Peter Njoroge Baiya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 May 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No.227(2), this House notes the Report of the Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee on its consideration of Petition by Maj. (Rtd.) Joe Kiprono Rop concerning the need for Parliament to harmonise all existing proposals for amending the Constitution into one hybrid--- view
• 5 May 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you for that protection, Hon. Speaker. I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No.227(2), this House notes the Report of the Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee on its consideration of Petition by Maj. (Rtd.) Joe Kiprono Rop 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
• 5 May 2016 in National Assembly: concerning the need for Parliament to harmonise all existing proposals for amending the Constitution into one hybrid draft Bill for referendum, laid on the Table of the House today, Thursday, 5th May, 2016. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to air my views on this matter. I have serious problems comprehending the constitutional and legal foundation of the 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
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: direction the Senate is taking. We, as the National Assembly, set out a procedure for handling regulations generally in this country. We came up with the Statutory Instruments Act, which allows the National Assembly, through the Delegated Legislation Committee, to routinely scrutinise any regulations with a view to ensuring their compliance with the Constitution. These regulations have gone outside that framework. view
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: The function of the Senate is to oversee counties. They do not have monopoly over it. The National Assembly has an oversight responsibility. How can you grant funds to the Senate to undertake the oversight role and forget that the National Assembly is also carrying out the same exercise? That creates double standards. view
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: The Senate is not constitutionally expected to undertake oversight function by monitoring, evaluation, surveying and holding barazas . That is not the case. We know for sure that most of them are not even professionals in those lines. They are expected to work with other constitutionally established oversight institutions such as the Auditor-General, the Controller of Budget, the Commission on Revenue Allocation, and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). Those are the institutions that give them very professionally conducted reports, which they ought to be working with for purposes of overseeing the counties. They think that they will individually go ... view
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: The Senate requires resources to ensure that their committees are properly resourced to enable them get into resorts in Mombasa or elsewhere. We are not supposed to grant money to individual Senators. Personal grants go into their terms of service of retention, which is unconstitutional. Such monies will not withstand scrutiny. view
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for allowing me to speak to this important mediated version of the Political Parties (Amendment) Bill. The mediated version imposes conditions that can only be met by few parties. The threshold is 20 Members of Parliament, three Senators, three governors and 40 MCAs. One of the objectives of the Political Parties Act is to assist in the development of democracy in this country and more particularly, to encourage political parties to develop their ability to win and not just to exist in the Register of Political Parties. This mediated version, therefore, recognises political parties that ... view