Peter Njoroge Baiya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to make the Statement I am about to make on behalf of the Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee (CIOC). I rise under Standing Order No. 43(2) to seek leave to raise a matter of national importance with regard to implementation of the Constitution. You will note that CIOC is mandated to, among other things, oversee the implementation of the Constitution and in particular pass legislation required pursuant to Article 261(1) of the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution. To this effect, the Committee has had a series of round-table meetings with various stakeholders, ... view
• 28 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: (viii) The Land Use Bill, 2015; (ix) The Evictions Bill, 2015; (x) The Energy Bill, 2015; (xi) The Petroleum Exploration and Production Bill, 2015; (xii) The Representation of Marginalised Groups Bill, 2015; (xiii) The Two-Third Gender Principle Bill, 2015; (xiv) The Seeds and Plant Varieties (Amendment) Bill, 2015; (xv) The Organisation and Administration of Appeal Bill, 2015; (xvi) The Small Claims Court Bill, 2015; and (xvii) The Contempt of Court Bill, 2015. Further, the Committee agreed that the Attorney-General, together with the Ministry of Interior and Co-ordination of National Government, were to come up with a report on compliance with ... view
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Yes, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I wish to oppose that Procedural Motion. It is true that The Companies Bill has actually been brought before this House. This is the third time it is being brought before this House. The first time it was brought before this House was during the Tenth Parliament. At that time, this Bill did not even attract sufficient contributions from Members owing to the technical nature of matters relating to company law. This Bill was being dealt with by the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. Under the new constitutional dispensation, full ventilation of Bills ... view
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Those Members who have issues to air can do so within their limited time and leave their colleagues to take the other portion. Because of those reasons I oppose the Procedural Motion. view
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I support the amendment by Hon. Amina. In addition to the reason Hon. Amina gave, the experience of the Tenth Parliament was that, at the time when Parliament resorted to this mechanism of appointing panels, there were two partners in the coalition Government who did not trust each other and needed to participate in the appointment of those panels. However, in the current system, we have one unitary Government. Another factor at that time was that the PSC was one of the bodies which also needed to be vetted. Ultimately, before it was vetted, ... view
• 8 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to thank the Chairman for donating part of his time to me to support this important amendment. In spite of the sentiments expressed by Members about the past struggles with corruption in this country, it is important for Members to appreciate that these amendments are being brought against the background of a new constitutional dispensation; where Kenyans upgraded strategies for combating corruption by making this institution a constitutional commission. The number of members was reduced substantially from nine to three but immediate experiences since the new Constitution was promulgated and the change ... view
• 9 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to also contribute to this important Motion. I also rise to support the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing with regard to its recommendation to approve the Protocol on SGR. Some doubts have been raised quite a number of times about the wisdom or viability of the country committing itself to that kind of protocol. That is because the country is committing substantial investment resources into construction of a railway. To such doubts, we only need to ask the critics to look at the rest of the world, including ... view
• 9 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: highlands. So, Hon. Speaker, my contention is that, that Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) is being done where there is a development platform that was established after the Metre Gauge Railway (MGR) that was done years back. As we speak, that railway is now obsolete. Even if we attempt to revive, it is obsolete. If you are using that very outdated technology, you cannot achieve speed and efficiency. view
• 9 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: So, the right direction to go for the country from the word go is to do a SGR that gives the country a modern means of transport that is both efficient and economic. It lowers the cost of transporting goods not just in Kenya, but across our neighbours. Even the contribution that we are making from the levies from cargo currently is sufficient to finance the railway. I take it very negatively when we hear advice from very reputable institutions telling us about how unwise it is for us to invest in a SGR. If we had a network of ... view