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Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for allowing me to present the usual Statement by the Leader of the Majority Party on Thursdays. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (a) , I rise to give the following Statement on behalf of the House...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Speaker, as I conclude, so that the Christian man can also listen and follow, allow me to reiterate my appreciation to Members and committees for their active participation, which has led to the conclusion of several key items. This has been a tremendous...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for allowing me to present the usual Statement by the Leader of the Majority Party on Thursdays. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (a) , I rise to give the following Statement on behalf of the House...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Speaker, as I conclude, so that the Christian man can also listen and follow, allow me to reiterate my appreciation to Members and committees for their active participation, which has led to the conclusion of several key items. This has been a tremendous...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) I support the amendment by the Leader of the Majority Party. What will we do with quarterly reports in this House? Which committee will handle them? It is in good order that we only receive annual reports and audited accounts. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon....

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) I support the amendment by the Leader of the Majority Party. What will we do with quarterly reports in this House? Which committee will handle them? It is in good order that we only receive annual reports and audited accounts. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon....

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Procedural Motion: THAT, this House resolves to exempt the business appearing as Order No.12 in today’s Order Paper from the provisions of Standing Order 40 (3) , being a Wednesday Morning, a day allocated for...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, the National Lottery (Amendment) Bill, was canvassed here yesterday and Members expressed themselves adequately. Many issues were raised, that we will handle at the Committee stage, including several amendments. This is an important Bill because this country has had the Kenya...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I want to thank every Member who has contributed and the Committee that did a good job. As a country, we are at a threshold where we need a Bill to regulate the gambling sin in this country. I know many...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I second the Motion for agreement with the Report.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Procedural Motion: THAT, this House resolves to exempt the business appearing as Order No.12 in today’s Order Paper from the provisions of Standing Order 40 (3) , being a Wednesday Morning, a day allocated for...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, the National Lottery (Amendment) Bill, was canvassed here yesterday and Members expressed themselves adequately. Many issues were raised, that we will handle at the Committee stage, including several amendments. This is an important Bill because this country has had the Kenya...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table:

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I want to thank every Member who has contributed and the Committee that did a good job. As a country, we are at a threshold where we need a Bill to regulate the gambling sin in this country. I know many...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I second the Motion for agreement with the Report.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table:

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this Motion. The question of debt in this country has pre-occupied Kenyans on television shows and various forums for many years. The amount of money we pay in foreign debt is...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) We are told that we are protecting the country against terrorists, but it is to our detriment. If I want to use tourism to leverage my economic problems, then I should allow tourists to bring in as much money as possible into the country....

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) There is a Standing Order in this House that says that you need to be factual. I listened to the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee when he presented. He said that the President’s operations are more in State House than in Harambee...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, the First Reading of the Land Laws (Amendment) Bill was done on 14th November 2023.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Yes, the First Reading was done on the 14th November 2023. It was published in the papers for people to bring memoranda and petitions within that week.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) It is still within public participation time, therefore, the Report has not been done. If you allow, we would like to stand that down.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, we are the Movers of this Motion but the Report is not ready. I think the Committee has done its work but they have not yet done the Report. I would request that we give them time to bring the Report....

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) I have had a conversation with Hon. Benjamin Gathiru because this is a Private Member's Bill. He has told me that he is not ready to proceed with this Bill. Therefore, he requested that we step it down.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA)(Bill deferred)Okay. Yes, thank you.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) I have had a conversation with Hon. Kaluma on this matter. He is still consulting with certain Government ministries and departments on the same. He will put his thoughts together to either move forward with the Bill or withdraw it completely. He is of...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this Motion. The question of debt in this country has pre-occupied Kenyans on television shows and various forums for many years. The amount of money we pay in foreign debt is...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) We are told that we are protecting the country against terrorists, but it is to our detriment. If I want to use tourism to leverage my economic problems, then I should allow tourists to bring in as much money as possible into the country....

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) There is a Standing Order in this House that says that you need to be factual. I listened to the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee when he presented. He said that the President’s operations are more in State House than in Harambee...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, the First Reading of the Land Laws (Amendment) Bill was done on 14th November 2023.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Yes, the First Reading was done on the 14th November 2023. It was published in the papers for people to bring memoranda and petitions within that week.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) It is still within public participation time, therefore, the Report has not been done. If you allow, we would like to stand that down.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, we are the Movers of this Motion but the Report is not ready. I think the Committee has done its work but they have not yet done the Report. I would request that we give them time to bring the Report....

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) I have had a conversation with Hon. Benjamin Gathiru because this is a Private Member's Bill. He has told me that he is not ready to proceed with this Bill. Therefore, he requested that we step it down.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA)(Bill deferred)Okay. Yes, thank you.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) I have had a conversation with Hon. Kaluma on this matter. He is still consulting with certain Government ministries and departments on the same. He will put his thoughts together to either move forward with the Bill or withdraw it completely. He is of...