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Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wish 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 beg your indulgence. Today is the last day for laying the Financial Estimates for the National Government but as we were going to do so, we did not have them at that particular time, and they are supposed to be laid...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Kangogo Bowen is the Chairman. I thought Hon. Kangogo was the Chairman of the Departmental Committee for Blue Economy and Irrigation. Who is the Chairman? Hon. Titus Lotee, are you standing in for him?

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. This is the usual Thursday Statement by the Leader of the Majority Party. 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...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Lekuton is not in today. Okay. Hon. Gikaria, can we bring it up on Tuesday?

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Can I move?

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you Hon. Speaker. I beg to move: THAT, the Senate amendments to the Water (Amendment) Bill, (National Assembly Bill No. 33 of 2023) , be now considered. Hon. Speaker, as Members may recall, the National Assembly considered the Water Amendment Bill 2023, (National...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I thank you. At the beginning, I declare that I would like to second the Report of the Committee on Delegated Legislation on its consideration of the Public Finance Management (Kenya Millennium 25th April 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 11 Hon. Owen...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA)

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table: Reports of the Auditor-General and the Financial Statements for the year ended 30th June 2023, and the certificates therein in respect of: NOTICE OF MOTION EXPANSION OF MAJOR ROADS IN THE...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion by Hon. Ruweida Obo. Our armed forces deserve a lot of respect. They sacrifice a lot to ensure our country is safe within and without...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Ndindi Nyoro, please, sit closer to me here so that you can hear what I am saying. I am saying that Hon. Ndindi Nyoro and your Budget and Appropriations Committee need to put a budget line in the current budget to start budgeting...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I want to join other Kenyans in mourning the fallen heroes of General Ogolla and his colleagues. I met him when he was a Commander of the Air Force in an ad hoc committee looking at the lands...

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.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) I thank the Members who have contributed to this very important Bill that aims at giving power to the NLC to review historical land injustices and grants. That power granted in the Constitution was taken away through a legislation. It is important that the...

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

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

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) I am surprised by the Chairperson. He is a very diligent Member who is always in the Chamber. There must be something that has held him but I will definitely, inform him about the timelines. Thank you.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I may not be able to vouch for him.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Much obliged, Hon. Speaker. I would like to get that Statement so that I send it to him. Thank you. Much obliged.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Reports of the Auditor-General and Financial Statements for the Year ended 30th June 2023, in respect of:

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Speaker, thank you very much for giving me this opportunity. What we need to do, especially in the recruitment of people to the armed forces, is to create greater accountability such that every Kenyan has an equal opportunity to be recruited into the...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to move that the National Land Commission (Amendment) Bill, (National Assembly Bill No. 43 of 2023) , be now read a Second Time. This Bill seeks to amend the National Land Commission Act No. 5...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, sorry. You know Hon. Kamket is my friend and so, I can say a few things to him. All the amendments that we want to make will bring significant changes as they will transform the review of the Commission from a...

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. Speaker. In my capacity as the Member for Kilifi North, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I rise to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education regarding withholding of academic...

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

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Speaker, the Hon. Leader of Minority Party raises a very fundamental question on how long a Bill should take between the two Houses, and especially at the Senate. Good record, as National Assembly we have been fast- tracking Senate Bills; and we have...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. As I lay these papers, I would like to take this opportunity to send a message of condolence to students of my alma mater, Kenyatta University, for the loss of their colleagues. I wish a quick recovery to...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi South, UDA) I thought I also saw Hon. Wamuchomba in the House a few minutes ago. I saw her walking in and greeting everybody. Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi South, UDA) I think her paraphernalia is here but she has evaporated. (Laughter) QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS REQUEST FOR...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I have heard what my friend, Hon. Jared Okello has said. It is true that NG-CDF Board has been asking fund managers and Members of Parliament to revise some of the proposals that have been sent. I for one was asked to...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I am unreliably informed that Hon. Musa Sirma is out of the country. Who is the Vice-Chairperson of that Committee? Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Tandaza Sawa is the Vice-Chairperson. Hon. Tandaza has been here. Tell him to bring a...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. You are being invited here by the Leader of the Minority Party to give a ruling on the constitutionality of the two items contained in the Bill. The issue of CASs has been canvassed in almost four courts...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise under Standing Order 53 (3) that we defer putting the question to another Day so that we allow as many Members as possible to participate.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I would like to draw the attention of the House to the Standing Orders. Although Hon. Otiende Amollo read Standing Order 148, he twisted it to fit his circumstance to want to debate this Third Reading as if we are doing...