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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) 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) 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) Much obliged, Hon. Speaker. (Several Members entered the Chamber)

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) 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) 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) 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. 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) 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) 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. 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) 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. 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...

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. Temporary Speaker. I would like to take this opportunity to reply on behalf of the Chairman, Hon. Abdi Shurie, and the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning. I can see the Member for 26th February 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 50...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) I would have loved to do that, but I am also a teetotaller to rules. I thank the Committee for the good job they have done. The recommendations here are weighty and good. The nine recommendations made by the Committee on how to manage...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I want to go on record in this House and state that the former President Uhuru Kenyatta did not build the road from Kilifi to Bamba to Ganze. He built the road from Mariakani to Bamba. The famous “Safari ya Bamba...

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

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. It is a very good Question from Hon. Masara. I will obtain a date and communicate it this afternoon.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Two weeks.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, we request that you bear with us. We will respond in two weeks. I will inform the Chair.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I will talk to the Chairman to bring the response in two weeks.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) It suffices in the sense that the response will be ready, but it will probably be tabled after recess. However, in two weeks, we will have the response ready.

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

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the Teachers Service Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2024. At the outset, this is a very fundamental piece of legislation. At the outset, this is a fundamental piece of legislation because it introduces...

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) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. It gives me pleasure to contribute to the debate on the Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statements for the National Government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies for the 2022/2023 Financial Year. You will note that 2022/2023 Financial...

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 very much, Hon. Speaker. This is my first time appearing in this House this year. I want to wish everybody a happy parliamentary year. Hon. Speaker Very good. Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I thank you for giving me this opportunity to support the adoption of this Report on Athi River. I would like to say one thing. While it is very important to look at some socio-economic factors, especially on the river, there...