Baya Owen Yaa

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table: Reports of the Auditor-General and Financial Statements for the years ended 30th June 2021, 30th June 2022, 30th June 2023, 30th June 2024 and 30th June 2025 and the certificates therein in respect of the following schools—

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table:

The Request for Statement is directed to the Departmental Committee on Labour. I will diligently inform Hon. Ken Chonga to bring a response after recess.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I stand to support Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu on this. This issue came to the fore when we were training Members in Mombasa during the 13th Parliament induction. Some Members who returned after serving one term took a break and were later re-elected. This presented...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to report that the Committee of the whole House has considered the Parliamentary Pensions (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.5 of 2023) and approved the same with amendments.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to report that the Committee of the whole House has considered the Kenya National Library Services Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 20 of 2023) and approved the same with amendments.

I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table:

Much obliged. We will communicate.

Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (a) , I rise to present the following Statement on behalf of the House Business Committee (HBC) , which met on Tuesday, 23rd June 2026, to prioritise business for consideration during the week and the business coming before the...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Are you on a point of order? What is out of order? Hon. Temporary Speaker, allow us in this moment... You know you have been in this Chamber and you have learnt quite a lot. We have also learnt and so it...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I would like to say this, one of the things that we must do is to take care of the whole country. The people from the coast and Nyanza have waited for the Fisheries Bill for the last three years. Order! Order! No, just allow me... If...

Thank you very much. I thank everybody who has contributed to this Bill because it is very good. In replying, we welcome this kind of Bill. I now reply.

Hon. Temporary Chairman. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim) : Yes, Hon. Owen Baya. I would like the Chairperson to assure us that Clause 41, as he is amending it, has a transitional clause. Just an assurance that the gears, the seine nets, the monofilament nets and all the other...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, it is very important that we become sensitive to the issues that Hon. Ruweida have raised. If you look at Clause 41, and I will read it for the records of Members so that they hear this, it says: 41 (1) No person shall use, permit to...

I am listening. It is the other Members who are not. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim) : When you leave the entire fish to the big timers in the ocean…

Allow me to speak to Hon. Saney because he has not participated in this Bill. (Hon. Ibrahim Saney spoke off the record) . 25th June 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 46 Yes. I am speaking to the Temporary Speaker, but I would also like him to hear. (Hon. Ibrahim Saney spoke...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, the recommittal can either be done by the Chair or proposed by individual Members. Because the Chair seems to be afraid—I know he is a very bold person—to commit, I will move the recommittal. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim) : You will seek the right percentages....

I think the Chair can report progress. Hon. Millie sits in the House Business Committee. As we are reconfiguring business for next week, we need to ensure this Bill is scheduled. I can see there is limited space for next week because of the issues but if we do not...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to report that the Committee of the whole House has considered the Fisheries Management and Development Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 29 of 2023) up to the provisions relating up to Clause 41 and approved the same with amendments and seek leave to sit again....

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table:

Thank you very much. Before I declare my unwavering support to the two clauses on telecommunication and media services, it is very important that sign language people also enjoy evenings with their families. Many times, when the family sits to watch TV and do many other things, the deaf person...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, probably I need to get some clarification from Hon. Millie and Hon. Umulkher because we make laws for posterity. If you look at new Clause 8B, it says: Telecommunication service providers shall make their services accessible to the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind community through establishment...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I would like to say something on this clause. We are making law for posterity. It is very important that we choose words very well. The reason why we come to the Committee of the whole House is to comb through words—from word to sentence to clause....

I would like to first speak on the New Part IV, which has all the clauses in 9. Hon. Temporary Chairman, these clauses talk about the registration of sign language interpreters. They give us qualifications, application, registration, certificate of registration, effect of registration, practising certificate and all that. However, probably...

I am happy to be guided on this matter but, I would like us to move a further amendment. If the drafters are present, they can assist me with the text. I propose that we recommit the provision and provide for the registration of interpreters as a function of the...

Hon. Millie Mabona is my senior in this House. When she speaks, I listen. I would like to acknowledge her efficacy in law. Let us adopt that proposal now. I will also take the advice given by Hon. Oluoch. I still have my misgivings, but for purposes of the law,...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I am looking at the definition of the term "Cabinet Secretary" in the original Bill. It states: "Cabinet Secretary" means the Cabinet Secretary responsible for matters relating to education. The new definition substitutes this with: "Cabinet Secretary" means the Cabinet Secretary for the time being responsible for...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Yes, Deputy Leader of the Majority Party, Hon. Owen Baya. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the House agrees with the Committee in the said report, subject to recommittal of New Part II, New Clause 8 (b) , New Clause...

I have recommitted New Part II, New Clause 8 (b) , New Clause 16, New Part IV, New Schedule and New Clause 2 (c) . I have looked at the Committee Report and noted that the new clauses totally change the Bill. When almost 80 per cent of the Bill...

I want to say this, and I want to take you through it. You know, I always say I like Hon. Millie Odhiambo. If she had not been married by now, probably I would. I like her very much. (Laughter)

Thank you. Let it be on record that I would like to drop the recommittal so that we can make progress. I also want to tell Hon. Millie that petty jealousies from Hon. Farah and Hon. CNN will not discourage me. I want to withdraw the recommittal because I am...

I take this opportunity to thank Hon. Umulkher, Sen. Asige and everyone else who helped in putting this Bill together. I echo something that Hon. Millie said. Young legislators in this House need to learn from veterans like Hon. Farah and Hon. Millie. There is probably no Bill in this...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, thank you very much. I join you to welcome the distinguished guests from Mozambique. They come from a very lovely and beautiful country. I have been to Maputo and I loved the country. You are most welcome to the Parliament of Kenya. I beg to lay the...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, there seems to be general consensus on the response because Hon. Ngogoyo is here and he is probably the only one interested in that matter. I can see everybody else is on his phone and doing other things. The response is lengthy and, of course, detailed and...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Yes, Hon. Owen Baya. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I appreciate the efforts being made to push this Bill. We all support it. In that regard, I rise under Standing Order 95. The points Members wish to make can be made during...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, after he finishes, we call upon the Mover to reply, considering the time and the fact that we still have some fundamental matters to conclude before 9.00 p.m. Definitely, this Bill will come to the Committee of the whole House, where we will say the things we...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table: Hon. Deputy Leader of the Majority Party, are you done laying Papers? No, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I was distracted by the Member No. 15.

I am referring to Member No. 15.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The ICT team, kindly work on the sound. I think they are now okay. Thank you.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. When the lives of children are at stake, the future of the nation is also at stake. We must do something within our means and power, as Parliament and nation. We must always protect the children of this country. The rising cases of children being...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I interestingly note that under Clause 10 (3) , the Chair is proposing that the Cabinet Secretary shall, in making appointments under subsection (1) (g) , have regard to the principles of gender parity, ethnicity and age. But in the appointments in (a) , (b) , (c)...

My understanding of procedure is that any amendment that is done must be in writing. I request Hon. Millie to recommit by doing the text properly in writing then we can go back to it and adopt. That is neater. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Peter Kaluma) : The guidance Hon....

Hon. Temporary Chairman, if this amendment is passed, it may hinder caging in a place which is very popular for caging like the Mida Creek. The Mida Creek is not even 10 kilometres, it is around seven kilometres and a lot of fish caging is done there. So, if we...

What are we looking at? Clause 21 as amended by the Hon. Chairman or as amended by Hon. Millie? Which one are we looking at? The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Peter Kaluma) : Hon. Millie is proposing a further amendment to Clause 21 as previously amended by the Hon. Chairman of...

My views are important because I come from among fisher folk although I am not a fisherman. My village is surrounded by fishermen. Much as I agree with what Hon. Millie said, that we include artisanal fisher folk or fishers or let us just use the fishers in the law,...

We need to clean up a few things here which I have noticed. If you go to the amendment on page 1560 of the Order Paper… Are we there? It says: “The levy collected under subsection (12) shall be apportioned as follows.” This (12) refers to subsection (12) of Clause...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I want to congratulate the Chair for finally formalising BMUs. It has been a teething issue. I congratulate him on that. Very many BMU members and fisherfolk will be very happy. Regarding the issue raised about foreign nationals… You know, you came to my constituency...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, the reason we have the Beach Management Units is because we want to regulate and manage fishing and other matters. When foreigners come, they do their own things and spoil the environment because they are not bound by the rules of the Beach Management Units. For them...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I just want to pick up on something that Hon. Millie had spoken about. This is very important. As the regulations kick in, the Cabinet Secretary can decide that fishing is not allowed in a certain area because the population of fish has reduced or is depleted,...

The Departmental Committee Chair needs to re-look at this amendment. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Peter Kaluma) : Or rather, let me ask differently, Chair of the Departmental Committee, you can possibly regulate the size of nets so that you pick specific sizes, specific amounts and specific species. For example, when...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I second.

Hon. Speaker, I would like to comment on the two petitions. I want to start with the one on promotion of deputy headteachers. I left the teaching profession when I was serving as a Deputy Principal. The work of a Deputy Principal sometimes supersedes the work that the Principal. The...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the House: Reports of the Auditor-General and Financial Statements for the years ended 30th June 2021, 30th June 2022, 30th June 2023, 30th June, 2024 and 30th June, 2025 and the certificates therein in respect...

I will have to call a meeting and whip them properly, Hon. Speaker. Yes, inform the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Labour to bring a response to this request by Hon. Oundo, as well as the previous one. Alright. They can be brought together in two weeks. Thank you....

Hon. Speaker, this is a very interesting debate and I must admit that Hon. David Ochieng' has revealed a certain part of him that we did not know, so no wonder he behaves the way he does. But I want to say this, the route he has taken is a...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I stand to second the Procedural Motion on the Reduction of the Publication Period for a Specified Bill, namely the Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 36 of 2026) , from seven days to five days. This is very important. The two days are fundamental...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker and honourable teacher, Mwalimu Omboko Milemba, for giving me this opportunity. From the onset, I second the consideration of the mediated version of the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 2 of 2026) . This is a mediated version of the Division of...

In my mother tongue and where I come from, the words ‘embattled’ and ‘former’ mean the same thing. Proceed, Hon. Owen Baya. (Laughter) They mean the same thing. I am thinking in my mother tongue and translating it into English. Senators and those who think that talking too much makes...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table:

Hon. Temporary Speaker, as I move this Procedural Motion, I would like to call upon Hon. Makali Mulu to be on standby to second it. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move the following Procedural Motion: THAT, this House resolves to exempt the business appearing as Order No. 10 in...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I have diligently looked for the Cabinet Secretary and I finally found him. He is now in the House. I would like to cordially present him to you, so that he can start the business of the day.

Hon. Chairlady, I beg to move that the House reports its consideration of the Quality Healthcare and Patient Safety Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 41 of 2025) and its approval thereof with amendments. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to) (The House resumed) IN THE HOUSE CONSIDERATION OF REPORT ON...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee in the said report. I also request Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal to second.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Quality Healthcare and Patient Safety Bill, (National Assembly Bill No. 41 of 2025) , be now read a Third Time. I would like to say a few things. This is one of those very fundamental pieces of legislation, Hon. Temporary Speaker,...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, this is what we call unnecessary misadventure because he was proceeding very well. What is State House? State House is the State. It is Government. If you weaken State House, you have weakened every part of the governance of the country. So, State House needs to be...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Kenya Judiciary Academy Bill, (National Assembly Bill No.42 of 2025) , be now read a Second Time. This is another moment where we are putting in place a ground-breaking legislation. This Parliament will be known for this. I would like Hon....

I withdraw the statement.

Hon. Speaker, let me shelve what I wanted to say and proceed with business. You obviously did not go to the University of Nairobi, did you? Hon. Speaker, I went to the Pennsylvania State University in the United States of America (USA) . It is an Ivy League University. Go...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.21 of 2026) be now read a Second Time. First, I thank Members for approving the Procedural Motion so that we reduce debate time. We are very grateful for that. At the outset, let...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I thank every Member who contributed to the debate and overwhelmingly supported the Bill. This is one of the few Bills that everybody has supported. We join the league of other countries such as South Africa, Zambia, Namibia and Ghana, which have also reduced taxes to...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, we propose to drop this amendment because we do not want to give a further extension apart from what was already given.(Proposed amendment by Hon. Owen Baya withdrawn)(Clause 2 agreed to)(Title agreed to)(Clause 1 agreed to)The Temporary Chairlady(Hon. Martha Wangari): Hon. Members, we have come to the...

I beg to Move that the House do agree with the Committee in the same report. I also request Hon. Murugara to second the Motion for agreement with the report of the Committee of the whole House.

I beg to move that the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 21 of 2026) be now read a Third time. I also request Hon. Kuria Kimani to second.

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (a) and on behalf of the House Business Committee that met on Tuesday, 14th April 2026, to prioritise business for consideration during the week and the business coming before the House in the following week, I...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

My point of order does not deny Hon. Kombe an opportunity to speak. Looking at the time and looking at the time and schedule we have next week, Members have had ample time to debate the Motion. I request that the Mover replies in this sitting. Order! Are you conscious...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Auditor-General and financial statements for the year ended 30th June 2025 and the certificates therein in respect of –

The Quality Healthcare and Patient Safety Bill moved yesterday is very important. Probably, I need to recap for Members to follow.

Under your discretion as provided in Standing Order 1.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wish to state in reply that this Bill, the Quality Healthcare and Patient Safety Bill of 2025, is one of those signposts as we approach Singapore. It is one of the signposts that we must see as we proceed on the journey. For us to...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. What is out of order, Deputy Leader of the Majority Party? Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. With consideration that….

No, I can stand down.

I thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. In view of the Local Content Bill, which is an important subject, I request that this Bill be given a lifeline so that more Members can discuss the local content within the Bill. I, therefore, propose under Standing Order 96 (1) , that the...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I request your indulgence to step down the Forest Conservation and Management (Amendment) Bill until further notice because we do not have the report yet.

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. What is out of order, Hon. Owen Baya? You know, Hon. Jack Wamboka, is my good friend, but the Standing Orders of this House dictate that when you start in one language, you must complete the whole presentation in that language. Now...

Hon. Speaker, thank you very much. I take this opportunity to support the Report tabled by the Chairman, Hon. Jack Wamboka, and seconded by Eng Nzambia. One of the key facets of Parliament is oversight. When a Report like this is tabled, we see Parliament at work. Diligently so, because...

Yes, 142. We must put principals and management in place. Sometimes, these people do not have any training at all. They are just taken from classroom. One might be a teacher of plumbing, another one a teacher of masonry or food and beverage. They are then given an institution to...

If you allow me, Hon. Temporary Speaker, I would like to support this Report and congratulate the Committee for a well-done job. I emphasise the reason why oversight must continue to be what gives honour to this House. When we oversee as Parliament, we ensure that we have issues like...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I take this moment to thank you for condoling with me when I lost my mother, and also for coming over to mourn 14th April 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 16 and attend the funeral of my mother. I also take this opportunity to thank every Member,...

I get it, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I beg to report that the Committee of the whole House has considered Senate amendments to the Technopolis Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 6 of 2024) and approved the same without amendment.

Hon. Deputy Speaker, if you allow me, I propose that we defer this matter for now so that the debate may continue at a later time. I propose that we proceed to the next Order. I am unable to clearly read and understand what is written here despite my background....

This is with lots of respect to our elder Member. I have a lot of respect for Hon. Shakeel Shabbir. However, he is taking a dangerous trajectory on the Floor of the House without any evidence whatsoever. He is making slur on the administration and management of this House. You...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Reports tabled by Hon. KJ, the Member for Dagoretti South. I was once in the IPU and I attended several fora in Geneva. The IPU is structured to discuss many issues, including geopolitics. I was there when the geopolitics were...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Quality Healthcare and Patient Safety Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 41 of 2025) be now read a Second Time. (Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo walked out of the Chamber) I would like Hon. Oundo to listen to this very important Bill. You...