Owen Yaa Baya

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• 14 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I would like to make one observation on COVID-19. I realise that during the break, we were touching the wood furniture, talking and moving around. I think it is a bit risky. Probably you need to rule that Members wear gloves next time. Secondly, I have observed that the person who is doing the fumigation is also not wearing gloves. So, probably, you need to look into that. view
• 12 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I would like to support this Report and say a few things. This Report points out the fact that cases take so long because resources are not adequate for the Judiciary, among other things. I would like to dwell on two of the recommendations. One, just like my learned friend, Senior Counsel Otiende said, we cannot really determine how long judges should take on cases. But more importantly, justice delayed is justice denied. Many times, cases to do with land and environmental issues in this country take very long to be disposed of. Consequently, the families ... view
• 12 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: disputes arise and people have to go to court to seek justice, poverty continues within the families because of delayed justice. As the JSC listens to us on this matter, they should ensure that cases do not take that long, so that we can reduce the poverty indices that have kept on rising. Another thing I would like to talk about is access to justice. There are two ways we can look at access to justice. Where is the court? How far is the court from the citizens? How do I get justice in that court? A lot of times ... view
• 12 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: When the wheels of justice roll, who powers them? Let me say without fear of contradiction that the court in Malindi has never delivered justice to the local person. Why? Because the local people cannot have a good lawyer because they cannot afford to pay. They cannot pay for the court charges. So, all the land cases that go to the courts, especially the one in Malindi, the local people or peasants lose them. Why do they lose them? They do not lose them because the land does not belong to them, but because of the processes and the costs. ... view
• 12 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: I would like to emphasise that let justice be our shield and defender and let everybody have access to justice. I have seen families who we know very well and even the judge knows that a piece of land under dispute belongs to them because they have lived there for many years but, when the matter comes before court, the poor person does not have a lawyer or the lawyer has been provided by the State. You will see a big difference when a lawyer is paid by a client to argue a case. But the one who is appointed ... view
• 12 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: The last point I would like to speak to is evictions and settlement, especially on land matters. I pay a lot of attention to land matters because they affect my people in terms of justice. A judge issues an eviction order, there is a fundamental right to dignity and housing but he does not look at that because the person to be evicted has lost the case. In the process of eviction, because of the order that has been given by the judge, a lot of fundamental rights are injured in The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is ... view
• 12 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: the process. People get maimed and the right to property is interfered with. People suffer during evictions and resettlements. Those are things that we see in one area of the country - the Coast region. We see evictions of families from their tracts of land. Why? It is because somebody went to court. First, if you look at how he obtained the title deed that he takes to court... Many of the people that I lead have never known or understood that for one to claim that land belongs to him, he needs to have a paper that shows it. ... view
• 12 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, as we note and support this Report, there are certain things we need to look at in the justice system so that justice continues to be our shield and defender. view
• 12 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. view
• 11 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: On sub-clause 1(a), you cannot bring a cow to chair a meeting of goats. Let the goats chair their meeting. It is not right for us to say that we are removing that sub clause. The Fund is meant for the marginalised communities. Let them chair it and handle their funds. So, I oppose the amendment by the Committee Chair. view