Hon. Baiya Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. The way this clause is currently worded is really dangerous. It is dangerous because the institution of Parliament in any meaningful democracy is such that Members should have the opportunity and privilege to express themselves freely without fear. On the other hand,...

Hon. Baiya Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wish to contribute with regard to the amendment proposed by the Senate to Section 23 of the Transition to Devolved Government Act. The amendment that is sought by the Senate is what has allowed the process of devolution to be undertaken outside the...

Hon. Baiya Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, for giving me the opportunity to also contribute. I rise to support the recommendation by the Committee. I am not really answering but addressing the fears and the concerns raised by Hon. Mbadi. The appointments of commissioners took place as the country...

Hon. Baiya Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I support the amendment by Hon. Amina. In addition to the reason Hon. Amina gave, the experience of the Tenth Parliament was that, at the time when Parliament resorted to this mechanism of appointing panels, there were two partners in the coalition...

Hon. Baiya Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to thank the Chairman for donating part of his time to me to support this important amendment. In spite of the sentiments expressed by Members about the past struggles with corruption in this country, it is important for Members to...

Hon. Baiya Thank you, hon. Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to the Bill. This is one of the Bills which have a constitutional implementation timeline. It was supposed to have been enacted before 26th August, 2014, but time was extended by nine months which is going to...