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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 Financial Statements for the year ended 30th June 2024 and the certificates therein in respect of:

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I stand to support this Motion by Hon. Faith Gitau on expansion of major roads in the country to dual carriageways. Before I go into the details of the Motion and offer my very sincere support, I take cognisance...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) No, Hon. Temporary Speaker. When I served in the county, I ensured that money went into roads, hospitals, and proper infrastructure for the people. I actually sat on a very simple seat that I bought at around Ksh2,000. I am very diligent in using...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I thank you for giving me this opportunity. I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table:

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) I saw Hon. Musa here. 11th June 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 3

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I think that is a fairly easy thing.

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

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA)

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) She is walking out. I request my counterpart on the other side, Hon. Mbui, to second for approval. Thank you.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I agree with Hon. Robert Mbui on this matter. Hon. Speaker, I would like to request you to ask the Public Accounts Committee, led by Hon. Wamboka, to investigate schools because I have a problem in my constituency. Immediately money...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) I want to commend the Public Debt and Privatisation Committee led by Hon. Abdi Shurie for the good job they have done. I also want to commend each and every Member of the Committee. Debt is one of the issues that we grapple with...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, before Hon. John Mbadi became the Minister for Finance, we sat with him in this House. He used to sit here then he moved there. I used to seat somewhere there. Every time the finance minister came, we used to ask...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following procedural Motion: THAT, pursuant to Standing Order 30(3) (a), this House orders that, should the time appointed for adjournment of the House be reached before conclusion of business under Order No.10, the Sitting shall stand extended until the conclusion of the business...

Hon. Chairlady, Hon. Oundo, the Professor, needs to be educated on how a Bill starts. It is the Office that is mandated to liaise with Parliament. The Bill bears the name of the Leader of the Majority Party. The only mandate of the Leader of the Majority Party is to...

I want to respond to the Member for Kwanza and contribute to the general debate. The Committee of Supply has three documents: The first document is what we can see here; the second document is the Second Schedule. Then, there is the Third Schedule. You have to look at all...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, the current IPOA is a new one. Hardly six months in office. I look forward to them discharging their duties better than the previous one. The previous one just sat and did nothing. We have a new Authority, which this House approved recently. We look forward to...

A little bit, Hon. Temporary Chairman. This is the last Vote we are doing. I want to thank you for a good job. On this Vote for the Senate, I want to say this, and I want the Senators to listen to me as we pass it. They should concentrate...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following procedural Motion: 10th June 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 13 Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA)THAT, pursuant to Standing Order 30(3) (a), this House orders that, should the time appointed for adjournment of the House be reached...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Chairlady, Hon. Oundo, the Professor, needs to be educated on how a Bill starts. It is the Office that is mandated to liaise with Parliament. The Bill bears the name of the Leader of the Majority Party. The only mandate of the Leader...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) I want to respond to the Member for Kwanza and contribute to the general debate. The Committee of Supply has three documents: The first document is what we can see here; the second document is the Second Schedule. Then, there is the Third Schedule....

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, the current IPOA is a new one. Hardly six months in office. I look forward to them discharging their duties better than the previous one. The previous one just sat and did nothing. We have a new Authority, which this House...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) A little bit, Hon. Temporary Chairman. This is the last Vote we are doing. I want to thank you for a good job. On this Vote for the Senate, I want to say this, and I want the Senators to listen to me as...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. A budget is either a tool of equalising or marginalising a country. That is a key principle when it comes to national budgets. You can use a budget to marginalise certain areas and boost others. However, you can also equalise a country and...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. A budget is either a tool of equalising or marginalising a country. That is a key principle when it comes to national budgets. You can use a budget to marginalise certain areas and boost others. However, you...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) We need to move many Government programmes to the private sector. That will ensure growth. Everybody today wants to join the Government because you can afford to be lazy. You may skip work, do other things and still get a salary. The private sector...

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

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, looking at the mood of the House, I request that the Mover be called upon to reply.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Everybody is supporting the Bill along the same lines. Therefore, it is okay for the Mover to be called to reply so that we can close debate on this Bill.

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

Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table: of the Kenya Law Reform Commission for the Financial Year of Activities and financial statements of the Ethics and Anti- of the County Government Budget Implementation Review of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights for the and...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to eulogise the late Ngugi wa Thiong'o. I am a student of literature, and I have taught literature at different levels. I remember the late Ngugi wa Thiong'o as a pioneer of the African Writers Series, where many Africans got...

I thought I saw Hon. Mutunga here. Yes, he was here. He seems to have stepped out. Alright. Probably we could do two weeks on the same. I will let them know.

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I will inform him to bring the Statement in the next two weeks. Much obliged.

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I will inform Hon. GK, the Member for Ndia who is the Chairperson. So, that he can bring a response in two weeks’ time. Thank you.

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) : What is your point of order, Deputy Leader of the Majority Party? Thank you, very much. I heard the honourable teacher say that they perished and are recuperating in the hospital. How does someone who...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I would like to say that the issues of fire in Nairobi City County are just too many. The County Government of Nairobi, knowing that management of fires and fire brigades are devolved, should be proactive. First, they should ensure that they find a way...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity to support my brother, Hon. Bowen, who crafted his name from mine. Anything to do with fisheries touches on the Coast. The coast of Kenya is one of the country’s major fish baskets. For many years, fishermen have been seen as poor....

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Political Parties (Amendment) (No.2) Bill (Senate Bill No. 26 of 2024) be now read a Second Time. By way of introduction, the Bill seeks to amend the Political Parties Act 2011. As I set off, the import of this amendment is...

Hon. Speaker, you cannot allow a point of order because I am moving the Bill. We want those parties, even if it is a village party with only three Members of the County Assembly in that village, to account for every cent they receive. This new subsection ensures that accountability...

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. Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to eulogise the late Ngugi wa Thiong'o. I am a student of literature, and I have taught literature at different levels. I remember the late Ngugi wa Thiong'o as a pioneer of the African...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) I thought I saw Hon. Mutunga here.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Alright. Probably we could do two weeks on the same. I will let them know.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I will inform him to bring the Statement in the next two weeks. Much obliged.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I will inform Hon. GK, the Member for Ndia who is the Chairperson. So, that he can bring a response in two weeks’ time. Thank you.

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

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you, very much. I heard the honourable teacher say that they perished and are recuperating in the hospital. How does someone who has perished be in a hospital recovering?

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) I found that statement very interesting. I do not know whether he needs to buy spectacles.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I would like to say that the issues of fire in Nairobi City County are just too many. The County Government of Nairobi, knowing that management of fires and fire brigades are devolved, should be proactive. First, they should...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity to support my brother, Hon. Bowen, who crafted his name from mine. 3rd June 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 37 Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA)Anything to do with fisheries touches on the Coast. The coast of...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Kangogo was not in the 11th Parliament that passed the Fisheries Management Act. (Hon. Kangogo Bowen spoke off the record) Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Okay, you were here. The law banned the use of monofilament nets yet people have used them...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Political Parties (Amendment) (No.2) Bill (Senate Bill No. 26 of 2024) be now read a Second Time. By way of introduction, the Bill seeks to amend the Political Parties Act 2011. As I set off,...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Speaker, you cannot allow a point of order because I am moving the Bill. We want those parties, even if it is a village party with only three Members of the County Assembly in that village, to account for every cent they receive....

Hon. Speaker, unfortunately, I did not go to The University of Nairobi but I went to the best university. (Laughter) I want to say something about the supposed University of Nairobi. Order, Hon. Owen Baya. You must withdraw that remark. It is not the supposed University of Nairobi, but it...

Hon. Speaker, I thank you for this opportunity. I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table: Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Speaker, unfortunately, I did not go to The University of Nairobi but I went to the best university. (Laughter)

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) I withdraw it respectfully, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Speaker, we have seen trends where the people who were at The University of Nairobi are busy destroying it. This is one of the iconic symbols of not only Kenya but also East Africa, as one of...

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

I am sorry, Hon. Speaker. I had to do the work of the Whips. (Hon. Kangogo Bowen spoke off the record) Sorry, Hon. Bowen. I know you are also senior, but I saw Hon. Melly because he was standing. Is Hon. Bowen senior? (Laughter) Go ahead, Hon. Owen Baya. Hon....

Hon. Speaker, I would like to address the issue of regulations as initiated by the Leader of the Minority Party. On the issue of regulations, the law states that the Cabinet Secretary may bring regulations; "may". They are not actually compelled to do that. Secondly, the tradition in this House...

Absolutely. We have the same spirit as Hon. Junet is saying. Hon. Speaker: You are agreeing with him, but what you are saying--- Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) : My problem--- Order! What you said has a different meaning. No, to the extent of what he has said, I...

Correct. What I have a problem with, and which we probably need to review in terms of rules and procedures, is that regulations rejected by the Committee are brought to this House and tabled for adoption. However, if the Committee does not have a problem with the regulations, the Committee's...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) I am sorry, Hon. Speaker. I had to do the work of the Whips. (Hon. Kangogo Bowen spoke off the record)

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA)Is Hon. Bowen senior?(Laughter)

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

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I would like to address the issue of regulations as initiated by the Leader of the Minority Party. On the issue of regulations, the law states that the Cabinet Secretary may bring regulations; "may". They are not actually compelled to do that....

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Find their way---

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Absolutely. We have the same spirit as Hon. Junet is saying.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) My problem---

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) No, to the extent of what he has said, I agree with him, but---

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Correct. What I have a problem with, and which we probably need to review in terms of rules and procedures, is that regulations rejected by the Committee are brought to this House and tabled for adoption. However, if the Committee does not have a...

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

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the House: 27th May 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. On the Motion under Order No.11, we conversed. Members agreed, and the interest was overwhelming. The most important things were said that day. If you allow, then we could ask the Mover to reply on this Motion so...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Exactly like you have said, Hon. Speaker. I beg to request that the Mover be now called upon to reply. Thank you.

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I stand to support the Motion by Hon. Junet Mohamed. The events of 2007 are very fresh in my minds. Hearing somebody speak about them in such flowery language, that it would be like a Christmas party, pushes a chill down...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. In the spirit of the discussion we started, and looking at the import of this Bill, the position is that we have had a robust discussion, agreements, and consent has been entered to withdraw the Court case. Hon. Speaker, regarding...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary 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, 22nd April 2025, to prioritise business for consideration during the...

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

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I have heard from Hon. Mwenje about this matter. This is the second time he has raised the issue. As you said, the substantive Speaker gave reasons why the Cabinet Secretary could not appear last Wednesday. However, I undertake...

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 Financial Statements for the year ended 30th June 2024 and the certificates therein in respect of:

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Procedural Motion: THAT, this House resolves to exempt the business appearing as Order No.9 in the 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, Hon. Speaker. I would like to join the leader and trade unionist to say that I noticed there are many Senate Bills on the Order Paper, which are given priority in this chamber. Members, including myself, always prepare Bills tediously and send...

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

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Speaker, allow me to express myself best in English. (Loud consultation)

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I am not an expert at mesmerising people. Allow me to tell Hon. Millie that I can express myself best the way I would like to. We must end statelessness in this country. It is a position where you belong nowhere. One...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for taking leadership in this matter. I also thank the leaders of the National Assembly, Hon. Junet, Hon. Millie, the Chairman of Budget and Appropriations Committee, Hon. Osoro, and myself, who sat in that meeting in the morning to come...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) In replying to the Social Protection Bill, I thank Hon. Members for their robust contributions. We have had incisive thoughts on this Bill. I think we will have a very good Committee of the whole House on the same to ensure that we give...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) I beg to move that the Value-Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, (National Assembly Bill No. 11 of 2025) , be now read a Second Time. This is a very short piece of legislation and a small amendment to the legislation that is required to ensure...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, in replying, the Bill gives incentives to manufacturers to turn Kenya into the manufacturing hub we have always wanted to be. It is an important piece of legislation that encourages manufacturing. It is, therefore, important that we pass it. We are...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) I beg to move that the Kenya National Council for Population and Development Bill, (National Assembly Bill No. 72 of 2023) , be now read a Second Time. I want to say that the gist of this Bill is very simple. It is to...

Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, as I reply, I thank the Members who have made contributions to this Bill. I also thank them for recognising that this is a very important piece of legislation that we must have as a country in order to anchor the...