Owen Yaa Baya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I apologise for that. This is a very important Bill. Today, the land that is always taken away and grabbed because of the subdivisions will now be vested in the people through either the Ministry or county government. That secures the land. My point is, when this law moves from here, I am sure it concerns the counties and probably, it will end up in the Senate. This is a very important piece of legislation that aims at securing the land that we have right now. How long the Senate takes could determine how much ... view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for allowing me to speak on this important Bill for this country. I would like to appreciate and applaud Hon. (Ms.) Millie Odhiambo for this effort. From the outset, I would like to say that Kenya requires this law. The reason being that it will help stabilize families; families that are in distress and dire straits because of childlessness. The advent of technology is the beauty of living in this world today. Technology has come to solve the problems that we have. One of them is this assisted reproductive technology that we have today ... view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: However, with a legal framework that has started the journey in this House, we are going to see reduced costs and also allow specialists in this area to set up shop in this country. There are many young doctors who are trained in this area but they are unable to practise because we do not have a legal framework and so, they have to borrow frameworks from other countries to operate. I believe that with the introduction of this Bill and eventually enactment into law, we are going to have many doctors who will able to assist. Many Kenyans have ... view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: The question: “whose child is this?” will, probably, be sorted in this law. If you have donated an egg or sperm and somebody else has carried that baby, whose child is it? This law will sort it out. Again, there is the question of surrogacy. If you watch a movie called When theBough Breaks which is a popular movie that depicts this surrogacy thing, you will see the pain and suffering of both the surrogate mother and the couple that was waiting for a baby. You will see the pain and suffering if you watch this movie. It is a ... view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: Therefore, this Bill will give the rights and responsibility of both the family and the surrogate mother and all that. In Africa, a child that you have carried in your womb, whether the sperm or the egg came from someone else, will definitely be called your child and you will have some attachment. For this child you have given out there, it could bring a lot of stigma. Many couples or willing surrogate mothers may not want to go through the process because of the stigma that may be associated with it. This Bill tries to sort out that issue. view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: I have a question that Hon. Millie Odhiambo may want to consider. Is this only for married people or young ladies who do not want to get married today, but want to establish families? I am a Christian. I profess the Anglican faith and the idea of a family as father, mother and child. So, today, if a young lady who does not want to get married decides to go for in vitro fertilization or assisted reproductive technology, do we want to allow that in this country? The Catholics will ask that question. The Anglicans will also ask that question. ... view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: If you look at the Bill that we have just passed here today, that is, the Law of Succession, that my friend, Hon. Kaluma, proposed in this country where he wants to protect families vis-à-vis this, I do not know… However, Hon. Millie Odhiambo, within the forest of laws that you know, we need to sort out that and let it come out very clearly so that religious organizations or Christian faith do not come and say: “No, this law will not be very good for this country because it goes against the spirit of what a family is.” That ... view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I presented an amendment to the Chiefs’ Act in July 2019. I prosecuted this matter with the Committee and the Budget and Appropriations Committee, but as at today, it has not come back to me. I have made many follow-ups with the Chairperson and Clerk of the Committee. Can I catch the attention of the Speaker for a minute? I have made many attempts to get feedback on this so that a report can be written for me to know if we can proceed or not. I would like to request your indulgence that the Clerk ... view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: I am much obliged. Hon. Sankok, what is it? view
• 6 May 2021 in National Assembly: Because Kilifi is getting four new constituencies, I vote yes. view