Owen Yaa Baya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 701 to 706 of 706.

• 7 Nov 2017 in National Assembly: I have gone through the policy framework and I think it is short in addressing certain things. One of them is housing and how it is going to mitigate climate change against housing. Today if you go to Mariakani, a neighbouring constituency in Kilifi, you realise that houses have been corroded because of the emissions that are coming from the factories in that area. Families are having more kids sick because of the emissions that are coming from there. How has this policy addressed issues of housing and emissions that are coming out of big factories? If you go to ... view
• 7 Nov 2017 in National Assembly: i so that he is not affected by some of the taxes that are proposed? The framework proposes certain taxes in some of the recommendations it makes. So as we adopt, we need to be very careful whether it is going to increase the cost of life. The American president, if you allow me one minute, said that because of our stringent… view
• 7 Nov 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you. If you look at what the American president said, he said, “Because of stringent frameworks on climate change, we have shifted all our jobs to China because it has very loose policies on this.” We as a Third World country are trying to put stringent measures on climate change. Are we not going to also ship some of our jobs to China because we cannot manufacture here because of emissions? Thank you very much. I beg to support this policy. view
• 28 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I stand to oppose the Procedural Motion to reduce the publication period from 14 days to one day. When a critical Bill of national importance like this is being introduced into the House, it is important to note that the more critical the matter, the more time it requires. When the Leader of the Majority Party stands and says that he would like to introduce this Bill as it were and reduce the publication period, everybody in the country wonders. At this time, when political temperatures are very high, it is important to ... view
• 27 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. As I make my maiden speech, I want to thank the people of Kilifi North, first, for electing me to this position to represent them. I stand here to support this Motion. But as I do so, I would like to reflect on a few things. A new dawn has come to this country, where every time we are faced with elections, people look at their party and where they come from as being more important than the nation. I think this nation and us as Members of this House need to ... view
• 27 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: this country. Electoral justice and all other forms of justice cannot be achieved without an adequate reform agenda. Where I come from, the late Ronald Gideon Ngala, stood to build a country at Independence without considering where he came from. He looked at himself as a nationalist. Jomo Kenyatta was a nationalist who wanted to build this country at Independence until he became president and did what he did. Today, as Members of this House, it is time we all joined the reform movement. A reformed IEBC is good for everybody, whether you are in Jubilee or NASA. To stand ... view