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

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) That is how the Deputy President characterised this Parliament. He said that we are stupid, directionless and very useless to this country. Hon. Speaker, a person of the stature of a Deputy President, who can say such things about this House, does not deserve...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I rise to second the Special Motion for the removal from office, by impeachment, of His Excellency the Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya, Hon. Rigathi Gachagua. In opening, I would like to thank Hon. Mutuse for...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA)Are we directionless?

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Members, are we stupid?

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Speaker, we know what he tried to do yesterday but we cannot buy it. Therefore, Hon. Rigathi Gachagua must stand impeached at the end of the day. We are in this boat called Kenya together but we have one character who is trying...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Speaker, Hon. Tongoyo is not here. Neither is the Vice-Chair.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Much obliged, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Let me add something. Hon. Speaker. This is the fourth request for a statement on insecurity in Taita Taveta that I have heard. I remember Hon. Danson Mwashako and another Member raising the same issue. It does not seem to go away. I have...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (a) , I rise to give the following Statement on behalf of the House Business Committee, which met on Tuesday, 1st October 2024, to prioritise business for consideration during...

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

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

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I support the sentiments on Mr. David Kemei, but there is a point of irrelevance in this debate. Is it right for Members to fight a company without a substantive Motion? The issue of Grain Bulk Limited is being fronted as if...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Give us two weeks, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Correct.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning will move this Motion.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) He is around.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I stand to support the findings of the Joint Committee of the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning and the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Budget in its Report on the vetting of a nominee for appointment...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I also thank the Committee for a job well done in looking at that law. It is very important that progressively as a democracy, we review the laws, and also look at how the functioning of the...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I would like to say that when Hon. (Dr) Pukose spoke, he said he was issuing a statement. Hon. (Dr) Nyikal is a ranking Member who has a lot of respect. However, it is also important to listen from the beginning. Was...

Hon. Owen Baya Hon. Caroli Omondi is a bright lawyer who understands what he is saying. I also want to know more about what he is talking about. However, you are using the wrong path. We can summon the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) to come and explain how it...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Speaker, you know this is very interesting. But I also want to say that Hon. Millie Odhiambo and Hon. Zamzam can speak from the perspective they would like to speak to. But the Hon. (Dr) Pukose is a renowned surgeon, a doctor, and...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Much obliged, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Much obliged, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you very much, Waziri, for coming here to answer the questions. Just a quick one. When are you considering building a stadium in the North Coast? The North Coast does not have one. We have great talent. Great footballers of Harambee Stars like...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) We only have the new one in Kwale. Even Mahamoud Abbas and all those big footballers came from Kilifi. There used to be a team called Lucky Boys. It was a big team and one of the greatest in this country, but then no...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I rise pursuant to Standing Order 259D (2) (b) to notify the House of the exceptional achievements of Ms. Esse Mbeyu Akida, a Kenyan professional woman footballer who is visiting the National Assembly today. 25th September 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 2 Hon....

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I rise to request for a statement from the chairpersons of the departmental committees on Energy and Environment and Forestry and Mining regarding the implementation of a nuclear power plant project...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. With your indulgence, I want to request the Chairperson of the Committee, Hon. Tongoyo, to move the Motion and appoint a person to second him. Then, I will debate later.

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

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. It is the Government policy that abductions and such things do not drive us. Because of the gravity of this matter, apart from requesting for a statement, I would like to request the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move the following Procedural Motion: THAT, this House resolves to exempt the business appearing as Order No.11 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) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Report, and also to support the appointment of Douglas Kanja Kirocho as the Inspector-General of the Police. This country and the Constitution transformed the police from a force to a service. Douglas...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I need to clarify what I said. This is a student who does not want to go to a private university. He applied to go to a public university in Kenya. KUCCPS places this student in a private university yet he has...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I also dovetail my question into what Prof. (Dr) Nyikal has said. The Means Testing Instrument has issues. How come it does not capture students’ history in paying school fees? You may have a student who was unable...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Before I sit down, I second. I also want to second that Hon. Wamuchomba stands up to speak on the Bill. As her doctor, I second her to do that.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) I was supposed to move, but I asked him to move.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I would like to put it on record that this is a Bill by the Leader of the Majority Party, and this office was supposed to move it. However, I asked Dr Mutunga to do that and then requested he allows me...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) If the Office of the Leader of the Majority Party is heard, then others can debate whether I know how to farm coffee or not.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to second that the Coffee Bill (Senate Bill No.10 of 2023) be read a Second Time. I want to thank the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock for its remarkable job examining...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) I will not allow you to move a Bill next time. (Laughter)

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, if you are not a native English speaker, you may not understand English idioms. So, I want to put him in his place.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, this Bill also provides the role of county governments. They will enact county-specific legislation so that the counties that grow coffee can have their legislation on coffee to move the crop forward and ensure that it takes centre stage in this...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the House on behalf of the Leader of the Majority Party:

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. It has been a long wait, indeed, but we are finally here. First, I would like to congratulate the gallant lady for having been given the chance to be a Whip. Geza geza, you are welcome to the leadership...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, Hon. Kandie is my very good friend, and he is almost a ranking Member. He is the one who controls KeRRA in his constituency. If a road is dilapidated, he needs to call the Director-General and they can fix it without...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) We will respond in two weeks after opening. I will let Hon. Pukose know about that request for statement so that they can follow up. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Wamboka being my friend, I will gladly ask that in two weeks after resuming from the recess. I will ask Hon. Koech to fast track the request for statement. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I sympathise with the people of Taita Taveta for the problems in the bodaboda industry. Having said that, I commit that I will inform Hon. Tongoyo to respond within two weeks. But this is something that probably requires an...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Clive, I will inform the Chairman so that you can receive a response within two weeks after the resumption of the House. Thank you.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Ariko. I will speak to the Chairman, Hon. Tongoyo, on the same so that we can get a response within two weeks after we resume from recess.

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