari Karua (/ wænˈɡɑːri kəˈraʊ /; born 22 September 1957) is a Kenyan politician. She is a former long-standing member of parliament for Gichugu Constituency and an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. She was Minister for Justice until resigning from that position in April 2009.
t. e. Following the country's independence from the United Kingdom, the Minister of Justice of Kenya is a cabinet position created in 1963 and is responsible for the administering of justice, national cohesion and constitutional affairs. The ministerial post is now defunct, and has merged with the Department of Justice.
Deputy Azimio opposition leader Martha Karua termed the deployment of the Kenya Defence Forces unconstitutional. [94] Hours later the chief Azimio opposition leader Raila Odinga said "The Constitution [95] seems to have been suspended. We cannot allow that. The government has unleashed brute force on our country's children and more seems to be ...
Martha Karua: a former Minister of Justice and MP, known for her advocacy on gender-based violence and political reform. [28] [29] [30] Charity Ngilu: a former Minister of Health and MP, who championed healthcare reform and women's empowerment. [31] [32] Susan Kihika: a Senator and former MP, known for her work on gender-based violence and ...
Former Minister of Justice and 2013 presidential candidate Martha Karua created the #LindaKatiba (Protect the Constitution) movement in response to the BBI's perceived end run around the 2010 Constitution, arguing that the BBI represented a return to autocratic rule. She argued that because a presidentially-proposed popular initiative was not ...
The National Rainbow Coalition–Kenya (NARC–Kenya) is a political party in Kenya. The party was formed after the defeat of the government-sponsored draft constitution. It was formed by National Rainbow Coalition members loyal to the government. [1] The party, though months old, captured 3 parliamentary seats (Nakuru Town, Saku and North Horr ...
The 2007–2008 Kenyan crisis was a violent political, economic, and humanitarian crisis in Kenya. The crisis erupted after incumbent President Mwai Kibaki was declared the winner of the 2007 presidential election. Supporters of Kibaki's main opponent in that election, Raila Odinga of the Orange Democratic Movement, alleged electoral manipulation.
The 2013 general election will be the first where there would be election of County governors and their deputies for the 47 newly created counties. A total of 237 candidates ran for office. Each county was divided into wards in order to elect County Assembly representatives, with 9,885 candidates running.