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

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to lay the following papers on the Table: The Temporary Speaker (Hon. David Ochieng’) Do we have Communication from the Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Lands? Leader of the Majority Party, would you follow up on this? Hon. Owen Baya...

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

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Much obliged, Hon. Speaker. (Several Members entered the Chamber)

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Makilap is a Member of the Committee. He can undertake to bring a response, on behalf of the Chair.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, thank you very much. I take the cue from the Leader of the Majority Party, Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah, who has passed the most fundamental Bills in this Parliament. The most consequential Bills in the whole life of this country have been...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) I am a very good student of one Martin Shikuku who said that the word lying is not parliamentary.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) The Chair sits somewhere here. Hon. Speaker Can you instruct them to bring a response the first Wednesday after recess? Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Much obliged, Hon. Speaker. 10th March 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 9

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I support the Division of Revenue Bill. I want to say the following three things. First, the Division of Revenue Bill is a very important piece of legislation that comes every financial year as part of the budget cycle. Suffice...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Much obliged, Hon. Speaker. (Several Members entered the Chamber)

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Makilap is a Member of the Committee. He can undertake to bring a response, on behalf of the Chair.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, thank you very much. I take the cue from the Leader of the Majority Party, Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah, who has passed the most fundamental Bills in this Parliament. The most consequential Bills in the whole life of this country have been...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) I am a very good student of one Martin Shikuku who said that the word lying is not parliamentary.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) The Chair sits somewhere here. Hon. Speaker Can you instruct them to bring a response the first Wednesday after recess? Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Much obliged, Hon. Speaker. 10th March 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 9

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I support the Division of Revenue Bill. I want to say the following three things. First, the Division of Revenue Bill is a very important piece of legislation that comes every financial year as part of the budget cycle. Suffice...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table: Reports of the Auditor-General and Financial Statements for the year ended 30th June 2025 and the certificates therein in respect of:

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Chairlady. I want to commend the Committee for listening to the young people, taking in their views and bringing them here. The two young people have shown the way on how young people can plug into the legislative process in this...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This is a good time to contribute to this important debate. The BPS, whose debate I am happy to contribute to, is a good policy direction for the government. It is important because it provides a fiscal direction for...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you. Hon. Pukose has finished. He has stated what he wanted to say. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai) : No! For the purpose of order, Hon. (Dr) Pukose was interrupted by the Leader of the Majority Party. So, he will have...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. PROCEDURAL MOTION EXTENSION OF SITTING TIME The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Yes, what is your point of order? Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move the following Procedural Motion...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Chairlady. I want to commend the Committee for listening to the young people, taking in their views and bringing them here. The two young people have shown the way on how young people can plug into the legislative process in this...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This is a good time to contribute to this important debate. The BPS, whose debate I am happy to contribute to, is a good policy direction for the government. It is important because it provides a fiscal direction for...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you. Hon. Pukose has finished. He has stated what he wanted to say. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai) : No! For the purpose of order, Hon. (Dr) Pukose was interrupted by the Leader of the Majority Party. So, he will have...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. PROCEDURAL MOTION EXTENSION OF SITTING TIME The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Yes, what is your point of order? Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move the following Procedural Motion...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, on this solemn afternoon after the requiem service of our late brother, Hon. Ng’eno, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table: [The Speaker (Hon. Moses Wetang’ula) in the Chair]

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. This is a moment for Kenya. I like the use of the name Singapore. Every Kenyan now talks about 4th March 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 40 Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA)Singapore, a projection for the future. As a...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) On a point of information. Hon. Deputy Speaker What is your point of information, Hon. Owen? Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I like his thoughts on securitisation, that we need to do five years, but this Railway Development Fund has...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I stand to support the National Infrastructure Fund Bill. The beauty with Parliament and parliamentary procedure is that Members have an opportunity to read a Bill during the First Reading, debate it during the Second Reading and make amendments during...