Owen Yaa Baya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 44(2) (c), I wish to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Sports, Culture and Tourism, regarding measures to revive the tourism sector in the country, particularly at the Coast region, during the COVID-19 pandemic period. Until January 2019, the tourism sector was the second highest foreign exchange earner in the country, contributing approximately 10 per cent of the GDP and employing over two million Kenyans directly and indirectly. In addition, at least 60 per cent of the Kenya Coast economy has always been driven by the tourism and ... view
• 5 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: (v) What measures is the Government putting in place to enable fully vaccinated travellers into and out of the country, in line with the set protocols without undue inconveniences? (vi) Could the Government consider subsidising the cost of COVID-19 PCR tests on outgoing and incoming tourists to make Kenya a competitive tourism destination? I thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 5 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: (iv) Could the Government consider rolling out economic recovery support measures, including social protection measures, for the local people who lost their jobs following the outbreak of COVID-19 to cushion them from the effects of the pandemic? (v) What measures is the government putting in place to enable fully vaccinated travellers into and out of the country, in line with the set protocols without undue inconveniences? (v) Could the government consider subsidising the cost of COVID-19 PCR tests on outgoing and incoming tourists to make Kenya a competitive tourism destination? I thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I would like to congratulate my brother, Hon. Omboko Milemba. I would like to say this professional development programmes are good. They help to strengthen a profession. Teaching has for many years not been considered a profession. The people at the TSC are trying to bring some professionalism into it for which we congratulate them for. However, the way they are trying to bring in this professional development programme within the fraternity is what we are questioning. They need to involve teachers, through the teacher’s union so that they can contribute and say, this is what ... view
• 28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: teachers who are wealthier and have resources, will get the promotions; those without funds will continue to be denied promotions. This is a matter of national importance and I think we should give it the attention it requires. It needs to be stopped until consultations are carried out. I thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 10 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. The Galana Kulalu, if left the way it is, will be another big land problem in this country. It will be like the problem we have, especially in the Coast. We have had very many problems relating to land in the Coast. If we do not solve the Galana Kulalu now, we will have another problem. view
• 10 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: The Petition by Hon. Wario is that Galana Kulalu should be de-gazetted for one very valid reason: Government mandarins are actually sub-dividing the land and giving it to themselves 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
• 10 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: without the consent of Parliament as required by the law. That is what is happening. There are people who occupied the land even before the ADC took it, but they live in that land as squatters. One way of solving the problem of squatters is to de-gazette the land so that the people who were there get the land because the ADC is not using it. The land for the big farm that the Government wants is there. Even the Chairman of the ADC said that 300,000 acres of the land have been taken by people. That is what the ... view
• 10 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: I urge the Committee, which I am a member of, that let us push for the land to be de- gazetted and due process followed. The people who have benefitted from ADC land in this country are many because they are mandarins in the Government. We want to stop it this time and ensure the right thing is done at the Coast by giving land to the people of the Coast. De-gazette it! The land must be de-gazetted. view
• 4 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. This is a Request for a Statement for the payment of internal examination fees in primary schools. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.44(2)(c), I seek to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education and Research regarding payment of internal examination fees in primary schools. As part of curriculum implementation, learners in primary schools are expected to undertake internal examination at the middle or end of each term. To that end, and in a bid to guarantee high standards and reliability of those exams, primary schools countrywide ... view