Owen Yaa Baya

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• 18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: House. As it is now, this country is suffering from drought. Many areas in this county have suffered severe drought. Trees have already gone. If we start taxing LPG, what is likely to happen is that people will revert back to charcoal. If we revert back to firewood and charcoal, the rate of desertification in this country will rise very fast. I hope when we move to the Committee of the whole House, we will drop the proposed tax on LPG. If you look at petroleum products, LPG has the highest tax right now at 14 per cent. Petrol and ... view
• 16 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I would like to congratulate you for that very well-reasoned ruling. Secondly, probably you are the last person standing in defence of democracy and constitutionalism in this country. view
• 16 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 16 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Having said that, I take two things from your ruling. One, you talked about the threshold and quoted Article 47 of the Constitution that strengthens democracy in this country. Not anyone else can just wake up one day and say: “Because you said this in this marketplace or funeral, we will get you out of a party or out of PSC or anything else.” The threshold is what will save this country. You can see what is happening in this country, where everybody wants to impeach a governor. This House should stand by the principle of constitutionalism that ensures fair ... view
• 16 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Having pronounced that, we also hope the action that will be taken when Hon. Junet brings whatever he wants to bring to this House will be put under that same measure. It should go beyond the threshold. Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. view
• 9 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Pursuant to Standing Order No. 44(2) (c), I seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Committee on Implementation regarding the progress of construction of the Ronald Ngala Utalii College in Kilifi County in view of the status of implementation of the Public Investments Committees (PIC) Special Report on the college dated May, 2017. The Committee considered a special audit report that questioned the circumstances that led to the escalation of the project from its original cost of Ksh1.9 billion to Ksh8.9 billion before it was scaled down to Ksh4.9 billion. The National Assembly’s PIC recommended that the project be ... view
• 9 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: It is against this background that I seek your direction for the Committee on Implementation to investigate and intervene with a view to addressing the following issues: (i) What is the status of the project with a view to ensure its speedy completion? (ii) Was there prudent use of public funds allocated, and establish how much money the project has used so far, how much has been budgeted for and what percentage of the project has been completed? (iii) Did the Cabinet Secretary seek approval from the Cabinet for the project to be redesigned as directed by Parliament? Thank you. view
• 2 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to Standing Order No. 44(2) (c), I request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning regarding curfew and inter- county cessation of movement or partial lockdown in the country. Certain regions among them Nairobi, Mombasa, Kilifi and Kwale have not only been put under curfew, but also under cessation of movement. The people in the coastal counties are bearing more economic and life disruptions than any other parts of the country and therefore require more relief interventions. It is against this backdrop that I seek ... view
• 29 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: I want to add something to what the Statement seeks. The Committee needs to look at what defines a home. In the rural settings, police officers are going to homes. A rural home is only a place where you sleep. You do the rest of the work outside. When people are outside their homes, police officers come and arrest them. The police are arresting people in their homes claiming that they are disobeying the curfew directive because they are not in their houses. In fact, the definition of a house in the rural setup is simply a place where you ... view
• 29 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: that they do not have face masks or are infected. Sometimes they release them after two or three days. view