Owen Yaa Baya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: despite the law that they have to wait until the lease expires. We need to actually un-tangle the law to ensure that one body has the absolute power to deal with these big leases. For example, Kilifi is one of the affected areas but before NLC says anything, you hear a lease has actually been renewed by the Ministry. That is where we start having a problem. The county government has not been consulted. No one else has been consulted but they say: “You see, the law says that at the expiry of the lease, the land reverts back to ... view
• 11 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, under the Standing Orders of this House, I request that you put the Question, so that we can look at the future as proposed by Hon. Amos Kimunya. view
• 9 May 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I would like to contribute to this Bill, and specifically focus on the Merchant Shipping Act. The amendment that is proposed is a dangerous one because it is unconstitutional. It gives out the powers of this House to a Cabinet Secretary. On that basis, it is dangerous for us to continue to entertain the Bill. This amendment is an attempt to privatise an important Government institution through the back door. We have a whole Privatisation Act in this country. We have the Merchant Shipping Act. To give sweeping powers to a Cabinet Secretary to ... view
• 9 May 2019 in National Assembly: I would like to suggest and bring this at the Committee stage to request that this section be deleted, so that we have a proper mechanism to privatise, if we must. It is completely unnecessary. To have privatisation through a Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendment) Bill and remove a whole Act flies in the face of the Constitution. It is unacceptable and we will not sit to watch the powers of the House being taken away by a miscellaneous amendment. Thank you. view
• 8 May 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support this Bill. As a country, this has taken two years to get this commission in place. We need to generally look at the laws that we have. Parliament passes laws and they are taken to court and then they are overthrown and we get back again and come up 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
• 24 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you very much. I would like to contribute to the President’s State of the Nation Address. I noted a few things. One, just like Martin Luther King delivered a speech on the mountain, the President’s famous “no turning back” Speech was delivered as the State of the Nation Address. view
• 24 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: The greatness of our nation is in how it equalises its people at the economic level. As we continue to pursue the things that the President said, this country must look at equalisation of the 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
• 24 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: areas that have continued to be marginalised for a long time. Unfortunately, the President did not discuss this or highlight his efforts in trying to ensure that Article 204 of the Constitution prospers as intended by the drafters of the Constitution. Today, the National Treasury has been the biggest stumbling block towards the Equalisation Fund that the Constitution bestowed in areas which were initially marginalised. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the drought that is now ravaging the country is in areas that were initially marginalised because there was no investment in many areas while other areas had bigger investments. The Constitution ... view
• 24 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Joblessness or unemployment is a big problem in this country. Unfortunately, the President did not address how we will bridge that gap in his Address. Over 50 per cent of young people in this country are jobless. Universities and colleges are churning out young people to a jobless market. This economy is not creating new jobs and opportunities for start-ups. I am glad the President talked about the SME Fund that will cushion people who want to take loans on small and medium enterprises. But what is the country doing to ensure that jobs are created? The Big Four Agenda ... view
• 24 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: I have a lot to say about the President's Address, but because I am limited by time, I thank you. view