Owen Yaa Baya

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• 19 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: a fact. When I was growing up, families could take their children to very good schools because there was money from the cashew nut. Cashew nut failed because nobody took care of it. There was no authority to look after it, research on it or board to market it. It was left on its own and it died. Today, there are people at the Coast who if you were to show them a cashew nut tree, they will ask what it produces because there was no investment at all in the cashew nut tree. Today, there is a fresh breath ... view
• 19 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: I urge the House to pass this Bill. Initially when I saw the Bill, my first reaction was why just tea and why are tea farmers looking at themselves selfishly? But when I look at it deeply, I see it as the liberation of the agriculture sector in this country. Therefore, as Members, we need to support it. As fast as it leaves here and the President puts a signature to it and it becomes an Act of Parliament, we should push for its immediate implementation. I know cartels would want to block its implementation. Cartels are not just at ... view
• 19 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: The more the agriculture sector goes down, the more poor people we would have in this country. The more the tea and coffee go down, the lesser growth we will have in our economy. So, I urge that we start with this. I am happy and I know people at the Coast are celebrating because they know that even their coconut and cashew nuts will get the attention they deserve. view
• 19 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: I heard what Hon. Cecily Mbarire said that they want to remove the coffee auction from Mombasa. Tea is a very bulky product. It can only be transported through the port and the port is in Mombasa. We have suffered enough since the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) came. Many things happened at the port. The only thing that is sustaining the economy at the Coast is tea because the transport sector still transports tea in bulk to Mombasa. At least there is tea auction. After that, there is a coffee auction. The coffee auction still provides very many jobs for ... view
• 19 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: I support. view
• 5 Dec 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Ferries are an important mode of transport. The Coast, for instance, has had several incidences one of which is the tragedy that happened in Kilifi in 1978 and the one that happened in Mtongwe. In all these, we have lost lives that could have been saved if there were safety measures in place. Today, the ferries that ply the Likoni Channel have always posed a threat to the people of the Coast and visitors. There are two things that happened. One, the carnage that we had when the ferries caused accidents. There was a time when ... view
• 5 Dec 2019 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 5 Dec 2019 in National Assembly: when it had left the ferry. Many people were killed. It is something that could have been prevented but lives were lost because somebody did not do his job. view
• 5 Dec 2019 in National Assembly: Again, we had the Mtongwe Ferry tragedy where we lost very many lives. If you look at all that, there is a possibility of human error, negligence or just lack of commitment to the safety of the people who ferries. Ferry transport is used the world over and there is a lot of input in terms of strategy to ensure there is safety in ferries. This is not done in Kenya. In this country, Likoni is the only place where ferries are used. It is not such a huge thing that the Government cannot afford. The Government can afford it, ... view
• 5 Dec 2019 in National Assembly: Going forward, it is very important for proper investment to be made to secure our ferries by bringing in new and better ferries. I had a privilege of travelling to Vancouver, Canada, where they use the Sea Bus. A Sea Bus is just like the ferry only that it does not carry vehicles. It is a decent vehicle that is cheaper than the big ferries and a lot of iron among other things that we see at the ferry. We are asking the Government to get committed to have a five year strategic plan to revamp ferry transport. view