Owen Yaa Baya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 581 to 590 of 714.

• 20 Sep 2018 in National Assembly: There are certain things that you can cut which affect Kenyans. For example, TVET. The Government has a deliberate programme to empower Kenyans but you are saying that you want to cut the TVET budget today. Areas like where I come from, we do not have enough teachers and you are saying that we reduce the budget for employing teachers. What is the vision of the economy of this country? What is the vision of this Government in terms of public service and the economic and fiscal responsibilities that it has? view
• 20 Sep 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I oppose this Report. view
• 29 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: On a point of order, view
• 29 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I rise pursuant to Standing Order 95. I think this matter has been explained and Members are in agreement. Based on the mood of the House, it is important that we move to the next order. view
• 29 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I rise under Standing Order 53(3). I think we do not have the requisite numbers to put the question. Therefore, I ask that we defer putting the Question. view
• 29 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I like what the Leader of the Majority Party has said; that he begs to give his views. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, constitutional amendment is a constitutional right that Kenyans have and this Parliament has powers, as bestowed in the Constitution, to amend it. Therefore, we cannot in any way be swayed from exercising that constitutional right. Kenyans need to exercise their rights as enshrined in the Constitution. Therefore, this is an opportunity that Kenyans should not let go. The United States (US) has had 27 amendments on her Constitution. That Constitution ... view
• 29 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Therefore, riding on that tradition that great democracies have had amendments to their respective constitutions without any upheavals or political temperatures, Kenya has reached that threshold of democracy. Kenya has matured as a democratic country and, therefore, it should be able to pass a constitutional amendment without any ruckus in this country. The amendments should be passed here in Parliament and the referendum should not be politicised. Hearing the Leader of the Majority Party telling us that this journey is bumpy and long and all that he is alluding to are the old methods of constitutional amendment. We know that ... view
• 29 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: (Kilifi North, ODM) view
• 23 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I know my voice will not change anything but I raise my voice for one thing. I do not think that this list meets the threshold of the Constitution in many ways. My community has… view
• 23 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: I would like to… view